kinda fell the same way, and i see it very even and wouldnt put my money on either guy.......but i truely hope kessler pulls out as the winner! my heart will go bumbumbumbumbumbum like a mashinegun when(if) they enters the ring:happy
Taylor-Spinks? Nah, this one will be historical, but mostly for entirely different reasons. The reason being that these two are arguably both current top 10 p4p fighters in terms of skill level. They are currently a level above the rest in an already deep and good division. It is one of those megafights that only come about ever so rarely. Most "mega fights" are really just "one name agaisnt another" but without REAL substance (one example is the Taylor-Spinks fight and another the Tarver-Hopkins fight). This one is the real thing. That's all there is to it. :happy
On calzaghe's website right after the manfrdeo fight he posted on the front that he didn't break his hand like he feared he had. Now, in his column he says he did? It's on his website right now. WTF! Is he lying about all this shite about the kessler fight too?!
Amen to that, my friend. As someone said - lets all hope that both can walk away with their pride intact. I am pretty certain this will be the case.
Whats wrong with removing the no. 1 contender for his ring belt? Especially when he can't make the fights vs the more popular names.
Why the late TKO??? - after all Calzaghe has only stopped one in his last six fights - some of them versus opponents that are "stopable". Kessler adapted just fine against Andrade - I'm not saying Andrade is near the level of Calzaghe, but his style forced Kessler away from what you call his gameplan and Kessler adapted fine. Versus a fighter like Andrade you need good footwork and counterabilities - Kessler showed just that, where he versus Beyer/Lucas/Siaca showed little footwork as he controlled the fight from the distance/middle. So there is no question he can adapt - if he can do it well enough to beat Calzaghe - well hoepfully time will tell.
I wholeheartedly agree with this. No one has ever come this much forward against Kessler, as Andrade did it that fight. Still Kessler picked the pace - and showed his counterpunching abilities. As always he didnt do anything stupid - and never got lured into doing stupid things. An almost flawless exihibition of true boxing skills. Only thing missing was more uppercuts.
I can only say this again - check out the stats of the fight and you will know that Kesslers powerpunches almost equalled the amount of jabs. And did so with 50% hit ratio. But for arguements sake - how would you box a fighter that comes forward constantly for 12 rounds and has a chin of granite - while you, yourself has one of the best jabs combined with excellent footwork, while knowing the other guys only chance of winning is a punchers chance?
Well I guess the best career choice for Joe is to retire - undefeated. With Manfredo as his last fight - cementing his legacy.... WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU?