Vid.: Keys to victory: Calzaghe-Kessler

i watched the kessler-mundine fight last night.

definitely don't fancy kessler's chances tbh.

when mundine was committing he was catching kessler.

calzaghe can go in 3's and 4's and be catching kessler a lot more often.

calzaghe can keep a high pace as well.

i just see kessler struggling to cope the longer it goes.

it's how effective kessler can be on the outside that could make it interesting.

he needs to keep it long and spoil when calzaghe attempts to get close.

kessler is not a spoiler though. :bart

 

CALZAGHE

- Because he doesn't have the one-punch knockout power of Kessler, Calzaghe cannot afford to get into a slugging match, especially in the early rounds.

- If the fight goes into the later rounds, Calzaghe must keep his concentration, neither showboating nor faltering, as he has in prior fights, but continue to respect Kessler's power and "outthink" his opponent.

- Calzaghe's strength is in his handspeed which he must use from the outside, outjabbing and outmoving the slower Kessler.

KESSLER

- Kessler cannot afford to be affected by the singing, screaming Welsh crowd but must concentrate solely on his opponent, Calzaghe.

- With more fluid movements, Kessler must work his way in an attempt to engage Calzaghe in a slugging match where his strength is superior.

- If the fight goes into the later rounds, Kessler should try to walk down and wear down the older Calzaghe, using his strength and youth to carry the fight.



Bert Randolph Sugar

 

I read this and laughed out loud... It's just hilarious that EVEN now, people underestimate Calzaghe's strength!

He's tough... ****ing tough. He's outmuscled EVERYONE he's ever faced. Massive physical specimens like Byron Mitchell and Jeff Jacy. Christ, he even fought a Cruiserweight before he became champion and pushed him all round the ring. To look at, there doesn't seem much of him, but looks don't tell you the whole story.

Save this: Joe Calzaghe has been able to push every boxer he's ever faced around the ring when he's wanted to.

Yes, Kessler is strong, probably the strongest Joe's ever faced, but he won't be able to bully Joe.

Also, Calzaghe's accuracy is soooooooooooo under rated. Look at the pace of his fights, I implore you. His opponents head moves all over the place but he still hits some part of it. Kessler's accuracy is good too, but all of his opponents have stayed still whilst he's thrown.

If Joe maintains his concentration throughout, I cannot see anything other than a good solid win for the Welshman.

 

Joe is very stron. Especially agains small people, which kessler is not, Evans Ashira fighting LMW right now. Manfredo also Middleweight. Bika Middleweight.

Lucas, Andrade, Beyer, Mundine were all stunned by Kesslers power and strenght.

Get out of your fantasy. Tomorrow the dream will be over and SMW wil truly be Kessler's Kingdom.

 

Kessler opponts are usually in front of Kessler because there thats is where Kessler is.

 

I don't think Calzaghe should muscle up against this guy who has the strength of the likes of Mitchell and Lacy but can reach Joe's chin with fluid boxing moves too, that's the difference. I don't consider Joe a huge physical specimen but he's long muscled and coordinated, Mikkel is long muscled too but with superior bulk and he would get the edge in physicallity. However, because he's bigger, Mikkel has to fight more against his body inertia when moving back and forth or sideways and that is all an advantage to Calzaghe when brawling or slugging, that and the fact that Joe is more fluid makes me disagree with Bert and lean closer to you and to PeterNielsen70.

No need to implore, Calzaghe is scarily accurate and doesn't loop his punches at all but if Mikkel steps in with his punches in spite of stepping back from punches, he can increase the impact of his shots double-fold. If Mikkel waits and stays to set him up, then he's gonna do it until the final bell rings cause Joe will avoid him getting set.

Actually, it is based on Calzaghe's immersed concentration and consistency and his spectacular technical effort against Lacy ( along with his heart shown against Mitchell), that I have put money on him and on a 12 rounder decision too.

 

If Kessler catches Calzaghe coming forward with his right hand. Calzaghe is going down..he will get up and proceed to beat on Kessler but if Kessler gets a couple of those right hands in Calzaghe will get beaten. Kessler has a wonderful 1,2 but he needs to just go for the right hand lead when he sees Calzaghe crouch and come forward. Calzaghe's chin is not hard to find with a str8 punch. Lacy could not throw a str8 punch if his life depended on it and was just looping right hands and left hooks. You cannot work off of the jab with calzaghe unless you are a fellow southpaw.

 

Kessler is a very accurate puncher but the dumb ass comment about him being the best combination puncher is bull****. A 1,2 is a 1,2 a combination is 3 or more punches together typically.

 

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Good video, until the actual pick.

 

That Bert doesn't know Kessler, nor seemingly Calzaghe. It would be folly of Kessler to play Lacy; use strength to bully JC.

Kessler must control the center ring, working behind his jab, keeping Calzaghe at distance as much as he can.

If Kessler begins doing something stupid like going into the pocket with JC, it will worsen his chances.