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Kessler no question.
Yep totally agree Kessler is man he needs to beat imo then maybe go after winner of Hopkins vs Winky then go for his last fight for Roy Jones Clinton Woods or Carl Froch.Quote:
Originally Posted by killersheep
i can't vote coz im tied between 2...
Taylor and kessler are 50/50
Joe has been slated for not fighting 'great' fighters even tho up untill kessler he has beateen everyone with the balls to get in the ring with him. He has also been slated for only fighting at home bla bla
Now u got two sides to this...
He goes to the us and whoops taylor or fights kessler...
Taylor is prolly the best option.. Taylor has said countless times 160 is very hard for him to make so there should be no excuse that 168 was a step up to far for him. Joe beats kessler kessler becomes another 'overrated EU fighter' Lacy was the enxt big thing, now he is the most 'overrrated fighters' since fuck knows when, so why would a win over Kessler be any thing better? even tho i rate kessler taylor is porlly the btter optioin, and at 35 going on 36 the bigger pay day...
I would like to see it as kessler, Taylor in MSG than take the best LHW and call it a day. he does that only an idiot or a hater could question his right as being an ATG and a HOF'er IMO
Cmon Ice...I don't mea tb rude but it's tied up in this one fight....It had to be Calzaghe v Kessler next. Despite all my swearing and that jazz....Calzaghe v Kessler = Maxifight.
The winner of Hopkins Vs. Wright, so other.
It depends on what Calzaghe wants. If he wants to appeal to the casual fan, Warren should try get Rik Waller to slim down to 168. If he wants to create a legacy he needs to fight Taylor or Wright. That's the only fight he can take without potentially getting slated for it.
If he fights Roy Jones and wins......Jones is washed up
If he fights Hopkins and wins.....Hopkins is over the hill
If he fights Kessler and wins.....Kessler is just an over rated EU fighter
If he fights Froch and wins....Froch is over rated
So that leaves Winky or Taylor who are both smaller than Calzaghe. Going by what happened tonight and what i have seen in Winky and in Taylor, Calzaghe beats both of them. Winky will cover up and wait for Joe to finish before firing back. Joe might not get through with that many but he will still do more than Winky. Taylor could be a tough fight but one i see Calzaghes emerging victorious from. Froch could actually be the most difficult fight out there for Calzaghe. His style could potentially be a big problem and i think Froch knows he can get inside Joe's head a little bit. If Joe gets sucked into a shoot out it would get interesting.
Maybe putting Kessler in with Lacy would be interesting for now....because he needs a big name on his resume to really get peoples attention. Casual fans would see Kessler as a padded EU fighter....when in fact he is quite decent....but still not on Calzaghe's level.
***I dont think Taylor is really smaller. He is in a lighter division but at 6'2, I think he's taller than J.C. (who i believe is around 5'11) and capable of putting on weight easily to move to super middle or light heavy. I dont know about J.C. beating both him and Wright, either. In the Taylor fight, Winky didnt just sit back and cover up. He was the aggressor for much of it, if not most of it. His performance against Manfredo did nothing to convince me that he would dominate at the top level that both Wright and Taylor sit upon; both are much better boxers than either Lacy or Peter Manfredo. I think Winky Wright has a better defense and hits just about as hard as Calzaghe, who has the better offensive attack. This I think would be a real interesting fight. Jermaine Taylor not only is a pretty damn good boxer and can hit hard enough to cause problems for Joe, but he's got the advantage when it comes to range and height. This is the toughest fight out there for Joe, in my opinion.Quote:
Originally Posted by ono
Fight I really want to see is him taking on kessler, but at this point I think he's gonna get shafted no matter what. I mean it happened with his win over lacy, its going to happen if he beats taylor, wright, or hopkins...either going to be overhyped, to small, or to old would be the reasons as to why joe won. I really can't see how someone would justify that taylor was overhyped but I'm sure the case would be made for it if he lost to joe. I just hope his next fight is against a top name that's all.
He can beat them all so it don't matter who he fights.
kessler will beat calzaghe IMO.. they are both overwhelming punchers but kessler packs more heat
Kessler for me
Honestly, do we really need to vote on this?
I think it's pretty clear who the people are gonna favour as an opponent.
He has to fight Kessler! But if that falls through... a bout with Mundine would be cool to watch! Mundine would flog that Manfredo! ;)
Gotta be Kessler for sure but if they cant sort that out then Id rather see him with Hopkins or Roy Jones, or Froch but hes probaby not big enough in America yet. I've never liked Taylor that much anyway and dont have much interest in seeing him in with Calzaghe. Joes gotta be too big for him he should stay at Middleweight.
well according to Frank Warren Kessler has refused his dream fight :-X
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/6536599.stm
Warren said Denmark's WBC and WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler had rejected a summer unification bout.
"Joe's got no problems fighting those guys. Maybe Kessler will rethink or maybe Taylor will take it," he said.
"I spoke to Kessler's promoter Morgen Palle last week, sent him an offer and he sent me a fax back yesterday saying that Kessler won't be ready in July.
"Why, I do not know, because he was calling Joe out after his last fight. But you can't force him to fight. I'd love it to be him because his style really suits Joe.
Yes you do Mr Mick reason why is because i doubt Kessler will be next opponent i think it will be Taylor and would people be more happy with Taylor fight because he has better resume ??Quote:
Originally Posted by CutMeMicK
First off nobody can take what Frank Warren says seriously about Kessler refusing the fight in July. The guy's got a bad reputation for only making fights that he wants to make more money from. Calzaghe would fight anybody but his only flaw is that he didn't have motivation to leave Warren like Hatton did.
Calzaghe Vs Kessler would be an exciting fight, Kessler packs a good punch but I've watched his fights and he'd get blitzed by Calzaghe combinations and would likely struggle to get any worthwhile punch off. A lot of people have been saying he's fast but to me he's just a supped up Mario Veit and will be taylor made for a late round stoppage.
Jermain Taylor would be my pick of the lot, he's the man who's beat the man and that's how you get the real recognition in this game.
I agree with a previous comment about Froch probably getting into Calzaghe's head and cause him problems but Calzaghe's ring generalship, savvy, speed, chin and more noticebly stamina far outweighs Froch's.
It's an exciting time for me as a Calzaghe fan but I was near breaking point on giving up on him when they announced Bika and Manfredo Jnr. If he fights anyone less than Froch next time around I will be incredibly dissapointed.
I think Kessler is the only logical choice...make it or I will lose any respect I have for Joe C....getting tired of these champs ducking competition...
are we saying the opponent we want or the one we think he will fight?
The one you think.Quote:
Originally Posted by ryanman89
it seems everyone else is voting for who they want,ie kessler
I think Kessler is the best choice...most of his fans over there want to see that fight...I don't see him beating Taylor or Winky.
I voted for Froch just coz I want to see his big mouth shut up.
But in terms of Calzaghe's standing in world boxing he should fight Kessler.
From the looks of it, Calzaghe will probably go with stiff opposition along the lines of Diego Corrales.
kessler is the best next fight for calzaghe and alot people want to see that fight.
it's also a unification fight so that makes it better.
if the fight happens i want kessler to win