Calzaghe: "Jermain Taylor is The Fight I Want"

[Wacko3205]

why not kessler? he is in the same division and both undefeated . its a better fight . he should fight taylor after the kessler fight if he wins

Agreed.

IWO, Kessler is the career defining match up.

Not Hopkins. Not Jones. Not Wright. Not Tarver & certainly NOT Taylor. IWO...Taylor is the easy way out.

Kessler is probably the most risky option out there...but if Joe wants to retire with a record...he needs Kessler.

I have honestly begun to see it that way...he needs Kessler just as much as Kessler needs Joe.

The thing is...Joe says Kessler aint that well known...but he is. Boxing aint so much for the common man anymore...everyone knows Mikkel's name now. Everyone's heard the stories & seen the clips...Joe needs to do this.

If he did...& won...fwockit...retire.

There's nothing else, IWO, that Joe really needs to do after that. Especially if he were to come out & shut Kess out like he did Lacy...which I don't believe will happen.

Exactly. Fighting Taylor (while still a pretty good matchup) is trying to cover that he's scared of Kessler.

I'm starting to think that Joe believes Kessler aint a big enough name...which IWO equates to...Joe thinks that it's too much risk & too little reward...which equates to...IWO...Joe is scared.

Then again...we don't & won't know all the facts as fans...& the same could be said for Kessler...he might be too scared of Joe. The thing is...everyone is already passing judgement on Calzaghe...when nothing is set in stone.

If he wants Taylor due to the fact that Taylor beat B-Hop...then fine...but before I nail Joe up...I'm just gonna wait & see what happens.

IWO...if you want to be the champ...UNDISPUTED & UNIFIED...which...no matter what either of them says...they want that...then you gotta beat the only legit threat out there...the guy with the other belts & the hefty ranking.

Honestly...I believe that, had Beyer won...shocked the world & won...Joe would be all over that match up.

I could be wrong...but I doubt it on this one.

Can someone let Joe know that Taylor IS NOT that big of a name. Other than real fight fans noone has heard of Taylor. He should do the right thing and fight Kessler. Im sure he'd make more $$$ fighting Kessler.

Actually...Taylor is a pretty big name & he's got a better record than Kess...it's just a drop down the ladder.

A lot of people outside of the sport's square circle have seen & know about him. He's been all over ESPN on talk shows & he's getting to be a pretty big thing of late.

He'd make less cash fighting Kessler & less of an impression in the U.S. doing so.

I want Kessler Calzaghe more than I do Calzaghe Taylor, though.

Kessler has some medical issues that will keep him sidelined until summer. I think Calzaghe -vs- Taylor is a good scrap !

Hadn't heard that yet...but it don't surprise me...

What is wrong with Kess? If this is true i doubt they will ever fight.

Which is exactly what I said on another thread. I will be surprised as fwock if this fight comes off. Somebody will get injured or scream foul on the offers.

Wait & see.