Could Kessler be a heavyweight?

[Dick-Sucker]

honestly id take a 200 pound version of kessler or dawson to beat holyfield and rahman at this point.

LOL, true.

I was thinking the same.

[Hitman932]

Michael Moorer had awesome power at 175, every fight he had there ended by KO, and it moved up with him but even then he was never a very good heavyweight.

he couldnt take a heavyweight punch, that much is for sure. i agree he was never anything special as a heavy, but he was the champ and for kessler to capture an alphabet title, regardless of who he beats in the process, would be quite an accomplishment. of course this is ridiculous speculation as kessler will never move above light heavyweight as long as hes fighting at the world champ level.

[Silencers]

he couldnt take a heavyweight punch, that much is for sure. i agree he was never anything special as a heavy, but he was the champ and for kessler to capture an alphabet title, regardless of who he beats in the process, would be quite an accomplishment. of course this is ridiculous speculation as kessler will never move above light heavyweight as long as hes fighting at the world champ level.

I think the highest weight Kessler can be effective at is about 185 pounds.

[KESSLER]

He could.

But nothing I'd like to see.

[J90]

Hes a big ****er so he could make the weight, but would look mediocre at HW

[Naps]

I think the highest weight Kessler can be effective at is about 185 pounds.

I agree. take someone like David Haye, MUCH bigger than Kessler, but still about the smallest you could get for an effective heavyweight.

Kessler is too small IMO.

[Tobi.G]

The guys a big boy.

I remember hearing once that he doesn't do much strength training. He has always been very naturally strong.

Could he put on a lot of weight to get to heavyweight lol, with some strength training. AKA James Toney?

He could bulk of to HW but he would not be able to beat good heavyweights.
And hes no Toney. Hes no defensive master.

[Mugwump]

I wouldn't fancy his chances against any kind of body puncher at HW.

Calzaghe all but put him away with that shot in the eighth(?). And Zag isn't hitting anywhere near as hard as he was when he fought the likes of Eubank.

[Pugilistic™]

he could but i wouldn't like to see it

[MELLY-MEL...]

i see him at light heavy doing well. not any higher though!