Is Kessler a top 25 p4p fighter?

[MELLY-MEL...]

of course he is! not even a question imo

[dstew]

He may be in the top 25, but if his next fight isn't against a legitimate top 10 SMW or LHW, he is a fool. The guy looks to have loads of talent, and should be in his prime, but is wasting his time (and ours) on weak mandatories for a joke of a belt. Kudos to him for trying to unify against Calzaghe, but there are other big fights out there in the division and he (or perhaps team Palle) are pissing away his future.

He should drop the belt and go after big names and money fights in the U.S. Hell, he would have a built in fanbase from the MMA crowd who would have wet dreams about his tattoos, frosted hair, and Aryan features.

[Dan...]

He may be in the top 25, but if his next fight isn't against a legitimate top 10 SMW or LHW, he is a fool. The guy looks to have loads of talent, and should be in his prime, but is wasting his time (and ours) on weak mandatories for a joke of a belt. Kudos to him for trying to unify against Calzaghe, but there are other big fights out there in the division and he (or perhaps team Palle) are pissing away his future.

He should drop the belt and go after big names and money fights in the U.S. Hell, he would have a built in fanbase from the MMA crowd who would have wet dreams about his tattoos, frosted hair, and Aryan features.

I agree I am really looking forward to seeing him step it up after he fights Haussler or whatever the bums name is. It would be good to see him take on Pavlik or AA but if he can't get those then perhaps he may have to move up to 175 and try to get some big fights up there.

[dstew]

I agree I am really looking forward to seeing him step it up after he fights Haussler or whatever the bums name is. It would be good to see him take on Pavlik or AA but if he can't get those then perhaps he may have to move up to 175 and try to get some big fights up there.

Kessler/Pavlik would be fun, but Pavlik's heart and determination are his strength and I'm not sure Kessler could overcome those things with his superior skill... Taylor couldn't. Plus I see Pavlik trying to finish up things at MW after Hopkins (meaning AA), and I think Kessler would outbox AA pretty easily. Bad style matchup for AA.

Kessler/Taylor would be a great fight though. Surely there is some market for a fight between two former champions whose only losses are to Calzaghe and Pavlik.

[ALT-Assassin]

WOW,was this thread even needed? The poll speaks for itself.

[sylvestersweet]

He's somewhere in the top 25, though he'd probably be in the bottom half of that 25.