Why Kessler will beat Calzaghe...

This is correct, but Kessler will rumble Calzaghe with his flurry attacks and swarm him from start to finish. Watch out for the Uppercut.

 

Sorry mate, you a great poster, but delusional on the topic on Kessler.

In order to give Kessler a chance you are having to dismiss the outside game of the man who can shut-out world level contenders one-handed.

 

I think you mean Federer of the clay court, and Kessler is the Nadal of the clay.

 

I am big fan of Kessler but I think Calzaghe has the right to be a strong favourite

Kessler by Points

- Calzaghe is not big enough to hold and hit Kessler as he has done with other opponents
- Calzaghe will be more cautious against Kessler because Kessler has the power to damage Calzaghe and the jab to punish Calzaghe on the way in so the frequency of opportunities Calzaghe has to get in will be significantly reduced.
- Kessler is bigger and has the stature to keep Calzaghe at distance which is very much not the style that Calzaghe prefers
- Calzaghe has a good chin – he can Kessler’s best punch and his elusiveness probably means he will not get hit too frequently but possibly enough to lose rounds
- Calzaghe will need to move a lot against Kessler and the judges might favour Kessler for this reason
Kessler has very good footwork and this will make life hard for Calzaghe


Kessler by Stoppage

- Calzaghe makes a lot of mistakes and he could get caught
- Calzaghe is very square when he throws his combinations and could get caught and Kessler will easily hit him to the chest or shoulders, throat or head down the middle every time and very hard, Calzaghe will think twice about spending anytime in close with Kessler even though Kessler is not a good inside fighter, against Calzaghe does not need to be
- Calzaghe often jumps in but Kessler jab will send him backwards if Kessler times him
- If Calzaghe stops moving or is stunned he is getting KOed



Calzaghe by Points

- Kessler like to be set and Calzaghe working the angles could seriously disrupt Kessler rhythm
- Calzaghe is faster and has a higher punch output than Kessler and this could impress judges
- Kessler is an orthodox fighter 6’1” tall and has a wide leg stance which he uses to generate his power and throws the jab his main weapon every 3 or 4 seconds when a target is stationary in front of him like Lucas and Siaca were. doubles up on the jab well but Kessler does not paw with it, he leans into it and really ramrods the jab home with very good effect, often rocking his opponents head and so not letting his opponent to get into a rhythm.
Also Kessler circles exclusively to his left, making it much easier for the southpaw to get outside and around him.
- Kessler is an orthodox fighter 6’1” tall and has a wide leg stance which he uses to generate his power and throws the jab his main weapon every 3 or 4 seconds when a target is stationary in front of him like Lucas and Siaca were – Calzaghe will not be in front of Kessler and Calzaghes movement will significantly disrupt Kessler pattern.
- Kessler doesn’t move his head much so he could be a relatively easy target and Calzaghe could accumulate points/rounds because combinations impress the judges even though they may not have much impact on Kessler
- Calzaghe will use lateral movement stepping to his right and outside of Kessler’s front foot, which Kessler with a wide foot stance will have a lot of trouble adapting to.
- Calzaghe has a high work rate which means that Kessler will be constantly resetting and hence not achieving enough effective aggression to win rounds consistently.
- The fight is in Cardiff with a very parochial crowd – this may have some influence on the judges.

Calzaghe by Stoppage

- Calzaghe could exploit his speed advantage and accumulated damage on Kessler could result in a late stoppage or if Calzaghe exploits his speed advantage in a flurry
- Dodgy hometown stoppage?

Any comments - viewpoints?

 

You are a greater poster, but still in your reversed nightmares.

I am dismissing that, but JC is totally unprepared for the inside Kessler. Furthermore, JC won't be one-handed, he will be no-handed, since both hands will break while he tries to do a Hamad entrance into the ring.

 

I don't think either of them is Federer of boxing in any way lol.

Federer equates to a Pep or Armstrong in quality.

Calzaghe is closer to an Agassi.

 

Calzaghe is more of a Layton Hewitt

 

You're probably right.

But I struggled to find an immensly talented tennis player who was content to never really play in the majors but win smaller tourneys on the side in the 5 seconds I thought of that post

 

Great analysis. Long time since I have seen something from you. In my opinion all of the things mentioned are all very possible. Thats why its so hard for me to predict the outcome - My serious POV is that anything can happen, and nothing would surprise me really.

 

Who wants to be the boxers of old? Or tennis players of old. Rod Laver would loose 6-1, 6-1 to Federer.

But Calzaghe can be old Agassi. Kessler will be Nadal.

 

*******, bull****, **** off, ball suck.
Wow, what a vocabulary.atsch

No matter who you were, I see why you had to change profile. Oh yeah, you really hurt my feelings by the way, and now I'll make use of the "ignore"-option. Bye bye.:hi:

 

Kessler hasn't demonstrated that kind of power, I don't believe.

If you fail to stop Mundine it might be a fair assumption Calzaghe is not being stopped.

 

Kessler is better now than he was then - is Calzaghe better than he was two years ago?