Kessler will win,and he will stop joe in a fantastic fight,calzaghe will be just ahead,but gass out with 2-3 rounds left,his hand problems will return,but this time he aint gonna be able to fight one handed,kessler is to good for that to occur and will move in for the kill and he will give joe no mercy till he goes down.
No rematch. Joe should move up to light heavyweight. And Kessler should rule the super middleweight division. The first fight is invariably the best. No sense in a rematch especially for Joe at this late stage of his career.
Please. Joe has never gassed out. Why now? He could damage his hand, but so could Kessler. Maybe Kessler already has if rumours are to be believed :deal
Calzaghe is a special fighter. An in-ring genius with his movements and skills. Kessler has never been tested, and like never came up against anyone with Calzaghe's puglistic instincts and subtlies. He had a little trouble with Mudine, who had decent speed but not a lot else. Calzaghe will be moveing unpredictably, using the tricks (such as arm locks) which he has picked up over the last few decades. This is Kessler's first test, and with Calzaghe not yet decrepit and in relatively excellent physical condition he'll be too much. Calzaghe is way, way above Kessler's learning curve. Sparring the like of Magee will not prepare you for the genius effectiveness of Calzaghe. Now way. Lets compare it Calzaghe - Eubanks...where the younger man won despite being against a cunning, awkward experienced old master. Kessler can emulate Calzaghe and win. But Calzaghe has a knack of just getting things done, like a quality football team. They under perform and still win. Winninng is a habit and the best win, when up against it. Calzaghe has that habit and has never looked like losing. Kessler merely wins because his opponents are overmatched. He has never been to that dark place. Calzaghe has lost plenty of rounds to mediocre opposition...knocked down by Salem... Kessler has barely lost a round his entire career, he is a real life Ivan Drago (pre Rocky). Kessler has shown no weakness, Calzaghe many. Kessler will surely win -questionmark-.
And we all know the result when Ivan Drago stepped in the ring against the old hometown darling ancient Apollo:smooch