Was Calzaghe-Kessler a superfight?

[Chunk..]

It was the biggest fight in the history of the SMW division.

[number6]

I can't believe this poll is so ****ing close...

This was OBVIOUSLY a superfight.

Listen... there was NO ONE else in the division that could even pretend to be relevant at this point.

Two undefeated fighters (and not young, untested, undefeated fighters, but... good, veteran champion undefeated fighters) squaring off for 3 ABC belts and The Ring title. The only reason the 4th ABC belt wasn't included was because one of the participants vacated it.

This was far and away the most signficant single boxing match of 2007... hands down, not even close.

It is shocking that so many people didn't think this fight was important or significant or whatever... whatever their motivation was to say that this fight wasn't a superfight is completely beyond me.

Good post, when you consider what was at stake and the credentials both had coming into it, it shouldnt even be close

if both fighters were American the poll would look slightly different.

[slicksouthpaw16]

To me it was simply becuase both fighters were unbeaten and were fighting to unify the super middleweight titles, but as far as it being a super fight similar to the likes of Trinidad/De La Hoya/, Leonard/Hearns, Mayweather De La Hoya? I would have to say no.

[RichCCFC]

In Europe it was, In the States it wasn't.

[RichCCFC]

Let me just give you an insight how big the fight was in Wales, I know 5 of my friends who have never really considered even watching boxing all watching it and now are harcore fans.

All 5 of them have actually gone boxing themselves too because of it, I could have talked to anyone of my friends about the fight and they would have known what I was talking about. My old man who is not a fan AT ALL and gives me grief for watching so much boxing stayed through the late hours to watch it with me.

[garryd]

The only reason the USA didnt call it a super fight was because both fighters wasnt from there!
If both fighters would have been from the USA and both had the same unbeaten records and duel titles like Calzaghe/Kessler had then they would had hailed it a super fight IMO!

[Drunk Punch]

Definitely a superfight. Two prime, unbeaten belt holders fighting for the undisputed title.

[RichCCFC]

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[Dan...]

I voted yes. I definately think it was a superfight, no doubt. Two undefeated champions of a division fighting it out for total supremacy. Pretty hard to make a superfight if that wasn't one I think.

[KESSLER]

It was huge in Europe. Maybe not in the United States because they're biased.