HBO has big plans for Kessler

**thewhale** · 03-29-2007 09:32 AM

According an interview in the danish tabloid paper B.T Luis Barragan the program director at HBO was so satisfied with the reactions after the Kessler-Andrade fight. That HBO have decide that only a fight with a big name would satisfy the American public demand for a new Kessler fight, he has 3 names in the bag: Joe Calzaghe, Jermain Taylor or Bernard Hopkins.

So I think they would try to get either a fight against Taylor or Hopkins I guess the Americans would like that more than a Kessler-Calzaghe fight.

I would prefer the last since I think Kessler and Calzaghe would be the boxing thriller of the year. The other names are great no doubt about that but Joe Calzaghe has a special talent that need to be challenge, I think Kessler could do just that

**BomberBo** · 03-29-2007 01:23 PM

According to the Danish newspapers Jyllandsposten (www.jp.dk) and EkstraBladet (www.eb.dk) Luis Barragan said that only one fight is interesting... Kessler vs. Calzaghe.
www.eb.dk also writes that Kessler is going to New York today (Thursday) for an interview.

**Jimanuel Boogustus** · 03-29-2007 03:27 PM

Okay that was a horrible mix up of facts then

Got there in the end though

**BomberBo** · 03-29-2007 03:45 PM

To add in the mix Kessler is going to New York NEXT Thursday... Not today! www.eb.dk made a mistake...

**Elephant Beer** · 03-29-2007 03:50 PM

Luis Barragan from HBO stated that the American audience would demand nothing lesser than Kessler vs Calzaghe, Taylor or B-Hop.

**Jimanuel Boogustus** · 03-29-2007 03:55 PM

Versions-versions-versions

This is turning out to be a tale of the Elephant, the Whale and the Bomber :P

**CutMeMick** · 03-29-2007 07:02 PM

Originally Posted by Jimboogie

Versions-versions-versions

This is turning out to be a tale of the Elephant, the Whale and the Bomber :P

Sounds like the begining of a joke....

A Whale an Elephant and a Bomber log into a boixng site......

CC's to the 3 of you for the news.....
I personally would expect nothing less then Kessler vs. Joe..

**Gandalf** · 03-29-2007 07:11 PM

Originally Posted by CutMeMicK

Originally Posted by Jimboogie

Versions-versions-versions

This is turning out to be a tale of the Elephant, the Whale and the Bomber :P

Sounds like the begining of a joke....

A Whale an Elephant and a Bomber log into a boixng site......

CC's to the 3 of you for the news.....
I personally would expect nothing less then Kessler vs. Joe..

The demand is clearly there for it...I agree, it needs to be Calzaghe: Kessler...

**Jimanuel Boogustus** · 03-29-2007 07:25 PM

Unless of course Spinks moves up again and Calzaghe subsequently decides a crack at the Spinkster is well worth the US exposure

There could be demand for that?

**shza** · 03-29-2007 07:46 PM

Originally Posted by Jimboogie

Unless of course Spinks moves up again and Calzaghe subsequently decides a crack at the Spinkster is well worth the US exposure

There could be demand for that?

LOL. CC 242. The less funny part is, considering it's Calzaghe, this doesn't even sound implausible.

**king-mal** · 03-30-2007 08:07 AM

I will bet every dollar i have got that when joe beats manfredo that he will not mention kessler as a future opponent even though he knows the fans want this fight the most.I would love to be a fly on the wall if warren tells calzaghe that you will be fighting kessler next.One can already imagine the excuses.