Mikkel Kessler: What makes him so good?

I'll be honest, i only saw him fight once against Calzaghe. And outside of two fights in Wales, all of his fights have been in Denmark.

For those of you that are all over this guy, what makes him so good? I've heard people say that Kessler is a class above guys like Taylor and Pavlik and i'm saying, "What the fu*k!"

So for those of you people so high on Kessler, explain yourself please.

 

How is Taylor a C class fighter if he is hanging in there with P4P guys? Forget about the fact that JT won both fights against Hopkins. Even if he lost one or both, they were still competitive. He also fought Winky hard to a draw. C class fighters don't do that. And JT really refined his game in his last fight with Pavlik. JT's got A level talent.

And Pavlik is not the most talented boxer out there. But he's got an incredible work rate, granite chin, power in both hands, and an incredible stamina. That counts for a lot in this sport. He just wears you down.

 

He does have a granite chin. Are you questioning his chin after the JT KD? I hope not. The guy got hit by a huge MW with power with flush shots. And he didn't even really get KD. It was more like a tree being chopped down. It took all JT had just to get him down. Pavlik sort of fell forward. He wasn't taken down by the punches. And by the end of the round, he had his legs under him. And by the start of the next round, he was already coming forward.

 

I think you took what i said too literally. Of course he was KD. But the way he was KD is what i'm talking about. It wasn't one shot that did him in. It was an accumulation of punches and even after that, he didn't just go down immediately. It was really like a tree being chopped down. He didn't just fall after a shot. It was as if JT had to physically push/force Pavlik down because a shot wasn't going to do it.

This probably doesn't make sense to you.

 

Let me guess, your European?