Who should Kessler fight to impress you?

**medium-deek** · 02-25-2006, 05:00 AM

He needs to fight someone with a "name". Someone who is known outside of Denmark and Europe. Someone that Americans know. Thats a start. Its easy to win against opposition no one has heard off.

**PunchDrunk** · 02-25-2006, 05:33 AM

Originally posted by medium-deek

He needs to fight someone with a "name". Someone who is known outside of Denmark and Europe. Someone that Americans know. Thats a start. Its easy to win against opposition no one has heard off.

Not necessarily. Just because you haven'tn heard of somebody, doesn't mean they're no good.
Kessler has already fought and beaten one world champ, and two former world champs. By comparison, Lacy has fought only one guy who has held a title, Robin Reid, who was WAY over the hill at the time.
So, to compare, Kessler beat the champ to get the title, Lacy fought for a vacant title.
I'm not saying that Kessler is better than Lacy, or that he's not, because let's face it; none of us will know until they fight. I'm just saying that, from a sporting point of view, Kessler doesn't need to justify himself to fight Lacy. They're Title holders, they're peers, and until they fight, they're equals.

**psychopath** · 02-25-2006, 05:42 AM

Danny Green or Otis Grant are two of the names making noise in the division.

If Kessler can fight them here in U.S. and defeat them in a very impressive fashion I'm sure he is going to get noticed.

**psychopath** · 02-25-2006, 05:52 AM

Originally posted by PunchDrunk

Not necessarily. Just because you haven'tn heard of somebody, doesn't mean they're no good.
Kessler has already fought and beaten one world champ, and two former world champs. By comparison, Lacy has fought only one guy who has held a title, Robin Reid, who was WAY over the hill at the time.
So, to compare, Kessler beat the champ to get the title, Lacy fought for a vacant title.
I'm not saying that Kessler is better than Lacy, or that he's not, because let's face it; none of us will know until they fight. I'm just saying that, from a sporting point of view, Kessler doesn't need to justify himself to fight Lacy. They're Title holders, they're peers, and until they fight, they're equals.

Yes Bro from a sporting point of view, I understand, but not from a business point of view.

Big fights happens solely because promoters are confident they'll get 100% investment returns, If not, they won't take the risk of promoting a fighter so no big fights.

That's why as being discussed Kessler needs to be introduced in the U.S. so that his skills can be recognized and noticed. AnD only then we can expect him to get these big fights.

Or he can make a shortcut!

He can get DON KING or BOB ARUM as his U.S. promoter.

**patto1984** · 02-25-2006, 05:56 AM

ive only seen kessler fight mundine, and lacy fight reid. Both werent to long ago and both opponents are mediocre at best imo. Mundine is australian and fought around the world, so he has fought someone out of denmark and europe

**psychopath** · 02-25-2006, 06:12 AM

Originally posted by patto1984

ive only seen kessler fight mundine, and lacy fight reid. Both werent to long ago and both opponents are mediocre at best imo. Mundine is australian and fought around the world, so he has fought someone out of denmark and europe

Yes he has fought opponents out of Denmark

but were those fights enough? Did he get the attention or impress of the people who's suppose to invest in his big fights?

**patto1984** · 02-25-2006, 06:30 AM

he only got my attention cos he looks like a very marketable fighter, but the opponent wasnt the best. If he wants to be the best at super middleweight undisputed he'd have to go against danny green, markus beyer, lacy and calzaghe. Because including kessler they are the 5 best.

**patto1984** · 02-25-2006, 06:34 AM

[QUOTE=patto1984]he only got my attention cos he looks like a very marketable fighter, but the opponent wasnt the best.

so if i was an investor, he got my attentoinbut didnt impress and id keep an eye on him untill he did.

**Peder** · 02-25-2006, 06:38 AM

Originally posted by patto1984

ive only seen kessler fight mundine, and lacy fight reid. Both werent to long ago and both opponents are mediocre at best imo. Mundine is australian and fought around the world, so he has fought someone out of denmark and europe

Mundine.. That sounds.. oh yes! Wasn�t that the guy Kessler already beat? I don�t think he would impress people in the us by doing it again

The Mundine fight wasn�t a good Kessler fight, even thoug he won UD in Mundine�s home country. I know that.

If you could watch his latest fight from a month ago, you�d get a better picture.

Who should Kessler fight to impress you?