Kessler now saying hand was injured before fight...

[Mar]

After previous denials, former world champion Mikkel Kessler has now come clean on a prefight hand injury that allegedly disrupted his training...fightnews.com has the rest.

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

After previous denials, former world champion Mikkel Kessler has now come clean on a prefight hand injury that allegedly disrupted his training...fightnews.com has the rest.

Of course he is... Ya know, he has to go and taint a great fight. I don't think(no matter what) he could have fought a better fight. Maybe pick up the pace abit towards the end but thats about all he physically could have done. Joe is just to good. foot on the gas all the time. Kess just isn't used to fighting at a pace like that.

Thats what happened... or maybe he got poisoned

[Gandalf]

Kessler shouldnt be saying this now. Calzaghe had his number and that should be the final say. Kessler wants a rematch that isnt going to happen. No excuses.

[Dark Lord Al]

How convinient of his hand injury excuse
If it was bad he should have pulled out.

[SEANIE]

After previous denials, former world champion Mikkel Kessler has now come clean on a prefight hand injury that allegedly disrupted his training...fightnews.com has the rest.

CALZAGHE has boxed with badly damaged hands and still won bouts in which he's broken hands, but like a true champ he's fought through the pain.

[Kel]

Kessler doesnt need to be saying this he has nothing to be ashamed of. He proved he is an elite fighter.

[Mar]

If he has an injury it should have come out clearly before the fight..if he fought someone the caliber knowing he was hurt then that his bad, but to emphasize it now is dissappointing. It was a great fight he did real well why screw it up

[Wacko3205]

CALZAGHE has boxed with badly damaged hands and still won bouts in which he's broken hands, but like a true champ he's fought through the pain.

Exactly. Well said!

Kessler doesnt need to be saying this he has nothing to be ashamed of. He proved he is an elite fighter.

Even better.

If he has an injury it should have come out clearly before the fight..if he fought someone the caliber knowing he was hurt then that his bad, but to emphasize it now is dissappointing. It was a great fight he did real well why screw it up

Yep. Agreed.

The thing is...had he have won & still talked about the injury...he'd get even more props. IWHO...he still get's props from me having the injury & showing out like he did...but Joe has done the same, talked about it & won.

Kess is just trying to drum up the rematch...& it aint happenin...not unless the Nard backs out...& then I say that Calzaghe still hunts a scalp @ a buck seventy five.

[Kel]

CALZAGHE has boxed with badly damaged hands and still won bouts in which he's broken hands, but like a true champ he's fought through the pain.

Exactly. Well said!

Kessler doesnt need to be saying this he has nothing to be ashamed of. He proved he is an elite fighter.

Even better.

If he has an injury it should have come out clearly before the fight..if he fought someone the caliber knowing he was hurt then that his bad, but to emphasize it now is dissappointing. It was a great fight he did real well why screw it up

Yep. Agreed.

The thing is...had he have won & still talked about the injury...he'd get even more props. IWHO...he still get's props from me having the injury & showing out like he did...but Joe has done the same, talked about it & won.

Kess is just trying to drum up the rematch...& it aint happenin...not unless the Nard backs out...& then I say that Calzaghe still hunts a scalp @ a buck seventy five.

CC back wacko. I agree with all the quotes you posted too. I had the fight only a couple of rounds in favour of Joe, Kessler did himself proud. If Joe had a crap chin Kessler would have knocked him out early on as he caught Joe with some brilliant shots. He surprised me with his skill, accuracy and timing, I never imagined him tagging Joe with shots like that.

I'm positive Kessler has won over an army of fans with his performance.

[Mar]

CALZAGHE has boxed with badly damaged hands and still won bouts in which he's broken hands, but like a true champ he's fought through the pain.

Exactly. Well said!

Kessler doesnt need to be saying this he has nothing to be ashamed of. He proved he is an elite fighter.

Even better.

If he has an injury it should have come out clearly before the fight..if he fought someone the caliber knowing he was hurt then that his bad, but to emphasize it now is dissappointing. It was a great fight he did real well why screw it up

Yep. Agreed.

The thing is...had he have won & still talked about the injury...he'd get even more props. IWHO...he still get's props from me having the injury & showing out like he did...but Joe has done the same, talked about it & won.

Kess is just trying to drum up the rematch...& it aint happenin...not unless the Nard backs out...& then I say that Calzaghe still hunts a scalp @ a buck seventy five.

Right back at ya, good thoughts.

[thewhale]

well I wrote about this just after the fight . Still stupid to fight when your not 100%.

Next time Kessler says he is 100% fit for fight I will bet against him

[Wacko3205]

well I wrote about this just after the fight . Still stupid to fight when your not 100%.

Next time Kessler says he is 100% fit for fight I will bet against him

Honestly...I think that he tends to stretch that type of thing a bit...but that's just me thinking & guessing.

I've followed Kess for quite sometime now...& I think that he's the man & all that...but it seems that if he doesn't end a fight in a TKO or he under performs...he comes up injured after the bouts.

No need in that.

He's game & gives a good showing of himself...no need in the excuses.

[Ring Rat]

the injury was documented several weeks before the match. Kessler was urged to pull out by his camp , yet he declined stating that he would be afraid the fight would never happen if it was postponed..

[Mar]

If his injury was bad enough that he needs to bring it up now then i wish he would've backed out or just postponed, i for one would rather wait and see them both go at it %100 or close it. Certain injuries could probably be overlooked but a hand injury ?? I'm still not convinced that with two brand new hands that he would have won,but if the fight was that good with an injury i'd love to see it without, but now joe is on to bigger and better things...

[superheavyrhun]

well I wrote about this just after the fight . Still stupid to fight when your not 100%.

Next time Kessler says he is 100% fit for fight I will bet against him

Well, Calzaghe has been criticised for pulling out of fights before when he was suffering with hand injuries, but coming into this fight Kessler was the man who had time to spare, and he could afford to put off the fight for another month or two more than Calzaghe could.

Calzaghe beat Lacy with an existing hand injury, but felt it was more important to go through with the fight and risk it. If Kessler had an injury then he should have pulled out.