~ Mikkel KESSLER v. Anthony MUNDINE II ~ ANALYSIS and PREDICTION Thread ~

So much of this depends on what sort of Mundine shows up come fight time.

The Mundine that had just impressively defeated Green and Soliman, was a very tough opponent for Kessler. One that could have potentially beaten him, who was fighting much more confidently, and had become one of the best defensive fighters in boxing.

The Mundine of recent times has become lazy, fighting stiffs and not performing anywhere near his best.

Based on recent performances, Kessler Wide Ud.

If Mundine can put it together, come out confident and fired up, and lift his workrate, who knows.

He has definitely added things to his game. His defense is much tighter, his counters more accurate. He CAN (when he wants) lead with right hands now very effectively and dictate the pace much more with his now harder, stiffer jab. He is standing his ground much more, and sitting down on his punches more now. Employing more of a turtle shell defence, which has worked quite well for him.

He is soooo inconsistent though, much like Zab Judah. I think he could definitely suprise people, but more then likely Kessler UD. Kessler is still very big and very strong for super middle. Too strong for Mundine IMO, although Choc will always be a tricky fight for Kess, because of his speed and boxing ability.

 

Kessler will learn from his defeat while Mundine has feasted on fighters outside the top 30 since he beat Danny Green. He's not ready for Kessler again so i'll look forward to this one.

 

I cant see Mundine beating Kessler. Kessler won before in Australia and I see a similar result happening here again but i'm interested to see how Kessler reacts since his defeat to Joe C.

Kessler UD.

 

Summed it up well MSTR.

I thought Mundine could do it the first time and I believe he is capable this time around aswell.

Not sure if the Calzaghe loss will impact Kessler, nor if Kessler will be more dominant uninjured or whether he will actually be 100% this time, as I swear most fights he has been in since he has had some kind of injury. Though it hasnt been apparent in his last couple of fights, Mundine has shown improvement and more confidence since the he lost to Kessler.

If this fight comes off there is a lot in it for both parties. We get to see Kessler after his first pro loss, if he comes back stronger or not. And perhaps Mundine can enact some revenge, get the upset and show the world what he can actually do.

 

Where this going down you reckon?

Surely Kessler's pulling power financially has increased a lot since 2005.

 

Good post

 

Kessler's gonna knock him out in 10. Kessler was not fully recovered from a back injury going into that fight and Mundine was better than ever.

 

Another Kessler UD... but Mundine is a great fighter... maybe he can't do more, but he can do different this time... Calzaghe is a very awkward fighter who went in deep to outbox Kessler... while Mundine is not half as good as Calzaghe, maybe he can use some of Joe's tricks... more movement, give Mikkel a lot of different angles and better punch output I suppose as well as body-head combos and keeping up with the pressure...

You know Kessler needs a big win on his return and Mundine is definitely in the SMW top3, so it's a great return fight. Beating Miranda would've been easier and a lot more spectacular (and fan friendly) but the skill level in this rematch is much higher.

On the other hand, Mundine is of course a bit older in 2008 and had that alomost-career-ending eye injury, so we'll see if he can bring his A+ game which he needs badly. And Kessler became more experienced and if healthy, he might get the stoppage...

 

Mundine can do plenty more. He was mentally weak in the first fight, and didn't have enough confidence but he showed how Kessler could be troubled and Calzaghe has now laid out the entire blueprint. The 1st fight was a clear win for Kessler but there were many close rounds, and was closely contested IMO. Look for an even tougher fight next time around.

 

Mundine is about 20% better than last time, and I expect Kessler to be at least one class better than he was against Calzaghe.

I think that both will come out very strong; Mundine to avenge his loss vs Kessler, and the dane to rebound from his loss to Calzaghe.

The result of this will be that Mundine will be knocked out, since both will take more chances than ever before.

Kessler by KO 9.

 

Mundine has improved everybody says ! based on what ?
beting Greene ? wow. Soliman ? so did Bika. taxi drivers union in Argentina ? Hamden ?
Maybe he has improved, we will find out soon.
Kessler by late stoppage.

 

Kessler by SD, a bit closer this time I think.

 

Too close to call at this stage...

Mundine's not been tested in a while now, Kessler is coming off a loss... they both now have experience against each other and will certainly have different game plans coming into the fight.

I do feel Mundine has greater adaptability than Kessler and is better than he was when Kess beat him. Where as Kessler has maybe been at his peak for a little while... unless he took away more than he lost against JC.

Roy is right with his post above... it really depends on what Mundine brings to the ring... we all know Kess will be a tough, powerful and threatening puncher.

Another thing is, if Munidne opens up more, stands to Kessler more and doesn't stay in 2nd gear the whole fight like last time, it also opens him up to take more damage and so ideally for him he should come in ready to be defensively and offensively at the very top of his game...

Kessler should come in expecting a more aggresive Mundine and really work on his timing so he can accurately catch someone as quick as the Man...

I almost expect a TKO this time out, it's going to be a heavy night on both and they'll be tired as f*ck in the later rounds. Could go either way at this stage... hell, at this stage we can probably expect the fight to actually happen some time in 2036.

 

Well how close the fight turns out to be depends a lot of where the fight takes place! This fight should come to pursebids and I think that Team Palle would go to great lengths to have the fight in Denmark. If this is the case I reckon that Kessler would win a clear UD 10-2 - 9-3. In Australia still a Kessler win but somewhat closer 8-4 - 7-5!