Calzaghe-Kessler: My Analysis

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  1. HolgerD

    HolgerD Armscontrol Full Member

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    I came to think of the fact that in a sport like
    tennis its a great advantage, when playing against
    left-handers (southpaws), to have been brought up against them.
    I think Kessler in his early carreer sparred quite
    a lot against the southpaw Mads Larsen(?), a world class
    fighter at the time. So I guess I'm throwing the question
    out for people to answer whether this translates into a
    substantial advantage for Kessler?
     
  2. ThePlugInBabies

    ThePlugInBabies ♪ ♫ Full Member

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    if you're asking whether simply sparring with a southpaw will improve your chances then probably not. jeff lacy sparred an awful lot with winky wright prior to his fight with calzaghe, didn't seem to help him much.
     
  3. HolgerD

    HolgerD Armscontrol Full Member

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    More having trained against them early on. I remember from playing
    tennis some years ago that the guys who had trained against left-handers in their teenage and younger years almost had a knack for playing the balls in difficult places for the left-handers. To me it seemed as if they almost had it hard-wired into their game. So I was wondering if something similar could translate into boxing in some ways and potentially give Kessler an advantage. Could it be that Kessler is a natural "southpaw killer"?

    Also:
    Are there any previous examples in boxing of southpaw killers?
     
  4. van the man

    van the man Active Member Full Member

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    its funny, the only one supporting your disrespectfull behavior is yourself blocky!
     
  5. cableguy

    cableguy Active Member Full Member

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    Not bad....if i do say so myself!
     
  6. oztriker

    oztriker Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I have to agree....:good

    The silence is deafening :D
     
  7. Southy

    Southy New Member Full Member

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    INIT JUST ?:yep
     
  8. Smazz20

    Smazz20 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I do believe it has:D