Your advice to Kessler.

bill poster · Oct 25, 2007

Kessler just needs to stick to what he does best. Joe will look shot and you will be shocked

lefty · Oct 25, 2007

Stickandmove said:

Fear of losing makes you train harder I suppose. And it makes you fight back harder when the chips are down. Calzaghe is petrified of losing which is probably one of the reasons he's never lost. And you could say one of the reasons he fought a load of mediocre opponents.
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Yeah i agree it applies to Calzaghe, i think he should relax and just trust his boxing game. I don't like fear based motivation, i don't think it's helpful.

Zakman · Oct 25, 2007

If you want to keep your undefeated record intact, cancel the fight! :nod

Quik · Oct 25, 2007

Zakman said:

If you want to keep your undefeated record intact, cancel the fight! :nod
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Grant1 · Oct 25, 2007

Have a look at him for 3 minutes, see what all the fuss is about, dont get overawed, dont get flustered and come back in one piece.

Amsterdam · Oct 25, 2007

My advice -

Do your absolute best, make your fans proud, showcase heart, will, skill and mental triumph win or lose and if you lose, come back and show your class against the rest of the division or the division up win or lose as well.

Best of luck Mikkel.:good

Rumsfeld · Oct 25, 2007

Words said:

why thank you

mark my words, Kessler is good enough to win this, but its a massive challenge. Guys like Byron Mitchell and Charles Brewer could've beaten Calzaghe, but they got dragged into wars and lost. Byron Mitchell had Calzaghe hurt and on the deck, but instead of keeping his head when Calzaghe got back up he started trading and lost his advantage.

Jeff Lacy didn't know what to do when Calzaghe starting landing so many punches, he was totally overwhelmed. Athetically Lacy is a superb fighter but I don think he's a very intelligent one, because he didn't know how to handle Calzaghe's punch volume. He had no idea what to do in that position. For all his intimidating power and ability, he was tactically weak. I think Kessler might not have Lacy's power but he's a much smarter fighter, so I think he has a better chance of beating Calzaghe than Lacy ever had.

When Calzaghe starts opening up on Kessler, Kessler has to learn from their mistakes and not try matching it, because that plays into Joe's hands. If Kessler keeps his cool and picks the right shots he can hurt Calzaghe. Its been done before, except the fighters that hurt him never managed to finish things off, because when they saw him hurt they went in all-guns blazing and thats the last thing you wanna do when Calzaghe's hurt. Calzaghe is a tough *******, and when he's hurt like that he starts letting his hands go, and he's very dangerous. If Kessler rocks Calzaghe he needs to keep his cool and not jump in, just be smart, bide his time and the KO will come.

Incidentally the man who I think gave Calzaghe the most bother was Robin Reid, who's an excellent counter-puncher with big power. He did well because even though Calzaghe was outworking him, he consistantly hit Joe with massive counter right hands. Reid was very clever and Kessler needs to be too.
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I'm buying it. Hell, if I was a part of the Kessler Camp, I'd probably offer you a job.

Good stuff!

:smoke

Paulie · Oct 25, 2007

Don't step in th ring with Bute...

HolgerD · Oct 28, 2007

I see that tons of ideas for how MK should handle this fight appear in different threads. Keep em' comin'

warrior85 · Oct 28, 2007

dont get reckless youre not in there with a mundine-like jabroni

Decebal · Oct 28, 2007

Paulie said:

Don't step in th ring with Bute...
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:huh Don't step in the ring thinking that you are fighting Bute rather than Calzaghe...

...or...

avoid Bute and never fight him?

...because if I was Kessler, I would definitely want to fight Bute, given that I would have a high chance of beating him!:nod

Laydown · Oct 28, 2007

Words said:

why thank you

mark my words, Kessler is good enough to win this, but its a massive challenge. Guys like Byron Mitchell and Charles Brewer could've beaten Calzaghe, but they got dragged into wars and lost. Byron Mitchell had Calzaghe hurt and on the deck, but instead of keeping his head when Calzaghe got back up he started trading and lost his advantage.

Jeff Lacy didn't know what to do when Calzaghe starting landing so many punches, he was totally overwhelmed. Athetically Lacy is a superb fighter but I don think he's a very intelligent one, because he didn't know how to handle Calzaghe's punch volume. He had no idea what to do in that position. For all his intimidating power and ability, he was tactically weak. I think Kessler might not have Lacy's power but he's a much smarter fighter, so I think he has a better chance of beating Calzaghe than Lacy ever had.

When Calzaghe starts opening up on Kessler, Kessler has to learn from their mistakes and not try matching it, because that plays into Joe's hands. If Kessler keeps his cool and picks the right shots he can hurt Calzaghe. Its been done before, except the fighters that hurt him never managed to finish things off, because when they saw him hurt they went in all-guns blazing and thats the last thing you wanna do when Calzaghe's hurt. Calzaghe is a tough *******, and when he's hurt like that he starts letting his hands go, and he's very dangerous. If Kessler rocks Calzaghe he needs to keep his cool and not jump in, just be smart, bide his time and the KO will come.

Incidentally the man who I think gave Calzaghe the most bother was Robin Reid, who's an excellent counter-puncher with big power. He did well because even though Calzaghe was outworking him, he consistantly hit Joe with massive counter right hands. Reid was very clever and Kessler needs to be too.
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As Rumfeld wroted - a very good post.:good

HolgerD · Oct 30, 2007

Power is no good without a brain. So use your brain!

Dorfmeister · Oct 30, 2007

1. Don't step back from punches, step in with your punches.
2. Combine the left hook with the jab as he retreats, possibly will get him stumbling backwards and score a knockdown.
3. Save your right hand and make good use of the stiff jab and footwork. Then, come on rotating the trunk and discharge full power in the last 12 minutes so that you finish the 12 rounder on top of him.

MancMexican · Oct 30, 2007

1. Act with some dignity when you get your arse handed to you on a plate.
2. Don't worry about losing because JC will be retired in 12 months and you can clean up the division
3. Just be happy that you survived

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