Miranda vs Kessler - ALMOST A DONE DEAL!

[donnydarkoIRL]

That article Mick quoted was released last week and was poste here by Pantera late last week.
http://www.saddoboxing.com/boxingfor...d-pantera.html

This is a fight that should be made. Any Miranda fight is exciting, but if you add the focused, intimidating Kessler you have the potential for a great great fight.

[Memphis]

Fair play to Kessler if this comes off, thats a very stiff comback test.

I like Miranda but in the same way I like Mayorga, I like watching him get beat up.

Miranda is going to get beat up.......again.

[Bomp]

Miranda probably thinks this is a good time to fight Kess. Fair play to the guy, he calls out all the big names and genuinely want s to fight them, he losses this on though.

[donnydarkoIRL]

I feel that after the loss to Calzaghe a new factor will become apparent with Kessler.
He has the power he has the size and to some extent the boxing ability.

But now I feel Kessler is going to become a much better fighter after the education he got from Calzaghe. I see his movement, rhythm and defense improving and an improvement of that magnitude could make Kessler a very dangerous fighter for the future.

[Lance Uppercut]

Great news!
The Kessler team came back to the table and everyone has agreed to the important numbers. Showtime will pick this up for a May 10 fight.

A great fight for us fans and a win win situation for the fighters.

I couldnt be happier! I hope my boy can prove his weight at 160lbs was an issue and he is gonna back bigtime at 168lbs.

I couldn't under stand why Mikkel rejected the fight originally, but if it was a bargaining ploy, then now it makes sense.

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

Kessler UD

[ICB]

This will be a boxing lesson and i mean a boxing lesson, Miranda is exciting and he has a lot of power. But he is sloppy plus he has no defense and his punches are too wide. And against someone with good technical boxing skills like Kessler and plus against someone who throws punches straight down the pipe like Pavlik did, It will be a brutal beating IMO. The difference in skill level will be major when you watch this fight folks, Kessler by one sided UD.

[Wayne]

I love it when two favorites fight. Miranda and Pavlik was a war, and I could not choose who I wanted to win. Both fought their hearts out and gave us fans a hell of a battle.

Miranda licked his wounds and is right back wanting to mix it up. That is the heart of a lion and win or lose, he is a true warrior just because he is willing to fight anyone. With so many out there playing it safe by carefully selecting opponents, protecting their records in an attempt to earn future paychecks, Miranda is a breath of fresh air.

Kessler never fought great opposition either until Calzaghe IMO. Miranda is a style he has never faced before and it should be interesting. Even though Miranda will most likely get out boxed, he will get his licks in and go down swinging. He will also test Kessler's chin.

This is funny. Edison Miranda is like junk food. No good, but you love it anyway. He's calling fighters out because that's the only real way he's going to get $$$. He's a Ricardo Mayorga without the boxing skill and he's going to be chased right back into his home country for more club fights. He won't beat Taylor, Green, Jones, Kessler, Hanshaw or any other elite SMW. All you have to be able to do is get out of the way of a haymaker and Miranda is SOLVED. Pavlik took the shortcut; absorbing the blow so he could steamroll Pantera.

Kessler has never faced a style like mine, either, but I'm pretty certain he'd beat me up. And there's a world of difference between Kessler stepping up in competition and Miranda stepping up in competition. You could see Kessler was something special before Calzaghe (and I'm sorry, Librado Andrade was no slouch). Miranda tore guys heads off, but he didn't acquit himself well when it counted.

[donnydarkoIRL]

Miranda has a lot more skill than Mayorga liquid.

[CutMeMick]

I thought you were a Miranda fan...

Ouch....

[CutMeMick]

I think it'll make for an exciting fight and I also think Miranda will get some shots in. Not enought tho to pull off the win but I think he will test Kess more then what people think.

People ONLY mention the Pavlik TKO and all but think back and watch the fight and see how much Miranda landed and connected.....

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

Miranda is a favorite of mine but he does not have the technical skill to outbox Kessler nor do I think he could land with enough regularity to get Mikkel out of there... Kessler is just to technically soumd

[Mar]

The smart pick would probably be kessler but with a guy who can hit as hard as edison anything is possible. His skills are getting a tad better and that just slightly increases the chances of miranda landing some hard clean shots. Don't get me wrong miranda can be out boxed by almost anyone, just the more experience miranda gains the more dangerous he becomes for anyone. Either way this fight will be great.....now if we could just get miranda to teach witter what to say to get hatton to the table, his mouth sure got kesslers attention quick.

[Deanrw]

I think it'll make for an exciting fight and I also think Miranda will get some shots in. Not enought tho to pull off the win but I think he will test Kess more then what people think.

People ONLY mention the Pavlik TKO and all but think back and watch the fight and see how much Miranda landed and connected.....

Exactly!. He will test Kessler. Miranda has underrated reach and he will find Kessler's chin. Miranda can get sneaky shots in and Kessler, from what I have seen from him, pulls straight back often.

People like to refer to Miranda as some overly crude wild brawler. He is not as crude as people think and he gave two current world champions a run for their money. One of them ended up with a broken jaw, the other fought him in the trenches which smothered his shots. Which route will Kessler take? Well he is not a trench type of fighter so Miranda will be packing some steam on his shots.

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

The smart pick would probably be kessler but with a guy who can hit as hard as edison anything is possible. His skills are getting a tad better and that just slightly increases the chances of miranda landing some hard clean shots. Don't get me wrong miranda can be out boxed by almost anyone, just the more experience miranda gains the more dangerous he becomes for anyone. Either way this fight will be great.....now if we could just get miranda to teach witter what to say to get hatton to the table, his mouth sure got kesslers attention quick.

HAHAH, It's true. He is one of the great mouths of boxing. He's there with Toney, Mayorga, Hopkins and Floyd.

He knows how to sell a fight. The styles match up well. Kessler will be on his backfoot all night but he'll be looking to counter Miranda's wide shots anyway...