Is Mikkel Kessler the best fighter who Joe's faced?

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Peter, I honestly think that that is an extremely unconvincing and weak defense. If your reason why Kessler will win, is "Calzaghe is getting old" then you are in effect saying that Kessler does not have the skill etc. to beat Calzaghe. "I really don't think Kessler is that good, but I think Calzaghe is old so maybe he can win anyway".

With "fans" like that Kessler doesn't need haters.

On the other hand, you did say that you were Welsh and if so I can understand it more.

 

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Calzaghe and his fans are in for a huge shock.

One word: distance.

 

I would say Eubank but he was past his best as previously mentioned on this thread so I am gonna say that Kessler is the best fighter that Joe will have faced. I think this is a 50/50 fight all the way with the slight edge to Joe perhaps because of the home field advantage.

 

:good spot on

 

atsch :rofl hilarious, benn would absolutely smash mundine into next year, mundine fanboys are ****ing deluded.

do you know how hard benn hit? if featherfisted ottke stops mundine then benn knocks his head into the crowd.

 

in terms of Prime.

Kessler will be the best Win on Calzaghe list if he can win.

Eubanks was good but of course he was 32 when he fought Calzaghe.

But 32 isnt that old.

Eubanks best Wins were Michael Watson,Thulani Malinga,Juan Ferreyra,Tony Thornton and Nigel Benn.

now Kessler best wins are Manny Siaca,Eric Lucas,Librado Andrade,Anthony Mundine and Markus Beyer.

Now when you look at that there pretty close. But with Kessler being in his Prime. Kesller would in fact be the best name on Calzaghe resume if he was to win.

 

There's alot of disrespect to Eubank in this thread, there is absolutely no evidence whatsoever in what Kessler has done so far to suggest he is even on the same level as Eubank.

Here's something you guys may not know, Eubank did take the fight on short notice and have to shed weight. But Chris waited till the last week to shed all the weight anyway. Every fight in his career he would be well over the limit with a couple of weeks till the fight and shed it quickly.

How can you say Siaca, Lucas, Beyer, Andrade and Mundine are close to Eubank's wins??? OMG Watson and Benn beat all 5 of those guys in more convincing fashion than Kessler.

Did you actually see the fight??? It was anything but "whipped" both fights were close fights. A guy who is past his prime doesnt step-up in a weight class and give a world class with a massive size advantage so much trouble. There were also rumours Collins bottled that fight because he didnt fancy it with Joe, but i know there probably not true.

Il re-evaluate this after i see how Kessler handles Calzaghe, but as far as im concerned Chris Eubank is a better win than Kessler atm.

 

Im not taking anything away from Chris Eubanks. But theres a huge difference what i meant by it.

what i meant by it is that Calzaghe was young and fighting an older Eubanks.

and although Kesslers wins are not quite as good there not to bad.

Calzaghe will be fighting a Prime Kessler and Calzaghe will be the older man at the end of his career.
also he will be fighting Kessler a man in his Prime currently holding 2 major belts.

So this is a great win to Calzaghe if he wins and i would really rate it becuase Kessler for me is Prime and ready and beating a Prime guy at the top at his game is very impressive for me.

but there alot of boxers out there that beat older versions of a fighter but fewer that hold there own later in life against a Prime Champ.

It will be a great win if Joe wins and i feel for me his greatest considering Joe's age and Kessler being well at the top of his game.

 

I see what your saying mate, and your right Kessler is right in the middle of his prime. Although i dont think Eubank was primed, he wasnt far out of it and he was still a world class fighter. I hope after the fight if Calzaghe wins people do appreciate it as a great victory, and not write Kessler of as over-hyped, which i think the haters will try and do.

 

The reason Kessler is the best opponent Joe will ever meet, is because he is the one defeating him, in front on 60ooo+ guys who cant believe what they have just witnessed.

Kessler has beat all the southpaws convincingly. Its even more fun with joe than beyer, because its on joes hometurf.

Its gonna be fun watching joes eyes as he realise what just happend. DEFEAT.