Mikkel Kessler Can Still Become #1 SMW Ever

[Dan...]

so? he's a career smw in reality. guaranteed if hopkins didn't come back and win against tarver, wright and pavlik and light heavyweight his fans wouldn't be delusional enough to compare him to hagler after losing to taylor twice.

All I am saying is that when you are comparing Joe's SMW resume to that of another fighter you cannot include Roy and BHop in it.

[BattlingNelson]

so? he's a career smw in reality. guaranteed if hopkins didn't come back and win against tarver, wright and pavlik and light heavyweight his fans wouldn't be delusional enough to compare him to hagler after losing to taylor twice.

Hopkins is Joe's best win but that doesn't count when you're talking SMW. At SMW Joe's best win is probably Eubank since Kessler fought with a handinjury.

[crold1]

It's rediculous that Calzaggie fan boys are saying Joe was past his prime and Kessler was in it. Kessler is just recently stepping up the competition. Who knows maybe a few years from now he will be at his best...

No, Kessler-Calzaghe was huge because Kessler had cleaned out about half the top ten. He stepped up a while ago.

[D-MiZe]

Hopkins is Joe's best win but that doesn't count when you're talking SMW. At SMW Joe's best win is probably Eubank since Kessler fought with a handinjury.

And we all know Eubank wasn't his best when he fought Joe, nor was SMW his best weight.

[BattlingNelson]

calzaghe was 35, while kessler was 28.

Tyson's prime was early twenties. Calzaghe's was probably early thirties. Not everybody peaks at 28.

I'll admit that Joe might have peaked at 28, but we don't really know since he wasn't fighting the best available opposition back then.

[STEELHEAD]

And we all know Eubank wasn't his best when he fought Joe, nor was SMW his best weight.

eubanks at his best couldnt compete with the world elite in in his division imo.

[boxasmash]

Hopkins is Joe's best win but that doesn't count when you're talking SMW. At SMW Joe's best win is probably Eubank since Kessler fought with a handinjury.

[BattlingNelson]

It was before the fight.

The injury is well documented. Let it go.

[ONEH1TWONDER]

Stay on topic guys, the thread is not about WHAT Kessler achieved so far, but IF he achieve it.. the way I see it, he will surpass Calzaghe by an inch - IF he pulls this off :

Joe Calzaghe - Notable fights :

Chris Eubank
Jeff Lacy
Sakio Bika
Mikkel Kessler
Bernard Hopkins
Roy Jones Jr.

Mikkel Kessler - Notable fights :

Anthony Mundine
Markus Beyer
Librado Andrade
Joe Calzaghe (Loss)
Arthur Abraham
Carl Froch
Andre Ward
Jermain Taylor
Andre Dirrell

If he kick Bute and Bika's ass in the meantime, there's nothing left for him to prove in SMW tbh.

[BattlingNelson]

Stay on topic guys, the thread is not about WHAT Kessler achieved so far, but IF he achieve it.. the way I see it, he will surpass Calzaghe by an inch - IF he pulls this off :

Joe Calzaghe - Notable fights :

Chris Eubank
Jeff Lacy
Sakio Bika
Mikkel Kessler
Bernard Hopkins
Roy Jones Jr.

Mikkel Kessler - Notable fights :

Anthony Mundine
Markus Beyer
Librado Andrade
Joe Calzaghe (Loss)
Arthur Abraham
Carl Froch
Andre Ward
Jermain Taylor
Andre Dirrell

If he kick Bute and Bika's ass in the meantime, there's nothing left for him to prove in SMW tbh.

On Kessler's resumée you forgot Manny Siaca and Eric Lucas. Both SMW champions.