Kessler - does he have a shot vs Joe Calzaghe?

i have this as a very close fight.
IMO whoever got or gets home advantage will run out the winner on points.

fight will be entertaining, fought at a very fast pace and the styles will gell well.

it was not and will not be an easy fight for either fighter and thise that predict a calzaghe landslide and those that predict a kessler easy ko in 5 etc,etc are letting there being a fan dictate there objectiveness of the fight.

both on paper and stylewise both men give the other problems to solve, which in itself should dictate it will not be a walkover whichever way it went.

i predict kessler narrow points win in denamrk and vice veras calzaghe close points win in uk.

 

sean, will you please point out exactly, in detail WHY/HOW each of these fighters has a chance against the other style-wise...there are still doubters out there that see it as a done-and-dusted landslide win for one or the other...Cheers, mate!:good

 

I think that Kesslers chances has increased since he is fighting abroad - the strain the Andrade fight made on him was almost unbearable for him. It was like danish media just discovered that we had a WC.

Now he can fight with little pressure.

It will be a very close match - I foresee a KD against Calzaghe in round 5 or 6, but we will see that Kessler will lose more rounds than he is used to.

Late TKO or slim UD for Kessler.

 

This fight is 50-50 and scarily so. This is true greatness for both. They are putting it on the line. It's a loseable fight. Two skilled operators who can do it for 12 rounds!

 

In Cardiff - JC by SD

In Copenhagen - MK by UD

 

achillesthegreat, will you please point out exactly, in detail WHY/HOW each of these fighters has a chance against the other style-wise...there are still doubters out there that see it as a done-and-dusted landslide win for one or the other...Cheers, mate!:good

 

I like Calzaghe in this one .He is very tenacious

 

Let's break this down then...

Both are extremely god boxer-punchers, they can box or brawl. Both are in their element boxing.

The difference - Kessler is excellent in the few things he does, Calzaghe very good at the many things he does.

Kesslers straight punches, footwork, sense of range and timing are sensational.

Calzaghes footwork, combination, inside work and elusiveness is awesome.

Both show of their skill most when boxing however both can lead.

The 50-50 argument comes from who can fight their fight. Will Kessler tame Calzaghe with his jab and box him OR will Calzaghes dynamic work bamboozle Kessler.

Calzaghe-Lacy was a 50-50 fight. Lacy is a quality come forward fighter who is strong and powerful. What Calzaghe did to Lacy isn't because Lacy is ****, it's because Calzaghe is that good. The same situation arises here - whoever wins will not win because the other person is ****, they will win because they are that good.

This is Calzaghe and Kesslers chance to show us how smart they are. Doing this against someone with such skill level and the ability to do i tfor twelve rounds is a nightmare.

This fight is a *****. Maybe one will set themself apart. Both have had fights where they barely lose a round. However don't be suprised if it is a heated nip/tuck affair where people argue who deserves the W.

 

No shot. I'm posiTIVE. Joe Calzaghe will administor a beating the likes you've never seen before.

This will be a schooling in every sense of the word.

You thought Calzaghe schooled Lacy - wait until Calzaghe's upper-cuts land on Kessler's over-rated dome.

I think Calzaghe will either UD him and win every round,or win every round and KO him late.

 

Kessler won't be able to just step In and out of range jabbing then a straight right with Calzaghe's speed. He could slip through Kessler to get on the Inside where Joe will have the advantage too, Kessler has not shown Inside fighting.

Kessler Vs Beyer was not defending those body shots either and Joe can pepper him to the body on the Inside.

Kessler can be uncomfortable when Pressured on the back foot although Andrade wasn't good enough as Kessler covered up pretty easily against an unproven prospect.

So I think he'll be pretty much outpointed by Joe.

 

That's another good point - Calzaghe can fight going backwards,and will befuddle Kessler on the inside.

Kessler is really only in his element when he's on the outside controling the pace of the fight;timing his right hand with the jab.

Calzaghe has an uncanny ability to avoid punches and show different angles - in my opinion,Joe will quite easily be able to break Kessler's initial attacks,and slip in on the inside,and administor some head-in-the-face game,and body shots(Those uppercuts will be the downfall of Kessler,He's ripe for them).

 

Kessler has youth on his side, Calzaghe has class.

I think Calzaghe wins via decision, even in Denmark.

 

It does amazingly appear Calzaghe can still fight a young mans fight. The speed, the stamina, the sharpness are all still there.