If Kessler moves up to light heavyweight he cleans up the division

Kessler walks around below the LHW limit, so there's little chance of him moving up and why should he? LHW is trash and the money is at SMW still.

Bhop headbutts, fouls, and excessively clinches him over 12 unwatchable rounds. Posted from Boxingscene.com App for Android This ^^^^^^^^^^^.

He beats Dawson probably by stoppage too. Stevenson & Kovalev I'd give a good chance to stop him. B-Hop works him and takes a comfortable decision. If he went upto light heavyweight I'd like to see take on a Cleverly, maybe an Eleider Alvarez or a gatekeeper to the world stage like Cloud. I think Kessler is about done, hes been a decent champion and I always find it sad when they're at the tale end of their career. I wouldn't want to see him hang around much longer, one maybe two more fights and hang them up. I don't want to take nothing away from Froch but Kesslers lost a step IMO & that was another hard, hard fight. Kessler has mileage.

There are at least 5 guys that can beat him for sure.

Agreed, bro. :fest30: Bhop schools him with nothing but punches possibly stopping him late

Kessler is too passed it to do much at LHW against the top competition. You've got: who all probably beat him Stevenson Kovalev Hopkins Pascal Dawson Then the rest: who would be decent matchups Cleverly Grachev Bute Fonfara Bellew Erdei Chilemba Agreed, he probably loses to all the top fighters (some by KO) and probably goes life and death with some of the second tier light heavies.

Why not Robert Stieglitz vs Mikkel Kessler next? Stieglitz's manager named 4 possible opponents: Sturm, Ward, Abraham and Chavez Jr. Kessler is not in their plans.

Why not Robert Stieglitz vs Mikkel Kessler next?

Kessler is too passed it to do much at LHW against the top competition. You've got: who all probably beat him Stevenson Kovalev Hopkins Pascal Dawson Then the rest: who would be decent matchups Cleverly Grachev Bute Fonfara Bellew Erdei Chilemba

There's no way Hopkins beats Kessler. None. All Ward's holding kind of confused Kessler, he didn't know what to do. He's too nice also, B-Hop would take advantage of his better nature.

he'd get ktfo by stevenson.

There's no way Hopkins beats Kessler. None.

I don't see him going up in weight with his style and being able to beat Hopkins, Stevenson, or Kovalev. Probably beats the rest but not sure.

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Kessler would be a great addition to light-heavy but I'm not sure he can beat Hopkins or Kovalev. Kovalev may well stop the Dane and Hopkins would smother him and win a 12 round decision. It would be interesting to see how he does against the likes of Stevenson, Cloud, Pascal, Shumenov and who knows, maybe Bellew.

Kessler got dropped by Green at a catchweight, gassed against Cleverly in sparring (according to him). The money fights are at 168. I don't see him fighting at light-heavy. At this point I'd pick him against Dawson who looks vulnerable, probably Stevenson too but I think Hopkins would defeat him as Kessler doesn't have much of an inside game.