Great fight! I think it would be close but I think that if Hopkins performs as well as he can, he can take it. One of the best fights out there, I think.:good
Hopkins has certainly aged gracefully. hes honed his craft to near perfection. its so natural for him to fight now its amazing. But Hopkins is so damn smart now he would beat Kessler. Kessler doesnt exactly have the best footwork and doesnt have much lateral movement.. somewhat stationary.. he does hit pretty hard though so Hopkins would have to be careful, but Hopkins is always alert and cautious and concentrating in there so it wouldnt be a problem. Hopkins would win.
Hopkins via skooling. kessler has done nothing, beaten noone, backed out of fights with the likes of miranada.
Good fight. I think this going alot like Hopkins - Taylor, Mikkel keeps the jab pumping and does pack a punch, he also has good workrate and will keep the pressure on Old Hop. I think Kess will get a tight decision win.
This fight could only happen at 175. Hopkins is the man, not Kessler; Kessler would gladly go up for the shot at Hopkins.
hopkins wide UD wait and see how mikkel reacts when his jabs gone he's not landing the right hands and he doesnt have a stationary target infront of him
but what does Hopkins get out of beating Kessler? he already has the respect.. no point really in having to prove himself like that anymore with these kinds of fights against a tough challenger who brings more risk than anything..:think