Kessler vs Joppy

[RiverCityMike]

Echols can turn a fight around with a haymaker but his stamina and maybe his chin are questionable. He's fought at 168 before I know, but I think he may be campaigning at 160 again now.

[Bombardier]

Echols can turn a fight around with a haymaker but his stamina and maybe his chin are questionable. He's fought at 168 before I know, but I think he may be campaigning at 160 again now.

Bute's a super-middle so he may go back up. At the very least he'll collect a paycheck, and it could be good for Bute as well to beat someone with a bit of name recognition. I think his victory over Salem would still be more impressive, unless he manages to really nail Echols.

[Danskman]

Kessler vs Joppy is a joke. Kessler is so much bigger than Joppy and would slaugther him. I do NOT want to see that fight. Joppy is shot and I don't want to him take such a one sided beating.
I love the idea of a US showcase fight for Kessler, but find a better opponent, please.

[RiverCityMike]

Kessler vs Joppy is a joke. Kessler is so much bigger than Joppy and would slaugther him. I do NOT want to see that fight. Joppy is shot and I don't want to him take such a one sided beating.
I love the idea of a US showcase fight for Kessler, but find a better opponent, please.

My sentiments exactly. The problem seems to be, as I am now scanning the super middle rankings, that there really aren't many good American super middles. To have a fight with a recognizable yank will probably mean fighting a washed up middleweight like Joppy and really pushing the potential Lacy matchup.

[Peder]

Does anybody have a good idea on who he should fight? I mean, if we count out the 3 other belt holders, and the 2 ausies..

[machotime]

Joppy was never the same after the Trinidad fight.

[deuce_drop]

Kessler vs Joppy isnt exactly a good match up, at all. Joppy is shot and is going to get hurt if he continues to fight. I bet they want to see if Kessler can stop Joppy unlike Hopkins and Taylor. Although Hopkins beat the piss out of Joppy, I don't know why Joppy ever got back into the ring after that ass whoopin!!!!!

Trinidad broke Joppy up, Hopkins damn near vaporized him, Taylor got sloppy thirds, if Kessler fights him he better end the recycling of Joppy.

they should put him in there against someone else, like: Yusaf Mack, Scott Pemberton, Otis Grant, Allan Green, I could go on about who is a better opponent for Kessler.

nothing against Joppy I know he needs to eat and all, but I don't want to see him fight no more. he is just being used as someone said earlier in the thread, a doormat!

at least the guys I mentioned aren't damaged goods.

[masterdirector]

I'll laugh if Joppy wins.

Joppy was pretty good before Trinidad. Not great of course, but pretty decent.

[DIEGO DA HITMAN]

Kessler vs Joppy isnt exactly a good match up, at all. Joppy is shot and is going to get hurt if he continues to fight. I bet they want to see if Kessler can stop Joppy unlike Hopkins and Taylor. Although Hopkins beat the piss out of Joppy, I don't know why Joppy ever got back into the ring after that ass whoopin!!!!!

Trinidad broke Joppy up, Hopkins damn near vaporized him, Taylor got sloppy thirds, if Kessler fights him he better end the recycling of Joppy.

they should put him in there against someone else, like: Yusaf Mack, Scott Pemberton, Otis Grant, Allan Green, I could go on about who is a better opponent for Kessler.

nothing against Joppy I know he needs to eat and all, but I don't want to see him fight no more. he is just being used as someone said earlier in the thread, a doormat!

at least the guys I mentioned aren't damaged goods.

I agree that just about any of those guys would be a good tune-up. I think Pemberton is set to take on Manfredo next, though. After Lacy takes out Calzaghe, bring on Kessler. These three guys are all excellent boxers, and they need to get the Super Middleweight belts unified like Bell, Mormeck, and Braithwaite did for the Cruiserweight division.

[restless_438]

I guess like in the fight with Jermain Taylor Joppy is playing the role of the doormat that makes the other guy look good in front of a national audience. Should be good exposure for Kessler, though.

very good way to put it..


from what i saw in the Lucas fight, this one should be really ugly if it happens, for Joppy that is, he'll probably stop fighting a few rounds earlier than in the fight he had with Taylor, except if he does it this time, he's getting knocked out.

this would only be Joppy's third fight at super middleweight, and it wouldn't be against a 8-34 or 11-9 opponent, its against the 37-0 viking from Denmark.. ugh, i already see this fight getting one-sided.