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By Rick Reeno - Later tonight in Cardiff, Wales, WBO super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe (43-0, 32 KOs) attempts to maintain his status as boxing's current longest-reigning world champion. Nearly 60,000 fans, mostly coming for Calzaghe, will pack Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. On the other end of the ring is the power-punching, pressure machine, known as the "Viking Warrior" - WBC/WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (39-0, 29 KOs) of Copenhagen, Denmark.
The fight is a dream battle for pundits and fans alike. In the last few weeks, several veteran writers have changed their fight predictions, and then changed them again. The fight is that close to some. And to others the fight is not as close as most of us think.
Going back in time to 2004, Kessler picked up his first major title by stopping WBA champ Manny Siaca after seven rounds of damage. In June 2005, he traveled to Australia to easily decision Anthony Mundine. Immediately following the win over Mundine, the demand for a Calzaghe-Kessler showdown began to build. [details]
The fight is a dream battle for pundits and fans alike. In the last few weeks, several veteran writers have changed their fight predictions, and then changed them again. The fight is that close to some. And to others the fight is not as close as most of us think.
Going back in time to 2004, Kessler picked up his first major title by stopping WBA champ Manny Siaca after seven rounds of damage. In June 2005, he traveled to Australia to easily decision Anthony Mundine. Immediately following the win over Mundine, the demand for a Calzaghe-Kessler showdown began to build. [details]
then they'll fill it up. lol
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