why does kessler get so much praise here?

[IMDAZED]

do you consider him to be more skilled than pavlik and dawson who are both younger more accomplished fighters?
if so in what way?
i'm not a huge dawson fan but i find it funny that he gets so overlooked...
kessler clearly showed his limited ability against joe, not only because of joe's skill but his complete inability to adapt and his lack of versatility showed..
he is definetly strong but is he stronger than pav or dawson?

he's not even young in boxing terms.. he'll be 30 by the next time he fights whereas pavilk and dawson are 26!!!
thisw is what they mean when they talk about padded european resume's

and he defintetly isn't chasing another elite fighter in the near future

Very well said.

We shall see what happens with Kessler. For now, he is what his record says he is. The rest is just speculation.

[sitai]

well froch isn't busy neither is miranda... i don't know about the rest but surely one of the bigger names will be looking to fight him because of his status in the division...

i honestly can't belive that he can't find a top 5 opponent... sure he's said that he would, but i haven't even heard rumours of negoitiations with one of the better guys

[Jan(DK)]

DiegoFuego, daggum, Sitai and others: Who and where should Kessler fight next to gain respect?

[mrbigshot]

Yawn. More ignorance from a Calzaghe Boxing fan. What a shock. Just cause a bunch of idiots were high on Lacy does not mean he's suddenly great.

LOL bunch of idiots the whole press was saying lacy was dangerous, his record indicated this so for you to turn around and suggust that he is over hyped when calzaghe did a job on him is predictable LOL.... it smacks of after timing when u imply that lacy was a bag of ****e!!!!

and who said i was a calzaghe fan, am one of his harshest critics actually!!!! dont assume in future - and who said lacy was great what my arguement is he was built up to be great and every one thought he would do a job on calzaghe but then the harsh reality of him getting a boxing masterclass everyone suddenly said he was over rated blah blah!!!

[IMDAZED]

Kessler just has to pick up the pieces - seek out a major fight. The SMW division is barren - it's been that way for YEARS now. Mikkel can either wait and perhaps catch an inexperienced Andre Ward or Anthony Dirrell, or he can seek out fights against the LHW's Dawson, Johnson, etc. (funny how no one even DARES bring up the prospect) or he can searcg for Pavlik.

What's so hard about that? You think Glen Johnson wouldn't take a fight with Mikkel Kessler? Or Chad Dawson? Or Antonio Tarver? There are plenty of things he can do.

[dstew]

I said it a few pages ago and I'll say it again... it would be a cinch for Kess to snag a fight with Alan Green right now.

Green's got good name recognition in the U.S., is 26-1 with his only loss coming to Edison Miranda, and his condition in that fight being questionable as he was just coming off of GI surgery.

Plus Green's not fought since January, has since screwed the pooch on a deal with Pavlik, and has nothing on the horizon. He keeps bitching and moaning about needing a title shot, and Kessler's got a belt.

Perfect situation for both fighters. Even if Green were to lose to Kessler (which is likely), if he puts on a good show he stands to gain some respect.

[IMDAZED]

I said it a few pages ago and I'll say it again... it would be a cinch for Kess to snag a fight with Alan Green right now.

Green's got good name recognition in the U.S., is 26-1 with his only loss coming to Edison Miranda, and his condition in that fight being questionable as he was just coming off of GI surgery.

Plus Green's not fought since January, has since screwed the pooch on a deal with Pavlik, and has nothing on the horizon. He keeps bitching and moaning about needing a title shot, and Kessler's got a belt.

Perfect situation for both fighters. Even if Green were to lose to Kessler (which is likely), if he puts on a good show he stands to gain some respect.

Yeah, I see how that benefits Green but not Kessler. Green isn't the type of name that'll garner any serious respect. But, like I said, there are a whole lot of names Kessler could look for.

The winner of Dawson-Tarver
Glen Johnson
The winner of Pavlik-Hopkins

LET'S SEE WHAT HE DOES.

[BattlingNelson]

well froch isn't busy neither is miranda... i don't know about the rest but surely one of the bigger names will be looking to fight him because of his status in the division...

i honestly can't belive that he can't find a top 5 opponent... sure he's said that he would, but i haven't even heard rumours of negoitiations with one of the better guys

Miranda just got KTFO by another eurofighter. I'm sure he's looking for softer touches.

Froch is in line for WBC laurels. Kessler is unranked by that alphabetorg.

Next proposals please.

[Kastrioti]

After Taylor beats Lacy I would LOVE to see Kessler-Taylor. I think both fighters would be pushed to the limits.

[IMDAZED]

After Taylor beats Lacy I would LOVE to see Kessler-Taylor. I think both fighters would be pushed to the limits.

Word is that both of these guys are on the way down. Taylor has been horribly out of shape and Lacy is just...Lacy. No, that's not what I want to see Kessler doing.