Calzaghe vs Kessler is OFFICIALLY ON.

[Gareth Ivanovic]

HBO is insane if they pass on this fight...it's slated for the first Saturday of November so perhaps Showtime will get the fight.

Great, great news. Great, great fight. A Calzaghe win sets up a showdown with either Taylor or the Hopkins-Wright winner and it would establish him as one of the best 168 lb'ers of all-time. A Kessler win probably brings a rematch to Denmark...should be fun.

Hopefully one of the two picks it up. I know the demand in the US might not be huge for this fight, but if your a boxing fan you've got to love this matchup. I've been waiting for this fight for a while and will be rooting for Kessler, but since the fight is on Joe's home turf Im going to have to go with him by UD.

[mECHsLAVE]

Calzaghe by decision in a tough, tough fight. A huge notch in Calzaghe's belt. He's set to go down as an all-time great if he takes this and becomes 100% undisputed, undefeated. Maybe the greatest super-middle ever.

[dumdane]

A Kessler win probably brings a rematch to Denmark...should be fun.

A Kessler win will almost certainly make Calzaghe retire. Cant see a close fight to the points going Kesslers way in Cardiff. So it would either be stoppage or very clear points win. I just don't see Calzaghe going back for more of that - obviously for the lesser part of the money this time around.

[duffgun]

A Kessler win will almost certainly make Calzaghe retire. Cant see a close fight to the points going Kesslers way in Cardiff. So it would either be stoppage or very clear points win. I just don't see Calzaghe going back for more of that - obviously for the lesser part of the money this time around.

well i got to see it i went to the Williams skelton fight there and it was ****, but this should be a great fight.

[adamk1304]

In a fight between two guys scared to leave their respective countries, it's good to see Kessler manned up when Calzaghe wouldn't and will fight on Joke's home turf. I guess Kessler and his team didn't catch the Manfredo fight...

Jermain Taylor
Floyd Mayweather
Bernard Hopkins
Roy Jones
James toney..........

The list goes on and on, and don't give me this "America is the mecca of boxing, pwned" bull****. It's quite fair to make the assumption that all of these guys are scared to leave their home countries aswell, considering the fact that they have never fought abroad.

[adamk1304]

A Kessler win will almost certainly make Calzaghe retire. Cant see a close fight to the points going Kesslers way in Cardiff. So it would either be stoppage or very clear points win. I just don't see Calzaghe going back for more of that - obviously for the lesser part of the money this time around.

If calzaghe loses he will want a re-match straight away, he's not the sort of person that would retire whilst someone else is considered a better fighter than him.

[Super_Lightweight]

Jermain Taylor
Floyd Mayweather
Bernard Hopkins
Roy Jones
James toney..........

The list goes on and on, and don't give me this "America is the mecca of boxing, pwned" bull****. It's quite fair to make the assumption that all of these guys are scared to leave their home countries aswell, considering the fact that they have never fought abroad.

No not really. Two wrongs do not a right make.

Anyway, Sin is an idiot...pay no attention to him.

Calzaghe waited too long for this fight. Kessler will find a way to win. Close fight...

[NYCHeavyHitz]

I honestly haven't seen Kessler fight, but if I had to take a wild guess, I'd say Calzaghe. He's too good.

[robjr]

Im still trying to figure out why joe ducked roy even after getting offered 60% of the purse and to fight in joes back yard.. scared much???

[bishop2006]

For Joe it's his hands, they break almost every fight.

If Joe's hand breaks,i think hes in for some trouble,he cant fight one handed against a skilled opponent like Kessler