Super Six: Kessler vs Ward

Agreed i really like King Arthur. Again a facinating fight we have Taylor a man who gasses late on against a man that paces himself with ice cool precision. I agree though how we he fair against slick fast bigger guys....we just have to wait and see...roll on October :bbb

 

Cheers :good

I like the way showtime have gone about this the promo is great and the whole package looks exciting and fresh.

 

That's a good call i think a sweepstake on his weight would be a lively debate and good fun :good

I'm kinda looking forward to this one.

He's a lazy trainer and seems unmotivated even before he's achieved anything of note which isn't a great sign. He was actually getting beat up by Walker till he went gun ho and took Walker into a war....Walker wilted pretty quickly.

Against Vitali he must impose his will early on.

If he does he has to take Vitali into later rounds and maintain a high workrate and be smart and take the odd breather but he basically needs to find a rhythm and yes it won't be pretty but it's all he can do to gain a 'W'.

It might be one of them nights again where a U.S fighter is standing at long range getting hit with jab's uppercuts hooks and right hands and then he will fold at the midway point bludgeoned to defeat....something i don't want to see i want Chris to win this.

Great shout Mackie Shilstone is a legend....the man is fantastic...he also plots the mental side of a fight and is intense and i feel Arreola needs to be intense he can't outbox Vitali he needs to go in there and take him into the tranches and bring war.

I hope he looks at Sam Peter's mistakes and uses the wrongs of his performance to implement his game plan...if he has one

 

in saying all that it don't mean a thing unless he's trained like a professional fighter should. I hope he can do it but atm i don't see it although i do see a more entertaining heavyweight fight then we've seen in a while.

 

Kessler wins this whole tournament.

 

watched Kessler vs Thypsse and JC Green today

will watch Ward vs Miranda tonigth and possibly Calzaghe vs Kessler

From wathcing Kessler this is what i see:

Hes a solid all rounder, dosent do much wrong and does nothing spectacular. Perhaps his speed is his only let down.

Hes methodical, controlled and patient and picks his shots well and is very accurate, a thinking fighter

He lacks true world class power but makes up for it in accurate placed shots and good combinations

is comfortable on the front and back foot (which is quite rare) and is just as calm , controlled and precise on either.

 

if Taylor, Ward and Dirrel all loose in the first round it will be a disaster for the tournement. I could see it falling apart.

 

They won't all lose anyway.

All the Americans are in fights they can win.

Ward has the speed and variety to cause Kessler problems.

Dirrell is talented enough to give the porous Froch plenty to think about.

Taylor is in the fight that is his best chance stylistically. Abraham isn't going to wear him down like Pavlik and Froch did, its a case of avoiding the big bombs and working consistently.

 

I think Ward gets the UD. Not been impressed with Kessler he has a limited European style and Ward is the better pure boxer. I see him winning 8-4.

 

As of now, Ward for me, from watching him, I think he'll explode on the big stage.

1.Ward
2.Kessler
3.Abraham
4.Dirrell
5.Froch
6.Taylor

But now i'm thinking it could go

1.Kessler
2.Froch
3.Taylor
4.Ward
5.Dirrell
6.Abraham

But yet again, it could easily be

1.Abraham
2.Froch
3.Dirrell
4.Ward
5.Taylor
6.Kessler

Or even possibly

1.Dirrell
2.Taylor
3.Ward
4.Froch
5.Kessler
6.Ward

And I wouldnt be at all surprised if it was

1.Taylor
2.Kessler
3.Abraham
4.Ward
5.Taylor
6.Dirrell

or even..........

**** it, i'm getting a sore head, ****, this is quite possibly the greatest thing to happen in boxing for years, I don't care what anyone says, there are so many intangibles and opportunities to learn and progress in this that anyone of them could shine through and win. Like hell will I be putting money on it.

Kessler could get bamboozled by Ward in the first and lose his mojo thereafter, or he could break Andres heart and go on to win it. The smart money on everyones lips is Kessler, thats a dangerous thing for him.

I wouldnt be surprised if any of these guys lost, and you know what, I wouldn't lose respect for them either if they did.

There is absolutely no way the welterweights would agree to this.

These boys deserve all the praise lavished on them.

(I've got a feeling Taylor will get revenge on Froch though)