Who's the best at 168?

Watch the fourth round of the Calzaghe fight to see Kessler at his best :good

Far too good for the likes of Bute, Froch, Andrade et al.

 

Kessler is right now, but I think that will change in about a year or two. Watch out for Taylor.

 

be real,kessler has 1 loss!! to Joe calzaghe...everybody else havent has a chance.I will keep repeat it: Mikkel Kessler is the worlds best at 168, and if he´s promoter do anything he can,to land a big fight.Fightfans hopefully will get an eye on him.He deserves it,and i think he´s got what it takes to go the whole way.

 

Kessler would absolutely blast out Bute so I FAIL to see exactly where this is debatable.

 

It's not really debatable. All hard core Bute fans would pick Kessler to win a wide decision or to stop Bute late, and that includes Paulie, who usually picks Bute to KO everyone.:conf

 

Jermain "Drain the Main Vein" Taylor

 

Why would Taylor be second best? or best? He beat Lacy, but didn't look that good doing it. His jab is his best weapon right now and it is a good one, but if he doesn't get the rest of his arsenal together he'll lose to Kessler, Bute, and even Andrade might beat him considering his stamina issues.

 

top 5 yes but not top 3 at all. and i got him at #5

 

No way man....Paulie doesn't pick God over Bute:yep

 

Maybe not God, but he's changed his mind about Bute's chances against Kessler after the Andrade fight.:yep

 

Nah....probably something like this:
''Bute would k.o. Kessler...something Calzaghe didn't do'':rofl

 

That's his style alright, but I think he's started to see more sense...

 

Agreed,he seems reasonable now,when fight time closes....God have mercy upon us:yikes :fire

 

:yep

 

I think if Kessler's on form he may win every round. Truly a stellar fighter when he is able to control distance and pace, I wonder if Bute could upset that a little and steal some rounds. Bute controls pace and distance fairly well also, just is weak to pressure.

I wonder if Kessler would play pressure or counter puncher here. I can't imagine Bute trying to press him, so it's likely Kessler would be driving the fight and if that's the case, Bute could pull some surprises with his speed.

Still a relevant and interesting fight.