Really? Look at the last big fight - Calzaghe vs Hopkins...those who doubted Calzaghe before that fight continue to doubt him, regardless of the fact that Calzaghe beat Hopkins. Kessler is already doubted on these boards, most likely because he is white and European - seems you can't be 'tough' unless you're black and from Brooklyn (I digress) - but my point is, if Kessler wiped the floor with Miranda, how long do you think it would take before Miranda fans and Kessler doubters alike were crying the old "Miranda is no SMW, it was too big a step up in weight" or if Miranda did manage to hang with Kessler and lose on points "Kessler isn't that great because a career-160lber made him look bad in his first fight at 168". Too predictable.
Danny Green was recognised as the hardest hitting SMW 2 years running - he sure as hell brought an element of danger, but I guess that was before you started following boxing.
Hey I just thought I would break in and stop a 25 post streak by one poster. I was thinking maybe you were going for a record.
Oh, look who comes crawling out of the woodwork! Yet another pro-black/Brooklynite/US anti-white/European poster Come on man, tell us what you think about Calzaghe beating Hopkins :hey
This is ball****. Everyone knows that there is no racial divide in boxing. In this case i would say it's the reverse of what you have stated. There have been lots of great white fighters, Kessler isn't one of them. He is a good, well schooled profesional, with a tight style and a reasonable attack. He is better than 95% of the fighters out there but still has a lotto prove. A good solid fighter. Presently nothing more, nothing less.
I respect Kessler as a fighter and acknowledge him as being very good. In fact, if it wasn't for him, I would have never known how good Calzaghe really was, which incidently he's great, not merely good. The point of this thread; however, is how can people assume that Kessler would dominate fighters like Taylor and Pavlik when it seems like he's reluctant to climb in the ring with Miranda? Personally, I think it would turn some heads if Kessler put a grade A beating on Miranda, and it would be a hell of a payday too, atleast compared to what I'm sure he's used to getting.
Press reports rarely give the whole story. Bulletin boards like this post nothing more than idle gossip. Unless you have direct access to Kessler you are in no postion to question his heart nor anything else. Based on how he has performed in the past we know that he a a damn good boxer.
Well I think this whole: he isn't willing to climb in the ring with Miranda" is BS ... He took the WC-fight with Siaca with 14 days notice - He went to Australia for his first defense against the the #3 rated SMW in the world - with a pretty bad injury. He went on to unify against Beyer and totally outclassed tough Andrade - then he went abrod again against the number #1 SMW in the world - I think it's safe to asume that Kessler wouldn't mind fighting Miranda... sugesting otherwise is BS. It is however correct that it was a hudge mistake turning down the fight for what ever reasons Palle had to do so - I agree on that! But this wasn't Kessler's doing - it has Mogens Palle writen all over it... I don't think Kessler will outclass Taylor/Pavlik - but I do think he'd win both and I hope to see those fights - one thing is for certain - it will be good fights!
I think he beats Miranda easily by KO at that. It would have been a good fight to watch but in terms of significance, it really wasnt all that important and wont do much for him. If he really wants to elevate himself to elite status and leave no doubt then he should go for Taylor or Pavlik. Both would give him a tough fight and id pick both against him too.