OFFICIAL PICKS THEN FOR CALZAGHE VS KESSLER GIVE ME YOUR PICK GET A CC

I think calzaghe takes this one, like someone else said I think kess may be just to text book for him, but it could be a close fight, especially if cals hands fail him then I think he's royal-y fucked,lol.

Joe .....to the cards

Calzaghe UD

Everyone who has voted so far as had a :coolclick: off me thanks guys ;) ;D

My pick is the fight will be postponed...... more than once.

I pick Kessler via MD

Kessler UD

CC's to Mike_tha_man and THE THIRD MAN ;D

Calzaghe PTS

CC#913 Memphis mate ;) ;D

Kessler KO in round 6-8

CC Jangeorg

Calzaghe easily by points

CC hackey100 thanks for your pick ;)

Joe Calzaghe UD

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Joe Calzaghe UD

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CC#7 ;D

Calzaghe by UD

CC#21 littlebif ;)

So far its Calzaghe 20 Kessler 10 WOW!! 30 coolclicks ive given out god im a nice man ;D

Calzaghe by decision if his hands hold up.

CC#977 ICE ;)

come on guys get your picks in

Kessler Mid round TKO

Should have put a poll in :)

why i just everybody to say who they want

Kessler by TKO

calzaghe ud

I'm gonna go out on a limb here, and assume Calzaghe's gonna get lucky and his hand will hold up enough to earn a well-earned SD victory over Kessler.

Kessler UD

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I'm gonna go out on a limb here, and assume Calzaghe's gonna get lucky and his hand will hold up enough to earn a well-earned SD victory over Kessler.

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That's not going out on a limb, that's being sensible ;)

Hard to say.....but if i had to pick one i'd say kessler by decision.

Kessler by Tko, Joe's hands break and is no longer to continue... round 8-9

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Kessler by Tko, Joe's hands break and is no longer to continue... round 8-9

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Not a bad shout that m8 ;)

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Kessler by Tko, Joe's hands break and is no longer to continue... round 8-9

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Not a bad shout that m8 ;)

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Thanks O0

I hate to see it end that way, but I think this is such a competitive bout, that the alleged slapping isint gonna be enough to deter Kessler... Every punch is gonna have to count for him to win, and I think that will be his downfall.... He is definetly gonna need 2 hands to beat Kessler ;)

you've all had your Coolclicks guys keep the picks coming ;D

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Kessler by Tko, Joe's hands break and is no longer to continue... round 8-9

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Not a bad shout that m8 ;)

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Thanks O0

I hate to see it end that way, but I think this is such a competitive bout, that the alleged slapping isint gonna be enough to deter Kessler... Every punch is gonna have to count for him to win, and I think that will be his downfall.... He is definetly gonna need 2 hands to beat Kessler ;)

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Thats the thing im worried about thats why i said Calzaghe wins if his hands hold up thats big worry i hope it doesn't happen but its 50/50.

Kessler TKO

Calzaghe UD

I guess my longass reply didn't go through >:mad Clicked off as it was submitting, usually it goes through regardless, damn. Put effort into that one ;D So here's the Cambells Soup version.

I think Calzaghe would win a wide unanimous decision.

It's not at all a slight to Kessler, but I don't think his style matches up well for Joe. Kessler likes to keep his opponents on the outside and it just doesn't work with Joe. He's going to get to you, he's going to square up and he is going to release a whole hell of a lot of punches in not a lot of time.

Kessler has a big body, very long punches and uses his leverage very well on those punches. BUT, he does drop his hands after combos, especially a few rounds into his fights. Not a whole lot, but to keep a smaller boxer outside, you have to keep those hands up and you have to keep those hands up and be ready to fire at all times.

To win Mikell Kessler would either have to back Joe up, or stand his ground. Backing Joe up with those long punches would be ideal, but again, I think Joe Calzaghe is to damn crafty and energetic to stand for that. Standing his ground is conceivable, but that would give Calzaghe opportunities to get inside on him and from there it's over. Joe's hands are incredibly fast, he has tremendous balance, his punches come from everywhere and he moves his feet very well. On the other hand, Kessler isn't built for fighting on the inside, his punches are very long and when he shortens them up like he was forced to do against Mundine at times in their bout, they aren't nearly as effective.

I like Kessler (I can say that now that Royal's gone), I think Kessler and Lacy are the future of the division, but right now Calzaghe is perhaps the most spectacular fighter on the planet when he's on his game. Don't care how much Lacy choked, that performance and the gall to go inside with one of the most feared punchers in the game was unfortunately amazing. It was one of the single best performances I've ever seen.

Joe Calzaghe UD. And I don't think it's particulary close. I want to see the fight REALLY bad though. The hands are a wild card, but imo, more of a factor to call the fight to be canceled or postponed, not for Joe to quit.

Kessler late TKO