Mikkel Kessler vs. William Joppy in May

[crt fod]

http://www.boxingtalk.com/pag/article7565.html

Hopkins and Taylor could not stop him - let us see if Kessler is able to do it.

[skel1983]

http://www.boxingtalk.com/pag/article7565.html

Hopkins and Taylor could not stop him - let us see if Kessler is able to do it.

William Joppy??

Is this a joke!! This fight will be over in 5 rounds for me.

[crt fod]

The fight is also ON in the danish medias

http://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/anden_s...icle185461.ece

[yoitsdan]

Joppy! Why isn't it Calzaghe? Kessler has sh*tloads of power, yet no balls whatsoever!

[crt fod]

Joppy! Why isn't it Calzaghe? Kessler has sh*tloads of power, yet no balls whatsoever!

I do not think that Calzaghe is ready to fight in May ;-)

[Wacko3205]

Joppy! Why isn't it Calzaghe? Kessler has sh*tloads of power, yet no balls whatsoever!

Just in case you hadn't noticed...Calzaghe is in negotions to secure the rights to fighting Jones or Tarver.

[mokele]

If it happens, I honestly think that this fight will be over quick, maybe in the 1st round. Joppy doesn't have any real power, he's been beaten up a few times now, and Kessler is a big super middleweight in the heart of his prime. I guess Kessler's just staying busy, waiting for a chance against a more worthy opponent.

The fight date hasn't been set yet, at least according to boxrec.com. I don't think that it's a case of Kessler chickening out by taking on an easy opponent, just an inability of his manager to find a more suitable opponent that's willing to fight him right now.

[El Gamo]

Regardless of Calzaghe being in negotiations etc, it is a poor move on Kessler's part to fight Joppy who has become nothing more than a punching bag. Even if Kessler does stop him,that won't impress me. Kessler should fight someone worth while, he looks good but he has taken too many of these type of fights and needs to step it up and grab attention in my opinion.

[crt fod]

Regardless of Calzaghe being in negotiations etc, it is a poor move on Kessler's part to fight Joppy who has become nothing more than a punching bag. Even if Kessler does stop him,that won't impress me. Kessler should fight someone worth while, he looks good but he has taken too many of these type of fights and needs to step it up and grab attention in my opinion.

I would also like to watch Kessler against a better opponent, but who is available?

Joppy is at least a "well-known" name in USA and Kessler might get some exposure on the American market from such a fight.

Joppy has been stopped only once so the fight could IMO easily go 8-10 rounds.

I guess that Joppy is a better choice than this Evans Ashira and Sakio Bika

[skel1983]

Regardless of Calzaghe being in negotiations etc, it is a poor move on Kessler's part to fight Joppy who has become nothing more than a punching bag. Even if Kessler does stop him,that won't impress me. Kessler should fight someone worth while, he looks good but he has taken too many of these type of fights and needs to step it up and grab attention in my opinion.

I would also like to watch Kessler against a better opponent, but who is available?

Joppy is at least a "well-known" name in USA and Kessler might get some exposure on the American market from such a fight.

Joppy has been stopped only once so the fight could IMO easily go 8-10 rounds.

I guess that Joppy is a better choice than this Evans Ashira and Sakio Bika

This fight will not go 8-10 rnds, Joppy is a small 168 fighter, Kessler is fighting in Denmark, so i think that shows how much intrest the Yanks have in this fight, otherwise it would of been held of the American shores. Im not blaming Kessler but this is a mis match.

[dumdane]

Joppy! Why isn't it Calzaghe? Kessler has sh*tloads of power, yet no balls whatsoever!

Kessler has done everything he can to make the fight with Calzaghe, but Calzaghe is looking elsewhere (bigger pay-days, maybe even less risk).

Joppy is from a sporting point of view a terrible opponent. A pointless exercise.

However Kessler's promotors can't seem to make any meaningfull fights happen. Why is it noone wants to fight a WBA-beltholder? Why is it Chanet, who won the right to be Kessler's next mandatory, just won't take the fight? Why is it that Beyer absolutely does not want to fight Kessler?

There is a new breed comming to SMW (Brähmer, Bute and others) who'll probably soon be ready. But right now the only ones i think might really want to fight Kessler is Green and Mundine. And they are fighting each other first.

[New Wind]

Kessler will get a name on his record, but to me it smells a little like a mismatch.

I would like to watch Kessler against this Peter Manfredo Jr, so he could get some PR in US. I guess Peter Manfredo Jr is quite popular in the US?

How would a fight between in US between Peter Manfredo Jr Vs. Kessler be like?

[skel1983]

Kessler will get a name on his record, but to me it smells a little like a mismatch.

I would like to watch Kessler against this Peter Manfredo Jr, so he could get some PR in US. I guess Peter Manfredo Jr is quite popular in the US?

How would a fight between in US between Peter Manfredo Jr Vs. Kessler be like?

It would be a boxing lesson for Manfredo, who would be taking leather for as long as the fight goes, Kessler wins with TKO 7/8 th rnd.

[Wacko3205]

Before everyone jumps the gun & starts bashing Kessler...he's tried to secure fights with Beyer, Chanet, & Calzaghe...they either wanted no part of him...or in Calzaghe's case...more money could be made elsewhere.

It's the nature of the game.

[New Wind]

Before everyone jumps the gun & starts bashing Kessler...he's tried to secure fights with Beyer, Chanet, & Calzaghe...they either wanted no part of him...or in Calzaghe's case...more money could be made elsewhere.

It's the nature of the game.

I understand that Calzaghe goes after the big money against Jones or Tarver. The reward is much bigger and I also guess that hte risk is lesser than fighting Kessler. What I do not understand is that Chanet as mandatory to Kessler has refused to fight him and then fighting for the EBU-title against Mger Mkrtchian instead. Beyer will be Beyer.

Would a Lacy - Kessler in US in the fall be possible? A come-back fight for Lacy and Kessler debut to the US audience?