Who's taking the "Blocky prediction" as their cemented pick?

I think Calzaghe will take it, but I'm just not sure about seeing him stop Kessler.

 

Calzaghe by UD he's too much for Kessler:deal

 

Given his hand problems I am no so sure about the stoppage either, but what is up with China Hand Joe? He says Kessler will stop Calzaghe. I never expected that from him. I think JC by UD handily

 

Supernatural? Murderous? That's way overboard.



I'm looking at this as 60/40 fight for Calzaghe and it's not going to be easy. It's going to be very competitive and I'm not discounting an upset . . . in fact I'll be rooting for one. :yep :hey

 

Count me in - I've been saying that Calzaghe does a "Lacy" on him since they've been talking about this fight. Calzaghe by late TKO in a MUCH more one-sided fight than people expect.

 

If Calzaghe wins (and I don't think he will), it will be a closely contested fight, with Calzaghe's greater volume carrying the decision. I would be utterly shocked if he were able to pull a "Lacy" on a fighter who is considerably more skilled, and has many more facets to his game.

Personally, I think Kessler stops JC late in the fight.

 

Mind games, manipulation and win-win strategising; he hopes that Joe will win so that he can say it was a past-his-second-prime Joe that did it. If he loses...well, he would not have lost had he been at least past-his-first-prime.

But, undoubtedly, deep down, there grows a grain of doubt. China Joe is no fool.

 

But for that to happen, Calzaghe would have to be better than he was against Lacy, right? Because Kessler is not on par with Lacy...Also, this assumes that Kessler will not have improved for the fight? Who can improve more of the two? I go with the younger man.

 

All things being equal, normally I WOULD go with the younger guy. But I'm just not convinced that Kessler is at Calzaghe's level. He may not be as unproven as Lacy was, but he sure is compared to Calzaghe. My take is it's too much of a step up for him, just like it was for Lacy.

 

I'm definately going with Kessler. I think people are sleeping on Kessler. He's alot more talented than people give him credit. I have no idea why people are comparing him to Lacy, they have two entirely different styles. J.C has been living off that Lacy win for too long. Kessler 116-112.