Yes Abadger has written some good posts, but the bottom line is no. He is a well skilled guy, but so is many of the talented guys who pound on bums, then when some of them take the step up, they get stepped on.
Don't know why I thought you MIGHT be a person who could present his viewpoints without bias or with sense. Last time I make that mistake.
homeboys = fighters from your country.
You argument that fighters who haven't fought "fighters from your country" are no good. I could make the same lame argument: Fighters that haven't fought Calzaghe or Kessler aren't any good and then again and again ask, who have "fighters from your country" fought, that make them good?
Unfortunately this doesn't constitute a victory for you. You sought to attack Kessler based on the absence of great opponents from his resume, I showed you that you were talking crap. As to what IMDAZED says I don't have much problem with it. I haven't seen enough of James Toney's fights to comment on how the overall standard of his 'secondary' opposition compares with Kessler, I agree that Jones has fought plenty of guys comparable to Kessler's better wins and some better, plus his very best wins, and on Hopkins I don't think most of his opponents were undeniably better than the likes of Mundine, but Eastman, Joppy etc could be, and wins over Trinidad and De la Hoya plus Tarver and Winky later give Hopkins a better resume than Kessler by some distance. None of this should be surprising to you, considering Toney, Jones and Hopkins are three of the best boxers of the previous generation and have had long illustrious careers.
The reason I called you a homer and biased is pretty simple, you are trying to discredit a good boxer on spurious grounds, by attacking what is actually a good resume as weak because he hasn't faced large numbers of 'great boxers'. Another reason I might do so is because you are now crowing in presumed triumph at the notion that Mikkel Kessler's career thus far is not as successful as that of Toney, Hopkins and Jones. To view this as some sort of 'win' for yourself proves your inclinations beyond question. The fact that you would seek to disparage a fighter like Kessler because he hasn't achieved as much as those three indicates clearly and exactly that your agenda is, to sum it up in words you are likely to understand: "USA got da best boxers LAMO PWN, all dem Euro's is **** cos dey not as good as Roy Jones".
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FAIL. nice try though. Your one year of watching boxing experience and national sensitivity is showing yet again.
Brizspac. You are probably the worst poster on the entire site. Most imbeciles and trolls don't have delusions of grandeur. Sadly you...
Awww. Are you getting mad? That's your problem not mine.
I asked a question. I got some good responses. You wrote a novel based on a tangent. If you want the logical fallacy in that explained to you, I'll do if for you.
If you can't realize that you're overly sensitive about issues regarding American vs. Foreign fighters (btw, this thread has NOTHING to do with that until YOU brought all that crap up)- that's your problem.
I could give a **** what you think about me or my posting skills. Honestly. I've forgotten more about boxing than you'll ever know. I've actually boxed, had matches, sparred, trained people, you know stuff that makes me actually sorta qualified to know what's going on. It doesn't mean I'm an expert or anything, just that I might know more than a guy who has been watching for a year. Just saying.
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