Thread: Mikkel Kessler vs. Rico Hoye this May

According to Danish TV and Team Palle (http://www.teampalle.dk/) Mikkel Kessler will take on Rico Hoye in a non-title fight in Copenhagen late May.

On the same card Rudy Markussen will fight Sergey Tatevosyan

Is Kessler moving up to light heavy or is Hoye moving down?

It is a non-title fight so I guess that they just agree some catch-weight.

How is this guy Hoye? I think he normally is a cruiser?

Could be that they're fighting at a catch weight, but I wouldn't be surprised if they're fighting at cruiserweight. Rico Hoye has been fighting mostly as a light heavy but recently weighed 180 lbs. against a journeyman, probably just to stay busy. Hoye:

http://boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=50314

has been a very good light heavy with wins over Richard Hall and Montell Griffin, but got stopped by Clinton Woods in March 2005. I would imagine that a member here saw that fight:

http://boxrec.com/show_display.php?show_id=437399

We will have to see what weight Kessler comes in at. If he weighs over 175 lbs. I wouldn't be surprised.

I don't think the size difference (apart from Hoye's height) would be a big issue. I don't know how Kessler makes 168. He's the biggest super middle I've seen. The difference between him and Mundine in the ring was amazing and Mundine's played an endurance sport (rugby league) at an elite level at around 180 pounds.

If Woods stopped Hoye I don't think Kessler will have too much trouble with him.

Hoye was exposed by Montell Griffin badly. Hoya has power but it will be hell for him to hit you if you use boxing.