Thread: Do yoy remeber McCul on the Kessler vs. Andrade fight and their pre-sparring..

"He came to La Habra looking for sparring partners. In L.A. at the time, there weren't a lot of super middleweights. When I sparred with him for three rounds, I had just had a fight and had taken two weeks off from training. He had a real good jab, but it was nothing like they are trying to make it out to be, this laser-like jab. And he wasn't as powerful as they were saying. I am not taking anything away from him, he is a good boxer and a champion, but he was nothing like they were describing him," Andrade said.

McCullough, who has the tape of that session in his gym and has watched it several times, is a little less generous to Kessler. "Librado and Enrique both sparred with him. They were out of shape, but Kessler was only two weeks away from his fight. They both handled him with no problem. And while sparring is not a fight, I believe Librado is better in a real fight than he is in the gym. I really like the way he controlled Kessler," McCullough said.

I just tell you never listen to McCullough once again. I never saw a guy like Andrade taking as much punishment as Andrade that night.

Originally Posted by Peter Plys 44

"He came to La Habra looking for sparring partners. In L.A. at the time, there weren't a lot of super middleweights. When I sparred with him for three rounds, I had just had a fight and had taken two weeks off from training. He had a real good jab, but it was nothing like they are trying to make it out to be, this laser-like jab. And he wasn't as powerful as they were saying. I am not taking anything away from him, he is a good boxer and a champion, but he was nothing like they were describing him," Andrade said.

McCullough, who has the tape of that session in his gym and has watched it several times, is a little less generous to Kessler. "Librado and Enrique both sparred with him. They were out of shape, but Kessler was only two weeks away from his fight. They both handled him with no problem. And while sparring is not a fight, I believe Librado is better in a real fight than he is in the gym. I really like the way he controlled Kessler," McCullough said.

I just tell you never listen to McCullough once again. I never saw a guy like Andrade taking as much punishment as Andrade that night.

Welcome to the forum. Have the Obligatory Wacko Welcome Wagon

Kessler's a great fighter. I'm a huge fan of both he & Calzaghe & in the end it all boils down to those two running the division, IWO, even though Mundine is still in the mix as a belt holder & what not. Not to sure of the outcome of Calzaghe vs Kessler...but it should be a smoker.

My greatest fear is that Kess is going to have to go at it again with MundAne...not that Kess aint capable of whoopin the Aussie's hiney hole once again...I just don't see the real use in that match up when Kess could move on to bigger & better things...maybe @ 175ls or so...but in the end...I'd love to see Kess become the kingpin of SuperMid...I love those title runs.

Then again that'd mean another fight against Mundane...oh well.

Anyways, just wanted to welcome you with the royal treatment...so to speak.

Be that as it may...get back to me with your thoughts on the matter if you get a chance.