Kessler-Beyer, Cal, Manfredo & Green

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KESSLER & BEYER OVERSHADOW CALZAGHE’S HBO DEBUT!

13 October, 2006 by Cliff Rold

FANS MISSING BEST FIGHT OF WEEKEND?

Alexandria, VA-At least we’ll allegedly see the tape delayed highlights of the excellent belt unification bout between Denmark’s WBA 168 lb. titlist Mikkel Kessler (37-0, 28 KOs) and WBC German counterpart Markus Beyer (34-2-1, 13 KOs). I’ve written repeatedly about how disgusted I am by HBO not showing this fight in full. Considering that neither has ever been seen in the United States, HBO should probably be thanked for the highlight nugget on a night when Welshman Joe Calzaghe (41-0, 31 KOs) will be defending the real World title of the division against a man who held Beyer to a technical draw (stopped in four on a cut) in May of this year, Cameroon’s Sakio Bika (20-1-2, 13 KOs).

HBO LOOKS TOWARDS SUPER MIDDLE SUPERFIGHT!

They could have stuck with just showing Joe and most of the audience wouldn’t have known the difference. To the betterment of boxing, they seemingly recognized the facts: Kessler is Calzaghe’s number one contender and Beyer is number two. Should Kessler win, HBO would have bidding rights at a battle between undefeated en****** that wouldn’t have to play on pay-per-view and this is at least a marginal step towards generating some interest outside of Europe for such an encounter. This Saturday is the test for the young budding superstar in Kessler. His buzz among the hardcore boxing fans has been great in the last year.

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[Derranged_]

Are the Manfredo and Green fights going to be televised on ESPN?

[GEOFFHAYES]

Kessler, as was with Lacy, is not actually a young prospect. He's almost 30.

[kayjay]

I think Kessler-Calzaghe is one of the big fights of 2007, and I hope tomorrow's broadcast incites enough enthusiasm to make it happen. Calzaghe should go for this fight, even if he gets an offer from a bigger name who has faded. He didn't fight Hopkins or Jones at the right time, and that can't be changed by beating them after others already have. Kessler is the guy to fight right now.

[Shanus]

I think Kessler-Calzaghe is one of the big fights of 2007, and I hope tomorrow's broadcast incites enough enthusiasm to make it happen. Calzaghe should go for this fight, even if he gets an offer from a bigger name who has faded. He didn't fight Hopkins or Jones at the right time, and that can't be changed by beating them after others already have. Kessler is the guy to fight right now.

Kessler needs Calzaghe more than Calzaghe needs Kessler, but that's no excuse for Calzaghe not to fight him, Kessler and Hopkins are the biggest fights for Calzaghe, Kessler being the top for unification, and Hopkins shortly after for legacy.

[Easy-E]

Are the Manfredo and Green fights going to be televised on ESPN?

Yes.
Should be good fights.

[Shanus]

And nobody should be looking past Beyer, his chances are alot higher than I first thought.

[Derranged_]

Yes.
Should be good fights.

Yes it definitely should be good. And I'm rooting for SPINA!

[Mr. Ryan]

Jerson Ravelo's trainer Nettles has referred to Allan Green as a "dead man walking." God knows what's gonna happen when he's a dead man punching, cuz anything can happen in there. My su****ion is that Green's wide punches will be his downfall, and we're gonna have a new superstar in the division. Should be some interesting stuff.