Quote Originally Posted by Fenster
Quote Originally Posted by killersheep
Quote Originally Posted by Fenster
Well Manfredo is a big NAME American, right?

They've been saying HBO and them are looking for a big name American for ages...Kessler's never been on HBO has he?

And remember it says RUMOURS
Being a name like that doesn't do anything for Joe. Peter holds no titles, he's not undefeated, he's not a big payday and his style will simply showcase Joe's speed. I can't remember a time when a fighter only had one fight that made sense as much as Calzaghe vs. Kessler, you just can't argue against that. There is simply only one fight that matters for anything at SMW right now and that's Calzaghe vs. Kessler.
FW thinks it makes sense.

FW on Manfredo-Calzaghe - “Manfredo makes sense for a number of reasons. HBO will be televising that fight, so I’d like it to be a high-profile American - and ‘The Contender’ is watched on both sides of the Atlantic.”

Taking that fight overseas, of course, would mean abandoning the hard-core fan base a Manfredo fight in Providence might be expected to generate.

“That doesn’t matter,” Warren said. “The opponent wouldn’t be bringing the crowd to Cardiff, Joe would. We might get 20,000-30,000 in Millennium Stadium for that one.”
http://sports.bostonherald.com/other...ticleid=164641
I guess the question is this...........What would Manfredo bring to the table that is better than Kessler?
Manfredo (while he is gaining momentum in popularity) is far from being a big name in America. He is
best recognized as the guy that lost on the contender.

And if the opponent doesn't matter for draw reasons, why not Kessler? C'mon Joe unify, UNITE THE CLANS