Calzaghe-Kessler on Showtime? Calzaghe-Dawson?

[potatoes]

there's enough fans of baldomir and forrest apparently

Yeah, I know what you mean. In boxing some things just don't make any sense!

[kayjay]

Dawson is the one fight Calzaghe stand a big chance of losing.

The best possible matchup in boxing right now!!!!!!!!!!!!

[me2007]

everyone was saying Kessler would beat Calzaghe, now Kessler is an 'unknown'....who the hell is dawson? you think Calzaghe is going to lose a 10 year reign to some slack jawed yokel

[Guest]

Dawson is the one fight Calzaghe stand a big chance of losing.

The best possible matchup in boxing right now!!!!!!!!!!!!

No way Joke fights Dawson. No way in hell a fighter who has made a career ducking the best fighters fights a guy who has a serious shot of beating him and ruining the big payday against Kessler. No way...

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I'll proberbly see yo mom on showtime, if they did ****o's!

KAPWND!

[Gareth Ivanovic]

HBO messed up on this one. They put on Calzaghe/Manfredo and Wlad/Austin but they weren't willing to pay for Calzaghe/Kessler. That just doesn't make sense. Now Showtime may step in and take the fight, but like Sin said I doubt Calzaghe's camp would take the fight with Dawson. He's too risky and could mess up a big payday in Europe for Calzaghe/Kessler. If there was any fight I wanted to see it was Calzaghe/Kessler, but know I don't know if it will happen.

[kayjay]

No way Joke fights Dawson. No way in hell a fighter who has made a career ducking the best fighters fights a guy who has a serious shot of beating him and ruining the big payday against Kessler. No way...

Well let's hope you're wrong.

[Guest]

Well let's hope you're wrong.

If Calzaghe signs to fight on Showtime, expect another Manfredo/Bika type opponent...

[satori555]

Joe Calzaghe and Mikkel Kessler talks have taken another turn. HBO has lost their exclusive negotiating window, and Showtime has now stepped into the mix, offering Calzaghe a two-fight deal, with the second against Kessler sometime in the first quarter of 2008, as they don't have the $5 million available in their budget for this year.

**** this here comes calzaghe-veit part 3. the trilogy we all wanted to see. god i want to see calzaghe lose so bad ill buy a ppv against kessler just to see him lose.

[neils7147933]

If Calzaghe signs to fight on Showtime, expect another Manfredo/Bika type opponent...

HBO is the network that is big into showcase fights and pushing a star. Showtime usually puts up competitive matches. I've been watching boxing for 3 years or so now - and other than Sam Peter vs. Taurus Sykes, and two showcases meant to put the winners against each other (Tarver/Muriqi & Dawson/Ruiz, also Byrd/Williamson (which turned out being competitive lol) & Toney/Guinn), Showtime will put two guys in the ring where the outcome appears to at least be in doubt a little bit.

Calzaghe's 2 HBO opponents? Bika and Manfredo

Calzaghe's last 2 Showtime opponents? Lacy and Byron Mitchell