Im going with a mid/late Tko. No one boxing educated can legitamately say, they truely, honestly, beleive Green will win unless you happen to be a close friend/family member of Green, baring a freak Ko IMHO. If you HONESTLY think Green will win, please state you're thought process on why, if you can somehow do that without trolling. Green, MIGHT win one/two rounds before a tko comes. Lets see if I eat my words. Kessler Tko9 Green.
:think Maybe so... Because I know Kessler has much more behind in his punches than Ward, but I'll give Green's chin the benefit of the doubt, and say he'll make it that late.
Both were terrible in their first fights with Ward. Kessler did redeem himself in his 2nd fight. This will be Green's first opportunity for redemption.
You are correct in the fact that Ward murdered them both. But you have to admit Kessler also got hit with Wards third fist alot too, his ****in noggin. This is a chance for Green to redeem himself, but what makes you think he will?
He's a pro that's won close to 30 fights and only lost 2. People act like there's been a pattern of his last fight. Fact is, there was no reason to predict how poorly he performed last fight(same for Kessler/Ward), and forgetting about the match with Ward, no reason to think he won't give his all, and be competitive.
Green doesn't have anything close to ko power at world class level (at least it's yet to be seen). If Green does lose a decision to Kess, his new claim to fame will be, "I always make it to the final bell" or some ****. Green is like the SMW Kevin Johnson to me right now.
Green is a pro, yes, but you have to admit there is a pattern when Green attempts to step up in comp. The two fights Green lost, where when the fighters had above average skill, and he lost them pretty damn soundly too. I find it hard to believe that you don't believe Green is out of his league in this tourney.
Green was scared and tentative of the speed and quickness advantage ward presented (as kessler was). He will not be like that with kessler. Green will look much more comfortable and put up a competitive fight. I feel that kessler's stanima and chin will prevail late in the fight. Kessler went to froch's body from the start and that's what slowed froch down from round 8 through 10, which solidified kesslers win seeing the other nine rounds were close. Green doesn't have froch's stanima and I feel kessler will break him down late in a war.
No way Kessler will score a KO. People on here just don't understand boxing AT ALL. It's sad. Kessler will not use the same tactics as Ward because that's not even remotely close to his style. He needs range to operate. He got in close against Froch, but he ended up lookin like a mutant at the end of the fight, and really should have lost against a Froch that didn't look like himself. If you give Green his range, which Kessler will do, he is a big puncher and has good defense. He will give Kessler a beating, but probably not knock him out, and Kessler will somehow win 117-111 or some **** because it's in Europe.