I think Kessler is still having promotional issues. Hopefully that will clear up soon bc his career is starting to waste.
Kessler faced, and totally outfought, Andrade (who is as tough a customer as there is in the SMW division) and gave a respectable performance against Joe Calzaghe, maybe the greatest supermiddle ever. He also unified two titles with a devastating KO of fellow beltholder Marcus Beyer. And unlike Bute, Kessler kept Andrade off of him for the entire fight. So he hasn't fought garbage. Which supermiddleweights are tougher than Calzaghe and Andrade?