The former 4 time alphabet titleholder Mikkel Kessler today lashes out at the 2 titleholders not in the SuperSix. Kessler has little respect for the highly rated IBF champion canadian Lucian Bute: "Bute is a Showtime hypejob", Kessler says to danish TV2. "Bute has some good bodyshots, is strong, but he can be beat". As far as WBO champion german Robert Stieglitz goes Kessler says: "Stieglitz has never been under pressure. I've never seen him meet a good fighter yet." Mikkel Kessler hopes to get a titleshot in September or October.
The article I refer to is here: http://sporten.tv2.dk/article.php/id-40484383:kessler-uimponeret-af-vmrivaler.html I think the reporter somehow mixes Kessler's words on the 2 beltholders so the OP is not an exact translation.
Bute needs to do something.. Seems like people is losing respect for him really fast.. Froch also made the comment "I will smash Bute to pieces" i know it is typical Froch, but still..
He does punch well to the body though. I'm interested to see how the other top fighters in the division can handle that punch.
Hum! Bute is waiting for Kessler to sign. So, sign, Mikkell! That way, talk will end and we'll know who is right.
That is a very poor attempt on a translate Bat!!! The only thing Kessler says about Bute in the article is that Bute is being backed/hyped by Showtime. (No news in that). The part about the bodyshots is when he talks about Stieglitz, and all in all he is very unimpressed with Stieglitz!
Kessler is not far behind. Between rounds Froch said to McCracken: "He's killing me with those bodyshots. He's ****ing killing me!" His english sparringpartner before Bouadla also was impressed.
a Bute body shot would simply result in Froch instinctively unleashing a 3-punch combo; Left hook, Right Hook and a hard straight right. If that doesn't rock or drop Bute- then I don't know what will...
hope kessler goes after steiglitz so he can get the ring rust off, and get as sharp as he can... THEN go after bute. kessler has got some good fights ahead of him. can't wait.