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It is true that most of us did not know Kessler very well until Royal came along.

Unfortunately, Royal is insane and a racist fool to boot, so people did not take him seriously. he diluted some of the sense he DID talk about Kessler by making racist comments about Lacy.

Thus, rightly or wrongly, people associate Kessler with racism.
OK.

As i said i haven't been around long and i didn't witness the racist stuff. That explains a lot. I understand how that could make anyone turn against Kessler just by perceived association to such.

To Wacko - Yes i've noticed you've generally given Kessler due credit. Fair enough that you rate Calzaghe better. Just wanna comment on your take on elitist views. That ALSO works both ways.
That's the feeling i've often gotten comming in here. That an elitist view about Calzaghe being untouchable was being driven down my throat.

Unfortunately at times that made me react less respectfully about Calzaghe's skills than perhaps i should have(other things i've said about Calzaghe i don't feel apologetic about).