Canelo vs Kessler @168...

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by sgarcia805, Mar 22, 2020.

  1. sgarcia805

    sgarcia805 Well-Known Member Full Member

    Joined:
    Nov 30, 2010
    Messages:
    1,505
    Likes Received:
    0
    Who wins this?
     
    sgarcia805, Mar 22, 2020
    #1
  2. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

    Joined:
    Sep 19, 2012
    Messages:
    30,049
    Likes Received:
    34,016
    Would be a great fight but really need to see more of Canelo at 168
     
    MidniteProwler, Mar 22, 2020
    #2
  3. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

    Joined:
    Nov 23, 2013
    Messages:
    260,315
    Likes Received:
    264,426
    Kessler all day, everyday, and twice on Sunday.
     
    CST80, Mar 22, 2020
    #3
    MetalLicker, Serge, DoubleJab666 and 3 others like this.
  4. Somali Sanil

    Somali Sanil Wild Buffalo Man banned Full Member

    Joined:
    Sep 1, 2019
    Messages:
    6,552
    Likes Received:
    7,569
    Kessler on first thought, but Canelo could prove to be better eventually. I think most will pick with their heart here and choose Kessler as he was a G, but really this is a very hard fight to predict
     
    Somali Sanil, Mar 23, 2020
    #4
    pistal47, George Crowcroft and roughdiamond like this.
  5. Furey

    Furey EST & REG 2009 Full Member

    Joined:
    Oct 18, 2009
    Messages:
    16,680
    Likes Received:
    6,790
    Can't really judge Canelo at 168..... but Kessler was a superb fighter so he gets my pick.
     
    Furey, Mar 23, 2020
    #5
    lefthandlead and George Crowcroft like this.
  6. macademics

    macademics Active Member Full Member

    Joined:
    Jan 2, 2012
    Messages:
    900
    Likes Received:
    578
    Canelo.
     
    macademics, Mar 23, 2020
    #6
  7. Goran_

    Goran_ Well-Known Member banned Full Member

    Joined:
    Sep 27, 2018
    Messages:
    1,771
    Likes Received:
    2,634
    Canelo on peds couldn't legit beat an old GGG twice, same GGG who people have called 'bumlovkin' for years.. yet he's beating a prime SMW athlete like Kessler lol .. Kovalev fight was a money grab & he was seconds away from losing to novice Yarde anyway.. guy has almost zero punch resistance these days & probably has more vodka floating around his veins than Kelly Pavlik on New Year's Eve
     
    Goran_, Mar 23, 2020
    #7
    Serge and lefthandlead like this.
  8. AwardedSteak863

    AwardedSteak863 Boxing Addict Full Member

    Joined:
    Aug 16, 2018
    Messages:
    6,439
    Likes Received:
    12,143
    Kessler was no joke. I honestly haven't seen Canelo beat anyone close to being as good as Kessler AT 168 or above yet. Kovalev was **** to pieces.

    If I was putting money on it I would take Kessler. He only lost to the best fighters of his era and was never an easy fight.
     
    AwardedSteak863, Mar 23, 2020
    #8
    Serge, lefthandlead, George Crowcroft and 2 others like this.
  9. bluebird

    bluebird Boxing Addict Full Member

    Joined:
    Apr 17, 2009
    Messages:
    6,104
    Likes Received:
    2,867
    Kessler probably
     
    bluebird, Mar 23, 2020
    #9
  10. Jackman65

    Jackman65 The fatigue is real… Full Member

    Joined:
    Aug 31, 2019
    Messages:
    12,385
    Likes Received:
    27,050
    Aside from a shot Kov at 175, who has Canelo beaten above 160? He scurried out of the division rather than face a prime challenger. When he fought at 168, he chose the weakest challenger and ran away rather than fight a top challenger. Now he’s fighting BJS, a blown up MW.

    I’m not going to speculate until I see Canelo beat a prime champion north of 160. Until that happens, he’s just a talented MW who cherry picks guys at higher weights.
     
    Jackman65, Mar 23, 2020
    #10
    MetalLicker and Serge like this.
  11. DoubleJab666

    DoubleJab666 Dot, dot, dot... Full Member

    Joined:
    Nov 9, 2015
    Messages:
    11,843
    Likes Received:
    15,620
    Until Canelo deals with a super middleweight a few notches above the 'legendary' non-world champion Rocky from Stocky, I'm saying Kessler manhandles the ginger one. He had a Grade-A jab. How is Canelo meant to get past that? He didn't really manage to deal with a faded Kovalev's lead hand for 10 rounds, and Kessler's has a longer reach than the Krusher. Kessler had solid whiskers too.
     
    DoubleJab666, Mar 23, 2020
    #11
    Jackman65 likes this.
  12. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

    Joined:
    Jul 21, 2009
    Messages:
    83,840
    Likes Received:
    139,182
    Kessler no doubt whatsoever. And prime Kessler was not the guy who fought Froch or who was billy goat butted and octopus grabbed to death all night by that clown from Oakland.

    This content is protected


    This content is protected


    This content is protected
     
    Serge, Mar 23, 2020
    #12
    Jackman65 likes this.