You Brits kill me first you shove Joe Cal in our throats like hes some top 10 ATG. Im assuming you are a Brit because who else will gas a fighter like Mikael Kessler as a elite??? Even Danes are realistic about this. With Joe I can see and respect it(opinions) hes beaten mostly cans but hes beaten them over he years. To tell you the truth Eubanks is the only one that pops into my mind as recognizable, yes I dont know boxing..then Mundine and Andrade both barely B level fighters. Then you shove us Hamed, like hes some ATG...Hes fun, entertaining, very good but Great!! No! But hey you believe what you want to believe. But hyping up Kessler wow, I just had to post because its just too much. This stiff beating Hop? Taylor and Pavlik? wow just wow!
I don't care about Kessler, right now I see him being a stepping stone for someone like Taylor or Bute. I don't think he could beat either of those guys. Mundine is an unknown to the US and Pavlik would knock Kessler out. I don't think Kessler can hang with Dawson either. His only hope would be to hope that Calzaghe vacates one of those belts and he can fight for it against a fringe contender. I never had him close to top 10 P4P because he hasn't fought anyone. Just because he had two belts doesn't mean anything.
people who bought into that were just plain disillusioned. Kessler would destroy Lacy then and moreso now
if he stops inkin/froch winner and beats bute decisively that would be enough to get him in the top ten from his current # 21 position on my list
Really? Why? Do you rate Bute and Inkin/Froch winner so highly, given Kessler is only 21 on your list?
I think defeating Bute, Taylor, Pavlik, and stepping up to lightheavy to win a title would give him a legit p4p top 10 ranking. Thats virtually impossible
I think that's quite possible; Bute pretty much committed himself to a Kessler fight next year. But Pavlik...why would he fight Kessler?
I don't know but it's kinda hard to get to Top 10 P4P right now with a coupla fights - he already beat Mundine and Bute is undefeated but not top rated p4p... Kessler should try to fight and knockout Winky if Pavlik doesn't get there first. Fighting Pavlik would be difficult cause he's not moving up and Kessler cannot definitely move down in weight.
I agree - Winky would be perfect! But what u say about B-hop, Taylor or Pavlik? A win over Taylor wouldnt do it, while a win over one of the other "top ten'ers" could do it. By the way - this thread was invaded by moronic americans who doesnt have a single clue about boxing. Its ****in laughable
If Dawson gets past Diaconu, his chin will be proved good enough, I think. He would beat Mikkel in a close fight if he had a very good chin, I think.
Kessler beats Taylor but that wouldn't put him in Top 10 cause JT was no longer there even before the two losses IMO. Whereas Winky was and is said to have lost a controversial decision to Hops...Hops is already taken at the right time and by the man Kessler could have not antecipated to - Bernard drops down from top 10 after losing to Joe and that wouldn't do it either for Mikkel. Pavlik and Arum don't want Winky so that's the window of opportunity for Mikkel - Mike Marley said Kessler would be back, didn't he? So they gat to run after Winky before this guys hangs up his gloves for good...
Guess youre right - when Joe beats B-Hop Kessler will be ****ed regarding top ten p4p. Too bad. He's a good fighter.
Ah, who gives a **** about top 10 rankings anyway. I would like to see Kessler put Froch on his ass. That'd be a good fight.