Kessler's ex-trainer: "Mikkel should quit boxing!"

Why do you ask so many questions? Well I want to bet on this fight, but I dont want to bet with some dick who gets banned every other day.

I do. Its in my main account which gets released in March. 1 million on Froch to win. I'll take that bet but I really need a gurantee bro.

This guy may be right, but Kessler is still good enough. I have ntoiced that since Calzaghe he has had a lot of problems. He doesn't seem that type of fighter to fear and doesn't seem to hit as hard. Perhaps his hands are really bad? He's looked real sluggish lately. I hope that he can bounce back and improve his technique or something with the new trainer to get him some extra advantage.

I do. Its in my main account which gets released in March. 1 million on Froch to win. What account is that?

when the tourney started, mikkel was like a 10-1 favorite. he loses to ward, and he's on the "downside" of his career. :thinking: dude's never beaten anybody, and just wasn't as good as you ppl made him out to be. as far as him beating froch, it's a toss-up, IMO. if he loses, i won't be surprised, and it's not b/c he's on the "tail-end" of his career.

It was obvious from the way he fought Ward. 1 million on Carlos Frochos to knock him out. Who wants it? If you had that kind of e-money I'd be happy to take them. Miklos Keslos knockos outos Carlos Frochos.

Indeed. It's just a tough job this super-six. normally after such a nasty defeat as Kessler got against Ward, you'd take a lengthy lay-off and a tune-up or two. Now it's back in against an elite fighter. lay offs and soft touches didnt do kessler any good last time he got beat, dude.....in fact theyre the reason why he is on the downside now......the difference between kessler of 07 and the one that returned vs sartison is huge.....

To be honest I think long layoffs are bad for the fighter. Kessler certainly doesn't need any layoffs at this point. The Ward loss was a wake-up call, we will see how he responds against Carl Froch. If he beats Froch decisively, the memory of the Ward loss will be all but erased. Then he'll just have to work his way towards a rematch, next time hopefully more prepared for what's coming to him against Ward. I'm not sure I agree with you concerning the layoffs. Kessler's body has been fragile for at least the last 4 years and he hasn't been able to fight more than 2-3 times a year even though those fights where 'easy' wins. Still we'll see how he responds against Froch and of course also how well those nasty cuts have healed. I just bought tickets to the fight today BTW. :)

Indeed. It's just a tough job this super-six. normally after such a nasty defeat as Kessler got against Ward, you'd take a lengthy lay-off and a tune-up or two. Now it's back in against an elite fighter. To be honest I think long layoffs are bad for the fighter. Kessler certainly doesn't need any layoffs at this point. The Ward loss was a wake-up call, we will see how he responds against Carl Froch. If he beats Froch decisively, the memory of the Ward loss will be all but erased. Then he'll just have to work his way towards a rematch, next time hopefully more prepared for what's coming to him against Ward.

as battling nelson says kessler has had bad back and hand problems which has put him on the downslide earlier then he should have but for people to say he is a quitter is a joke olsen asked him like 5 times did he want to quit and he said no with those bad cuts aswell shows his heart he was just so flat against ward who was just so good that night.i dont think at this stage of his career he can win the tourament but he can stil do some damage he should get to the semis.war kessler

Kessler has a long history with hand and back problems. Olsen has earlier complained that Kessler always is injured in camp. Chronic back problems are a double whammy on a fighters body. Not only do they have to deal with the pain and the impact on performance, but it also causes them to miss workouts which will in turn effect their weight loss and ultimately lead to a guy having to punish his body further by going to greater lengths to cut weight he didn't work off naturally.

Everybody just wants to see him kill Froch

If Ward and Kessler had fought four years ago, the exact same thing would have happened. Ward is just so much better than Kessler in every way. This trainer is just making excuses. Pretty sure Kessler would've beaten the green Ward that was still fighting tomato cans 4 years ago, but maybe that's just me.

There's no sense in quitting. Kessler can easily redeem himself with an impressive win over Froch. If he loses to Froch then he may have a point. Indeed. It's just a tough job this super-six. normally after such a nasty defeat as Kessler got against Ward, you'd take a lengthy lay-off and a tune-up or two. Now it's back in against an elite fighter.

What wear and tear? He's in one of the best physical shapes in boxing and he's only fought 4 good names, Mundine, Andrade, Calzaghe, Ward and soon to be 5 with Froch. He shouldn't retire. I think he can beat Froch, Green, Bute, 50-50 fight with Abraham. He can beat Miranda, Pavlik if Pavlik decides to ever come up to 168. He can also go up to 175 and fight Johnson/Cloud, Pascal/Dawson. And a fight with Dirrell is 50-50. There's too many fighters he can still beat for anyone to even think of retirement. It's like he's getting ktfo by anyone. That trainer smoking something or is jealous he's no longer his trainer. Kessler has a long history with hand and back problems. Olsen has earlier complained that Kessler always is injured in camp.

funny because the current trainer asked kessler if he wanted to quit against ward atleast 15 times That was Olsen. Jimmy Montoya is the trainer now.

If Ward and Kessler had fought four years ago, the exact same thing would have happened. Ward is just so much better than Kessler in every way. This trainer is just making excuses.

There's no sense in quitting. Kessler can easily redeem himself with an impressive win over Froch. If he loses to Froch then he may have a point.

What wear and tear? He's in one of the best physical shapes in boxing and he's only fought 4 good names, Mundine, Andrade, Calzaghe, Ward and soon to be 5 with Froch. He shouldn't retire. I think he can beat Froch, Green, Bute, 50-50 fight with Abraham. He can beat Miranda, Pavlik if Pavlik decides to ever come up to 168. He can also go up to 175 and fight Johnson/Cloud, Pascal/Dawson. And a fight with Dirrell is 50-50. There's too many fighters he can still beat for anyone to even think of retirement. It's not like he's getting ktfo by anyone. That trainer is smoking something or is jealous he's no longer his trainer.

if he loses to Froch; then he would get a big step closer to retirement