WARD vs KESSLER

Very good Joe!.

Funny thing is, that before the Calzaghe fight i was sure Kessler would beat him at the distance with the jab. Calzaghe won the jab contest, "because Kessler couldn't handle the second attack", as Enzo said!. Calzaghe simple won more rounds, because he attacked before Kessler was "ready" to clinch again.

Kessler did very well in the first 4 rounds. In the 2. or 3. round Calzaghe tried to make it to a inside brawl. But strange enough, Kessler had the faster hands, turned Calzaghe around, trapped him at the ropes and throw hard punches. Calzaghe never tried the in fight again.

Kessler tried to get his counter punching going. And he did very well. Tripping a little back wards, and countering with fast 2-3 combinations and hitting Calzaghe hard more than ones!.

But Calzaghe could handle it and kept on "stealing the rounds".

In that fight, Kessler only won rounds when he stepped a little forward, put on pressure and, with very good footwork, cut of the ring. In the Perdomo fight, Kessler tried to counter punch for 2 rounds before he changed his game plan and began to put on pressure. Exactly like he did in his best win against a very similar fighter to Ward - Mundine.

1) What i am trying to say to Ward fans is: Everybody thought Calzaghe would have the faster hands and would be better at the inside - but they/i was wrong!

2) If you assumes Kessler to be a well protected EU-fighter your are wrong. Kessler's biggest dream has always been to be the best ever by unifying the belts by fighting the best. So Kessler is more determinate, strong and lethal than ever.

Ward vs. Kessler should be a hell of a fight !!

 

Jan (DK) Godt sagt

 

Just wanted to make sure that I leave a post here...We will revisit this after the fight!!!

 

I just HAD to bump THIS thread. Very entertaining stuff in here.

 

Excuse me. Sorry to bother you folks, but Laudrup requested that I bump this once more.

 

Glad I predicted a Ward win elsewhere before I stumbled onto here :smoke

 

Why are there two long Ward vs Kessler threads when they both have other opponents coming up? I'm not sure of the tournament se-tup. Are they shure to meet in the ring?

 

Check the dates they were started. Old thread brought back for the purpose of lulz