Mikkel Kessler Vs Joe Calzaghe

[oovavu]

its still a terrible thing to do. he can be countered like that. not only does he have his hands down, but he comes foward throwing looping punches at the same time when he does it.

hes a counter puncher tho, if he reasons that their power isn't going to hurt he lets them open up so he can counter thats what fast hands and reactions does for you just like your beloved.

[Addison]

Someone else already made a poll but I'll bump this one because it's public.

Votes? Kessler is winning?

[EliteSoldier]

My vote goes for Joe Calzaghe. But this is a tough fight to call, I hope Calzaghe can win it though

[No1]

I really want kessler to win but i have a feeling joe will be to fast and tough for him to deal with.
Joe will take kessler to a level of pain and pressure that i dont think kessler is ready for. joe pressured one of the then hardest hitters in boxing jeff lacy and beat the **** out of him for 12 rounds and i personally believe he'll do the same to kessler. If kessler somehow finds a way to beat joe then he'g going to dominate that division for a long time to come.

[shawn_]

Time to dig up my analysis

[EliteSoldier]

I really want kessler to win but i have a feeling joe will be to fast and tough for him to deal with.
Joe will take kessler to a level of pain and pressure that i dont think kessler is ready for. joe pressured one of the then hardest hitters in boxing jeff lacy and beat the **** out of him for 12 rounds and i personally believe he'll do the same to kessler. If kessler somehow finds a way to beat joe then he'g going to dominate that division for a long time to come.

You should be hoping that Kessler loses, because that gives Lacy a better chance of fighting kessler. And I want to see a Kessler/Lacy fight. And if Kessler wins that **** will most likely not happen.

[shawn_]

Originally Posted by shawn_ View Post
I agree, most of the people picking Kessler are doing so because they dont like Calzaghe. Nobody has taken the time to actually watch Kessler, and look at him stylistically.

People take what people have said about him at face value, without first watching him for themselves.

Kessler has some MAJOR flaws.

First and Foremost, he not only drops his right hand when he throws his jab, he pulls it back and exposes his liver.

Second, Kessler pulls strait back from punches, and has poor upper body movement. He is a typical european style fighter. Stands strait up like a robot.

Third, Kessler telegraphs his right hands by leaning to his left.

Fourth, Kessler lunges in when he throws his right hand, leaving himself wide open to uppercuts.

Fifth, Kessler cannot match handspeed with Calzaghe.

Calzaghe comes out on Top unless Kessler turns into a terminator.

[EliteSoldier]

Calzaghes power is also underrated. If he was such a slapper, then his ass wouldn't have gotten lacy on the ropes multiple times. And Lacy can take a punch, I've seen lots of lacy fights and not many boxers have had lacy on the ropes. And Anthony Mundine had Kessler on the ropes a couple times. But then Kessler also had mundine on the ropes... This fight is hard to call. I say 50/50 right now. If Calzaghe wasn't so much older then kessler. I will definitely favor calzaghe over kessler and would probably even put money on it. But I don't know if age will be a factor in this fight or not.

[demirturk]

my pick is kessler, too big and too strong, he fights kinda like lennox lewis, amazing jab and a lighting right hand. i dont see calzaghe closing the distance.

[THRILLAinmanila]

Kessler shocks the world by dealing Calzaghe his first loss.
Youth and power overcomes Joe.