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By Cliff Rold - Combined, the two warriors have 62 wins, 47 knockouts and not a single loss. Mikkel Kessler vs. Librado Andrade could be the most underrated fight of 2007.
What’s that? Haven’t heard of ‘em? Expect that to change this Saturday on HBO. Fight fans have gotten used to complaining about a trend of terrible match-ups on the network over the last few years. This Boxing After Dark main event is complaint proof. On one side of the ring is Mikkel Kessler (38-0, 29 KOs) of Denmark, the Ring Magazine #1 contender to World 168 lb. champion Joe Calzaghe. Staring across at him will be #5 Librado Andrade (24-0, 18 KOs) of Mexico, a fighter whose resume might be lacking but whose punch is not. It’s a great fight on paper and one sure to have a fiery crowd in Kessler’s Copenhagen backyard. Hot on the heels of last Saturday’s amazing Marco Antonio Barrera-Juan Manuel Marquez and Jean Marc Mormeck-O’Neill Bell bouts, a great result in the ring could give this fight the longest reach of any this year for two reasons: future programming and the future of the pound for pound race. [details]
What’s that? Haven’t heard of ‘em? Expect that to change this Saturday on HBO. Fight fans have gotten used to complaining about a trend of terrible match-ups on the network over the last few years. This Boxing After Dark main event is complaint proof. On one side of the ring is Mikkel Kessler (38-0, 29 KOs) of Denmark, the Ring Magazine #1 contender to World 168 lb. champion Joe Calzaghe. Staring across at him will be #5 Librado Andrade (24-0, 18 KOs) of Mexico, a fighter whose resume might be lacking but whose punch is not. It’s a great fight on paper and one sure to have a fiery crowd in Kessler’s Copenhagen backyard. Hot on the heels of last Saturday’s amazing Marco Antonio Barrera-Juan Manuel Marquez and Jean Marc Mormeck-O’Neill Bell bouts, a great result in the ring could give this fight the longest reach of any this year for two reasons: future programming and the future of the pound for pound race. [details]
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