Kessler: "Froch is as strong as an ox but has no guard or head movement"

"Hopefully I will fight the mandatory title defence against Perdomo in June, as I’m in really good shape after a longer training-camp in Spain. Unfortunately it is out of my hands as I’m struggling with my former Promotor and Manager, however we should be able to find a solution in the nearest future.

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]I would love to fight Froch after the mandatory title defence.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]I know it would be a great fight as I believe that we both would bring something special to the ring. He’s a strong as an ox, but doesn’t seem to have any guards or head movement....[/FONT]He is strong and awkward but he is slow and open as a book. I think it would be a battle and I like battles"

- Mikkel Kessler


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Organiseringen af Team Palle er i DEFs øjne uacceptabel. Bettina Palle har haft en manageraftale med Mikkel Kessler, hvor hendes opgave er at repræsentere sin bokser på bedste vis overfor diverse promotorer, sponsorer m.fl. Samtidig har Team Palles selskab, International Entertainment ApS, med Mogens Palle i spidsen været promotor for Kesslers kampe.
Bettina Palles rolle i sagen er stærkt kritisabel, idet hun både har ageret som rådgiver for Mikkel Kessler, og samtidig været del af Team Palle. Denne konstellation er helt uacceptabel og ville aldrig kunne finde sted i en anden sportsgren.

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DEF (Kessler's legal team) find Palle's organization unacceptable. Bettina Palle's job was to represent Kessler in external promotions and sponsorship. DEF argues she has a conflinct of interest in being an advisor to Kessler and a part of team Palle, and that this is unacceptable in other sports (citing an example of a Brondby player who was advised by a man that brokered a deal between the two clubs).

En option tilbage
Men med al tydelighed viser DEF's gennemgang af den optionsaftale, som nu er i spil, at der kun er en option tilbage og ikke tre, som Team Palle påstår.
Den 25. oktober 2008 boksede Mikkel Kessler første kamp i overensstemmelse med optionsaftalen med Team Palles selskab imod Danillo Hausler.
30. januar 2009 returnerede Mikkel Kessler en underskreven aftale med Team Palles selskab International Entertainment ApS om at bokse kampen imod Mads Larsen. Denne kamp har Team Palle desværre ikke kunnet arrangere, som ellers aftalt. Dermed har de brugt anden option i optionsaftalen. Der er klare tidsfrister for udnyttelse af optionerne
Der tilbagestår nu én option. Team Palle har meddelt, at de vil arrangere kampen imod Perdarmo, som er officiel udfordre i WBA regi. Denne kamp skal efter WBAs regler bokses inden 25. juli i år.

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DEF's review of the contracts is that Palle only has one option, not the three they claim.

First option on 25 October 2008 was in accordance with Team Palle to fight Danilo Haussler.

Second option on 30 January 2009 to fight Mads Larsen. Kessler signed the contract but Team Palle did not agree on a deal with Larsen. Therefore they used the second agreement, as there are clear deadlines for the excercise of options in the contract.

Final option is Team Palle organize the mandatory against Perdomo that must be fought before 25 July according to the WBA.

Uanset ovenstående har Team Palle altså valgt at føre retssag imod Mikkel Kessler. En sådan retssag startende i Københavns byret kan tage lang tid, men det må den jo så gøre samtidig med, at Mikkel Kessler bokser videre i et andet regi end Team Palle.
Det virker som om, at Team Palle via trusler om retssag tror, at de kan presse Mikkel Kessler til at indgå et forlig, som de dikterer. Mads Øland udtaler: "Jeg stiller mig uforstående for, at Mogens Palle tror, at han kan få sin vilje ved at true Mikkel Kessler i denne sag. Jeg finder det usympatisk at true med at ødelægge en sportsmands karriere. DEF vil nu arbejder på at sikre, at Mikkel straks kan fortsætte sin karriere uanset en eventuel retssag med Team Palle. Det er ikke muligt for Team Palle at forhindre Mikkel i at bokse."
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Regardless Team Palle has chosen to pursue Litigation charges against Kessler. Such a trial in court could take a long time but must be done. It seems Team Palle believe they can force Kessler to agree a deal this way, so they can dictate the terms. His lawyer claims it is digusting they try to destroy a sporting career, and it is not possible.

 

That article reads like a legal case presented by Kessler's lawyers. I just had to shortern it down because I couldn't be arsed translating word for word.