It's all gone incredibly quiet in Denmark (Nearly a week or so since Warren said YEAH)
Where's this contract Mr Palle?
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Is Kessler shittin footballs? ;)
Joe Calzaghe has his sights firmly set on a showdown with Dane Mikkel Kessler and insists he has no regrets about missing out on a clash with Jermain Taylor.
Calzaghe's promoter Frank Warren is hopeful of finalising a super-middleweight unification bout with Kessler having already accepted an offer for his charge to travel to Denmark to take on the WBA and WBC champion.
Both WBO champion Calzaghe and Kessler are unbeaten in their professional careers and a September showdown now looks a real possibility.
Calzaghe, who comfortably disposed of Peter Manfredo Jnr in his last outing, insists Kessler is now his primary target following Taylor's disappointing showing against Corey Spinks.
Taylor, who holds the WBC and WBO middleweight belts, laboured as he edged a split decision against Spinks last month and Calzaghe is adamant a fight with Kessler is now the most eagerly-awaited on the planet.
"Kessler is the best other super middleweight in the world - we're both head and shoulders above everyone else," stated the 35-year-old Welshman. "Kessler is the main man out there. He's number two. He's a very good fighter but I believe his style is suited to me.
"That's why I'm willing to travel to Denmark - I don't think it will be a 50-50 fight. I'm convinced I can knock that guy out.
"These are the sort of fights I want. It's about cementing my legacy now.
”Kessler has two belts, he's undefeated and this is the biggest fight in boxing today. After 25 years of boxing not a lot gets me excited but Kessler will get me excited.
"Jermain's last fight has discredited him a bit. He boxed a welterweight and struggled."
Warren remains confident an official agreement will soon be reached, but warned there were still a few details to be ironed out before a deal could be done.
"We are expecting a response this week. Joe is willing to go to Denmark to fight him,” he declared.
"If for any reason (Kessler's promoter Mogens) Palle can't deliver, then our offer for Kessler to come to the UK is still on the table.
"I heard November mentioned the other day as a possible date, which is ridiculous. Why would we want to wait that long? I can't think of a bigger fight out there between two undefeated fighters at the top of their game.
"The only thing I made clear in negotiations was that we want money up front and money should the fight be cancelled.
"We didn't want Joe to get into training and suddenly the fight can't be delivered. But there is huge money on the table for this fight."
Warren went on to blame Taylor's promoter Lou Dibella for the collapse of Calzaghe's proposed fight with the American, but claims he is now relieved the contest fell through.
"Before the Spinks fight we offered Taylor £5million to come here," he continued. "The man who stopped it happening was Lou DiBella because he wanted £1million for himself.
"The fighter got what he wanted but DiBella wanted a million for himself and that killed the fight. Financially the deal didn't stack up and thankfully we didn't do the deal before the Spinks fight on those numbers.
"I genuinely do not think Taylor's people or Taylor wants the fight. They did their best to price themselves out of it."
