Quoth Andrade:

Snagged this off the BR forums, who in turn swiped it from elsewhere.

“He was smoking,” said Andrade. “He was smoking me. And it wasn’t his hands or his power, it was his footwork. I saw him go one direction, turn, and then go in another direction where I totally couldn’t adjust. If he would have done that with (Joe) Calzaghe, it would have been a totally different game.”

One step behind for the entire fight, Andrade showed heart and determination, but he couldn’t do anything with Kessler, who won a shutout decision. For Andrade, it was a night that still doesn’t make any sense to him.

“When I went to that fight, I was so emotional,” he recalls. “Leading up to the fight, going into the fight, being in the ring, I couldn’t believe it, it was incredible. I remember one of the rounds I hit Kessler with a right hand and I hit him on top of the ear, and honestly, he made a noise like ‘ow’ or ‘ahhh’ in front of me, and I felt like saying I’m sorry. (Laughs) I didn’t know what was wrong with me; I don’t feel that when I fight, I just want to get it over with. That fight was so weird, but it’s behind me, I don’t care – I was overdue for a loss anyway. (Laughs) I’m just happy that it was with Kessler because he’s a very good fighter.”

A year later, what would he do differently against Kessler?

“I don’t know,” he admits. “At least I’d like to win one round. That would be my first goal because man, Kessler was so fast that day.”

 

People on ESB have badmouthed Kessler's footwork, called it "average", or worse - one of his weakest areas.

People on ESB do not boast 26-1 professional records and top 20 ranking in the super middleweight division.

 

And yeah Librado seems cool as hell. "I was overdue for a loss..." That's freaking tits that a boxer actually said that.