It is easy in the heat of all these debates to forget that Mikkel Kessler is a good fighter, that he is exciting to watch, and that he is respected and liked as a human being. It is also easy to get defensive about one's favourite and get into silly arguments that only leave one with a sour taste. So let us leave the upcoming fight aside and concentrate on the positive and inspirational aspects of Mikkel's game and character. Personal anecdotes much appreciated. Let us remind ourselves how we became fans of Mikkel Kessler in the first place and why we were so excited that this fight was made in the first place. Let us keep discussion here entirely positive, please. Let us concentrate on Kessler. :good
I'm with you. I think Kessler is a hell of fighter, with good skills. The man has dominated pretty much everyone he's fought. I like his chances in this fight. I've also heard he's a hell of an athlete who excells in other sports such as basketball and golf.
Agreed, sometimes I bash Kessler too much on these forums unnecessarily. It's not the fighter I have a problem with, its usually his idiotic carnival-freak fanboys who think he's the next best thing to sliced bread. He's a good fighter, he's number 2 SMW in the World, that proves it.
I think Mikkel got a lot of fans in Australia,Canada,Germany the US when beating their own guys. He did it fair and square, leaving nobody in doubt that he was the better man. Mikkel is an extremely nice guy. Take a look at Andrade after the fight not to mention them embracing eachother getting in to round 12. He ranks a sure #1 among his peers: Lacy, Bika, Bute, Manfredo and a lot other top names. Most favour Kessler to win this one. Even Calzaghe calls himself the underdog. That should say alot about Mikkel.
Let us have some details... What is Mikkel like as a person? Has anyone met him? Has anyone seen him fight from up close? What was it like? What do you remember most about seeing him fight? What is most impressive about his game? What gets you all excited about Mikkel?
ahhhhh no, the calzaghe/kessler threads are getting out of control again, it calmed down for a few weeks after it was announced but it' all kicked off again. gonna need it's own sub-forum at this rate.
Let us try and keep our eye on the ball here, guys. There are tens of active threads where the usual petty debates can be and are in fact held - please join those if you wish to sling some mud. Let us keep this thread for what it was intended and clean. :good
Yeah difference being the bookies. They just don't want to get ****ed twice by joe. But then again, they will get ****ed twice by joe. Seems he is way ahead on the bookies numbers according to Warren.
In a way, I think Calzaghe and and Kessler have a lot in common outside of the ring. Nice guys with close family relations, who are easy to underrate outside their home country. Mikkel is an easygoing and modest person, and he doesn't like to be the focal point of attention and he has had a hard time coping with his celebrity status, which is partly why he spends some time in Germany. He still hangs out with a lot of his childhood friends and seems like a genuine down-to-earth kinda guy. The whole I'll kill him and his children prefight-schtick has never been his game and he's always been unexpectedly friendly to his opponents before and after fights.
Manfredos never been a top name hes just being a ***** saying kessler will win cos he got ***** slapped by calzaghe, the latter also gos for Lacy.