Calzaghe vs Kessler

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Scar, Dec 19, 2009.


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  1. mike464

    mike464 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Calzaghe was about 1/2
     
    mike464, Dec 19, 2009
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  2. DOM5153

    DOM5153 They Cannot Run Forever Full Member

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    i think it was close, some experts went with Calzaghe and some went with Kessler
     
    DOM5153, Dec 19, 2009
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  3. cubex

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    Calzaghe was a slight favorite.
     
    cubex, Dec 19, 2009
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  4. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    I was just about to say the same thing. Kessler was very good in the first half if I remember correctly. But Calzaghe had much better experience and adjusted. Higher ring IQ, no offense to Kessler.
     
    Boxed Ears, Dec 19, 2009
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  5. Scar

    Scar VIP Member Full Member

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    You can take it the way you want to take it. I've had discussions with friends out of this forum that strongly claim Calzaghe was the underdog going in. I couldn't argue much and admitted that I didn't know the situations at the time because I wasn't following closely so I'm asking in this thread. Any posts that would make Calzaghe, Kessler, Ward, Lacy, Jones, Hopkins, Trinidad or Larry Holmes look bad or good will be instantly ignored by the author(ME) because I want an honest number on the odds in this one.
     
    Scar, Dec 19, 2009
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  6. gigogreco

    gigogreco Well-Known Member Full Member

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    the majority agreed upon, as the fight took place in cardiff, that calzaghe was the favorite.

    if you want to put % on it, then most had it 60-40 or 55-45 in favor of calzaghe.
     
    gigogreco, Dec 19, 2009
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  7. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    Calzaghe was a clear favorite with odds around 7/4 (+175) on Kessler and 2/5 (-250) on Calzaghe.

    I lost about 200$ on that one. Props to Joe.

    btw those odds mean that Calzaghe was about 64%/32.5%/3.5% (W/L/D)

    but you should take into consideration that brits are heavy gamblers and that UK fighters often get overevaluted at the sportbooks because of that.
     
    PH|LLA, Dec 19, 2009
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