Kessler's assesment of Calzaghe

Joe needs footwork amd stamina to best Kess...

 

This could be - I'm really concerned, as a Calzaghe fan, that he may lose this fight. Kessler throws the straighter punches, has a laser jab, and has great ring generalship. But I think Calzaghe is coming into this fight with more focus than ever. Kessler is great when he dictates the pace and the distance, but Calzaghe has the ability to close that distance. On the outside, he gives subtle feints of hand and foot that make it hard to get into a rythm. They also make it hard for opponents to figure out when he is going to punch. I think Calzaghe has the speed to get inside and land quick combinations. I see him getting Kessler out of a rythm. His footwork also presents a problem because he can get in and out and also show different angles.

In the end, I like Calzaghe by UD

 

I see Joe winning, but not easily. I also see him getting KTFO

 

early on im going cal...

 

Kessler doesn't get hit easily? You haven't seen him fight Mundine then :-(
Kessler thinks Calzaghe is more of a brawler? A brawler is someone who takes one or more to land one, no? A brawler is someone who gets stuck into it in the trenches and doesn't bother trying to avoid punches, no? Wonder if Kessler has Calzaghe mixed up with someone else?

Someone else posted that Calzaghe needs footwork and stamina to beat Kessler - guess what? He has both.

Same poster said he can see Calzaghe getting KTFO - when was the last time Kessler KTFO of someone? And who was that opponent? Now compare that opponent to Calzaghe :roll:

Calzaghe to win UD.

 

Good post. Some people here have a wild imagination.

 

What is your definition of convincingly?

If Joe wins, I can only see it as being a very close decision win or a hometown robbery. Hopefully the latter won't happen. Does anybody know whether the scores are going to be announced after each 4 rounds? I really hope they will, because then it will quickly be clear whether or not the judges will be fair.

 

I know. We've even met bafoon's who don't think RJJ is a top 100 fighter, shocking.

But at the same time, any old timer that you can name that was even ranked as a contender has a good shot at becoming a top 100 on these people's lists.

 

It was his next to last opponent - the three time WBC world champion Beyer. No, he doesn´'t compare to Calzaghe but who does? That doesn't mean that Calzaghe can't get stopped, everybody can get stopped.:roll:

 

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Yeah I totally agree, nearly all old time fighters get seriously overrated no matter how bad they were.

 

You're going to be pleasantly surprised when Calzaghe thrashes Kessler into submission. Then you can sport my avatar that I choose, however, I almost want the fight to be as competitive as possible for a variety of reasons:

- Calzaghe will get more credit for a competitive win than a total domination, because boxing fans are ****ing idiots.

- Blockhead's prediction is that Kessler gets massacred, anytime Blockhead is proven wrong and made a fool of is a good time for me and he has posting rights for Calzaghe-Kessler week, so I'd like to abuse the little **** some more.

- I like Kessler, he's an excellent fighter, want him to be able to recover from a loss and it's easy to put a close loss behind you, not easy to put a lacy style loss behind you, it in facts ruins some guys.

- 2 fights would be great.

 

No chance I'll be sporting your avatar.:yep Let me ask you, do you honestly still think Calzaghe wins by stoppage? Because only that or a Kessler DQ will win the bet for you, remember?

This has nothing to do with our bet but if Calzaghe should win a close or disputed decision, I hope that you will admit that you were wrong about the outcome of the fight, since you have been predicting Calzaghe to dominate from the start.

 

This is a tough fight to predict.

Mundine showed Kessler is beatable with hand speed and footwork, Calzaghe has that plus more.