Who will be the best SMW?

[KESSLER]

Mikkel Kessler vs. Lucian Bute - Kessler UD
Mikkel Kessler vs. Denis Inkin - Kessler TKO
Mikkel Kessler vs. Carl Froch - Kessler KO
Mikkel Kessler vs. Jean Pascal - Kessler KO
Mikkel Kessler vs. Jermain Taylor - Kessler UD
Mikkel Kessler vs. Kelly Pavlik - Kessler UD
Mikkel Kessler vs. Arthur Abraham - Kessler UD
Mikkel Kessler vs. Jeff Lacy - Kesssler TKO

[sparked_85]

on a side note, shame Calzaghe didn't have these guys in his division 5 years ago.

He would be far more highly regarded. Taylor is the only one I wouldn't be a 100 % sure on Joe winning. Obviously disregarding Kessler/

Joe Calzaghe v Edison Miranda.

hahaha.

[The Hammer]

There's lots of prime top quality fighters at 168 such as Taylor, Inkin, Froch, Pascal, etc., but I think Kessler is a cut above the rest.

[deanrw]

These predictions are just popularity contests.

Ranking Bute so high when he has done **** all?

Taylor Pavlik and Abraham are totally unproven at 168.

Kessler and Bute need to step the hell up to the plate. Bute is finally fighting his first live opponent in Andrade, who is only semi live because a blind man would have better defense than him.

Inkin finally passed his first test. Still has more to prove.

Froch has done nothing, and Pascal still will not add much to his resume.

Mundine is too afraid to fight any of them.

The ones who step up and fight each other will get my respect. If they grab a belt and run off hiding with it then it shows their true colors. SW has a history of belt jockying. Grab a belt and fight a stack of journeymen kinda deal.

[dstew]

Im pretty sure Taylors camp have mentioned fighting for the WBC title over 100 times now. When looking at the WBC list.

Now look at the WBC rankings. And Mundine would be the most acceptable fight to the US public. Or biggest money fight.

Or, he could unify against Kessler. Also likely to happen.

If Taylor's camp were for certain planning to go after the WBC belt, they would've done it already against Froch when it was offered to them. If Taylor can get Kessler or some other big money fight instead of the Froch/Pascal winner, trust me, he'll take it. I'd say the odds of a title challenge being Jermain's next fight (assuming a win over Lacy) are about 50/50 at this point. Lou Dibella has let there be no doubts that he's going to be facing whoever can bring the most money to the bargaining table.

As for Mundine... hell, assuming Miranda wins his comeback fight in November, even he would be a bigger draw in the U.S. than Mundine, especially given his history of trash talking toward Taylor.

Plus I doubt Mundine would ever step into the ring with Taylor.

[CraigM]

Kessler all the way, he just has a little too much for the others.

[Flab]

[Froch You]

Kessler followed closely by Bute.

[Flawless 2]

Taylor AA Pavlik and maybe Edison all beat Kessler

[jangeorg]

Taylor AA Pavlik and maybe Edison all beat Kessler

Edison and Pavlik is the second coming


























Of Jeff Lacy.