I dont see Calzaghe winning at all

I think Kessler is being vastly overrated by his fans and by those with an irrational dislike of Calzaghe. Kessler is a good technical boxer and he has a bat but he is not going to cope either with Calzaghe's workrate or ring smarts. This should be a fairly easy victory for the Welshman.

 

i think calzaghe wins.i see joe sidestepping to the right to avoid kesslers straight right&hitting him with fast combinations,i think kessler will have his moments in the fight but i see joe grinding him down for a 10th rnd stoppage.this will be a great fight cant wait for it.

 

Someone said this was all true, but I dont get it.

Try again :rofl

 

I guess you qualify as a boxing fan then.

 

....and what makes this post even better is that it is easily supported by clips or PROOF if you like. All the JC-nuthuggers exaggerations is plain annoying. How the heck do you come up with all that BS without any actual examples showing your wild postulates. Come on, give some references to fight moments where we can actually see that JC is faster than the speed of light.....that he gets stronger with age....that his chin is Titanium......and his strength dwarfs Hercules....etc.

 

So you are literally saying that if Kessler beats Calzaghe, then Calzaghe is kind of an overrated/overprotected bum? Seeing that he got beaten by a guy with a nice 1-2 and not much else in his favour.:hey

 

He ain't gonna win...even if he wins.

 

A lot of the Kessler detractors are making assumptions based on what they ASSUME is the case.

Kessler is a bad inside fighter??? When have you ever seen him getting chopped up on the inside. I think the lack of inside fighting in his fights is a testament to his boxing ability.

Kessler is open to akward angles??? His stlye may seem like that, but what evidence have you got that shows him gettting beatnen up by akward punches. Andrade is alot slower than Calzaghe, but Kessler had very little trouble defending his shots (and he throws from very akward angles!)

Also Amsterdam, you have said a number of times that Kessler prefers to throw his right hand after a jab, fair call, but I can recall a number of times he has throw the right as a lead. In fact, even if he did throw the jab first, he will still throw the right regardless if the jab lands, so doesnt that make it more dangerous?

Basically I think Kessler will win, but am aware Calzaghe poses a serious threat and there is a distinct possibility that he will win.

The only negative thing you could point out in his performances, was Mundine having some success with fainting and speed. Thats why I have an issue with that earlier poster insulting people who favoured Kessler. At this point in his career he has shown so much more dominance and skill than anyone I have ever seen in a long time.

I think its understandable that people are hyping him up.

By the way, does anyone think Calzaghe will actually stop Kessler? Even if this turned into a slugfest, Calzaghe hasnt KO'd or stopped (legitimately) a good opponent in AGES, which means he will likly have to box off for a decision, which means he will have to avoid Kesslers power for 12 rounds (and if hes winning big he'll have to avoid a desperate Kessler).

If Calzaghe wins this fight I will consider him a living legend and i'll become a HUGE fan. I will even stand up to his detractors and argue till im blue in the face.

 

Watch what you are saying. What if Calzaghe gets handed a hometown decision a la Ottke and afterwards refuses to give Kessler a rematch?
It is actually a likely scenario I'm afraid.

 

Even if its close enough that he can be given a decision then i'll stand by my claim. But if he gets clearly thrashed and gets a gift then I won't go through with it.

For him to have a hard fight at 35, against what I would imagine to be a prime Kessler then he deserves massive credit.

 

AMEN


Some people on this board actually underrate Kessler (not you Amsterdam). But comments like Kessler being a robot, only carries a 1-2, being horrible on the inside, has slow feet, no stamina, poor workrate etc. is a WASTE OF ****IN TIME.


Kessler is brilliant and very accurate and he is a smart fighter who adapts to his opponents.

Calzaghe may be difficult to prepare for, but Kessler will now that he is bound to be fast, accurate and powerfull with that lead right hand all night in order to win.

Hes practicing the punch right now.


Please stop the nonsense. Kessler is A level and will pose a serious threat to Joe.

 

Calzhage a fraud? WOW. That's a thought out argument!

It's going to be a good boxing match and that's it. whoever wins deserves respect. The manner by witch he wins we'll determine wether the other one was overrated or not.

Aside form that, it's only speculations.

LETS GET READY TO RUMBLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!:happy