Kessler vs Joppy

[Bombardier]

The difference being that Witter has come back from his defeat and made himself into a better fighter. One poor fight several years ago shouldn't really prejudice you against him.


Joppy is a shot fighter though.

Witter's look like **** in recent matches, though. I think he's content to pull a Calzaghe at this point in his career: hide in his home country, beat up on nobodies, and call himself world champion.

[!!! Beowulf !!!]

Witter's look like **** in recent matches, though. I think he's content to pull a Calzaghe at this point in his career: hide in his home country, beat up on nobodies, and call himself world champion.

I thought that was called a "Roy".


Witter actually wants to fight Mayweather though.

[RiverCityMike]

I would like to see Kessler against a guy that I think will test him with the kinds of haymakers we may see from Lacy if that fight ever happens. Echols, I think, would be a better choice for an exciting fight and would maybe let me see what Kessler's chin is made of. So far, I'm convinced that Kessler stands a very good chance against Lacy, Calzaghe or any other guy at super middle. I don't think that a win vs Joppy will do anything toward convincing a larger American audience, though.

[Bombardier]

I thought that was called a "Roy".


Witter actually wants to fight Mayweather though.

heh, you could call it that to if you wanted .

I never believe it when a fighter calls out someone else because it's so easy to do that when you don't mean it, and then cry foul when it comes time to work out the contract. So you can then say that you really, really wanted to fight the other guy but the terms offered were "insulting".

[!!! Beowulf !!!]

heh, you could call it that to if you wanted .

I never believe it when a fighter calls out someone else because it's so easy to do that when you don't mean it, and then cry foul when it comes time to work out the contract. So you can then say that you really, really wanted to fight the other guy but the terms offered were "insulting".

Witter's camp have worked hard to be Floyd's mandatory though. Floyd really has to decline to face Witter for this fight not to happen.

[RAESAAD]

I suppose its a good way to introduce Kessler to the US. Joppy is a "name", albeit one who is far past his "prime".

Yeah and if Kessler does not beat him up good he will leave a ? mark about how good he really is seeing how Joppy is coming up from MW too.

[!!! Beowulf !!!]

Yeah and if Kessler does not beat him up good he will leave a ? mark about how good he really is seeing how Joppy is coming up from MW too.

I heard Joppy was fighting at Light Heavy recently?

[RAESAAD]

I heard Joppy was fighting at Light Heavy recently?

He came in at 170 his last fight according to boxrec but he has mostly fought at MW.........he is getting old.

[RiverCityMike]

Yeah, I was being somewhat smug about the Echols thing (although I truly believe he would put up a better fight than Joppy), but I can't understand how they would believe that this a good fight to showcase Kessler's talent to fans in the US. And as you all have said, if he doesn't get Joppy out of there fast, then it will make him look bad. They should've done the last fight in the US. Fans here know who Lucas is and if all US boxing fans could've seen his performance in that fight, there would definitely be excitement about a possible fight with Lacy or Calzaghe.

[Bombardier]

Yeah, I was being somewhat smug about the Echols thing (although I truly believe he would put up a better fight than Joppy), but I can't understand how they would believe that this a good fight to showcase Kessler's talent to fans in the US. And as you all have said, if he doesn't get Joppy out of there fast, then it will make him look bad. They should've done the last fight in the US. Fans here know who Lucas is and if all US boxing fans could've seen his performance in that fight, there would definitely be excitement about a possible fight with Lacy or Calzaghe.

Echols' name keeps coming up as the next opponent for Romanian-Canadian prospect Lucian Bute, btw.