Back on topic... Yes Kesslers power is indeed a bit overrated... He is not a KO-artist. The volumes of pricision punching is the way he wears people down. But the mentioning of Andrade and Mundine is just plain stupid in regard to Kesslers power... Shows a lack of boxingknowlegde in my book!
Hmmmm Please tell me why that is not relevent?? They are probably the best two fighters he has faced and he didnt even come close to denting them with his " super poewered right hand" Thats the point at the top level his power is very average, please dont come back with " i no im now 35 i will fight a named fighter and take a dive before i retire" Marcus Beyer.
Aw man this is getting tiresome. This wasnt a thread comparing Kessler's power to Calzaghe's power. Kessler obviously has the edge in that department, look at his ratio of clean KO's for a start. Not once did I mention a comparison in power in my opening thread post. dumdane if you want to a comparison make your own thread and state that your comparing. This thread was simply to project that Kessler's power is overated, which pretty much everyone has unanimously agreed on. If you want to make a comparison between the 2 fighters, how about this; advantages of both fighters. Kessler Jab Power Youth Calzaghe Adaptability Speed Agility Stamina Experience Intelligence Ring generalship Footwork and movement Been in more big fights, and has come back when the chips have been down. Why is it that you guys think that Kessler is the toughest guy Calzaghe is faced ? He hasnt proved that he is, has he ? His best win is over a timid Anthony Mundine so hows he the best fighter Joe's faced ? Kessler isnt in the same league as a legend such as Chris Eubank who has beaten HOF's like Nigel Benn and Michael Watson, and dont say Chris Eubank was too old, he was 33, 2 years younger than Calzaghe is now fighting Kessler. To win this fight, Mikkel Kessler is going to have to do a hell of a lot that he hasnt shown in ANY previous fights. You look at one Mikkel Kessler fight, its near identical to another. He hasnt shown any ability to adapt, which he will most certainly need to do against Calzaghe's awkward style. Kessler doesnt like fighting on the back foot which he will almost certainly need to do against a come forward fighter like Calzaghe, and he doesnt like or hasnt shown the ability to fight on the inside which is Calzaghe's speciality. This isnt a 50/50 fight. Joe is the better fighter. I'll be sure to send you a box-full of tissues on Nov3rd just so you dont run out when your boy gets whipped.
It says exactly what you are saying - Kessler's power is SEVERELY overrated, as he is in general. Calzaghe's gonna show that when they meet.:yep
Oi Zakman, gonna do a big post in the next couple of weeks on "Chin's" . Me and a couple of the boys at Uni (I do Medicine, 4th year of 7 )have been doing a subjective analysis including tests on Chins, the science behind it, can it be improved, body types affecting being knocked out etc... You'll be surprised at some of the stuff thats been thrown up.
This is all false statements. 1. Kessler has better ring generalship. 2. Kessler is way superiour in the boxing intelligence department. Joe gets too excited at times. 3. Eubank took the fight 10 days before and was seriously weight drained. Besides - a prime h2h fight between Eubank and Kessler could go either way imho. Stop the nonsense about Kessler being average - it makes you look like a fool.:smooch Joe may very well have the style advantage(well see) and win the fight - but to suggest it will be easy is a bold statement.
But you are right in one thing though, Yesihavearm. Kesslers power is overrated - he is no KO artist. Hes a technically very, very sound fighter with a very impressive physique and a bunch of other assets.
First of all. It's "these are all false statements" : 1. When ? 2. OK Joe gets excited when he gets tagged, fine, but he always replies with interest and thats helped him to his 43 wins. Again im going to ask "when ?" on this. When has Kessler shown he has WAY SUPERIOR ring generalship ? Against Librado "Human Punching Bag" Andrade ? He doesnt even like fighting on the back foot, look at when Mundine pushes him back, he looks frightened. 3. Lies. Chris Eubank had been training as normal for a fight against someone else, they pulled out, and then they found out that he'd be facing Calzaghe 10days before. Big difference. When did I say that Joe would win easy ? Another lie. I never said that in any of my previous posts. What I said was it wouldnt be a 50/50 fight. Which it isnt, because Joe is a better fighter. And to say Prime Eubank wouldnt beat Kessler is nearly as bad as your constant lieing in your posts.
Lets get things straight here Astola, I respect Kessler I really do. He's a world class fighter with fine attributes. But I really Joe Cazlaghe is something extraordinary, only a handful of fighters in each generation could you call that.