Kessler: Biggest wasted talent in the last decade?

[ßringer]

Still Hopkins was offered 4 million dollars to fight Kessler. Not a bad payday.

Revenge against Calzaghe is Kesslers biggest wish I think. Who can blame him. It would be a good payday and considering how well he performed despite no sparring and a broken hand, I'm sure he'd fancy his chances of winning a return.

Hopkins don't get out of bed for anything but legacy. You guys should know how he is by now. He likes his big name opponets, and Kessler just isn't one.

He might have a belt, and that would make Bernard a 3 division Champion, but I think it's quite clear he values marquee names over titles, as evidenced by the lowball offer to Adamek.

As for the bold : I wouldn't favor his chances at all. Joe is another level above Mikkel, hand injury or not. Joe would do what Joe always does : adapt and overcome.

[ßringer]

Nah, Pavlik had already fought Hopkins by that point.

Well, then Hopkins was clearly planning his next move.

I'm sure he'll fight Kessler right now though, so long as Mikkel accepts $500,000.

[Technical_Skill]

I'll tell you something, you can add calzaghe in over Kessler too.

If he wasn't trained by that idiot dad of his, whent to the states earlier, moved up weight, given some of the champs a run for their money, forgot about that unbeaten ****, he would have got a hell of alot more respect.

He does have natural talent, with a world class trainer he would have been better than the high output slapper he became late on.

[BattlingNelson]

Hopkins don't get out of bed for anything but legacy. You guys should know how he is by now. He likes his big name opponets, and Kessler just isn't one.

He might have a belt, and that would make Bernard a 3 division Champion, but I think it's quite clear he values marquee names over titles, as evidenced by the lowball offer to Adamek.

As for the bold : I wouldn't favor his chances at all. Joe is another level above Mikkel, hand injury or not. Joe would do what Joe always does : adapt and overcome.

Regarding Hopkins it was obviously a long shot. That's why they offered so serious money. Knowing they couldn't provide too much legacy wise so they offered a ton of cash instead.

[ßringer]

Regarding Hopkins it was obviously a long shot. That's why they offered so serious money. Knowing they couldn't provide too much legacy wise so they offered a ton of cash instead.

No doubt. You can tell Kessler was serious by the amount that was offered. I won't take that away from him at all.

It's just that Hopkins has tons of cash already, and he really only "gets up" for big fights.

I assume his tank is on empty, which is why he's entertaining the thoughts of fighting all these guys he never would've normally faced (Williams, Adamek).

I expect him to announce his retirement in June.

[KESSLER]

Kessler's mangement ****ed him over. Kessler wanted all the big names, he went to the states to the big fights to call them all out, let them know he is still here and he is willing to destroy them all.

Kessler = Hungry warrior
Palle = Wanted to milk Kessler dry

[hookoutofhell]

i think its something else though, something i can't figure out i mean most people recognize that kessler cout beat just about everyone from 1680175 and beat them pretty comfortably.

what i can't figure out is even cautious manager like palle would at least want fights like miranda, bika, lacy, johnson guys who kessler could quite easily beat. previous fighters that he has faced such as lucas, mundine, beyer and andrade were of a similar or maybe slightly lower levell than these guys and kess handled them with ease i see no reason why he couldn't do the same thing someone like miranda or bika.

maybe they're brewing the fight with larsen, all i know is his management are holding him back.

[NakiFan]

With regards to the op, i have to say i think audley harrison is.

[Technical_Skill]

With regards to the op, i have to say i think audley harrison is.

Of the last 10 years?

Why?

[Sutekh uvdabrix]

Zab Judah is another great example of wasted talent in the last decade, as much as I like him personally.

He really had the god given gifts to be something amazing, and for a while, he was.... Until Kostya had him on ***** street in the 2nd round of their fight. After that, he could've gotten himself back together, and mentally focused.

But instead, he lost his title to a guy who sells feather dusters for a living.

After that, he never fought a single fight for more than 5 rounds before finally giving up and opting to play the role of his opponet's sparring partner.

zab has stepped up to the plate and fought mayweather, cotto,clottey,baldomir,spinks you can say underachiever but WASTE of talent clearly goes to kessler

zab took his lumps and still fights

kessler is scared of all threats...hes puss