Quote Originally Posted by Brockton Bomber
Kessler is nothing special,....
Well you might think so, but still Marty Mulcahey from maxboxing.com has put him on this years Pugil List for 2007, see for yourself here: http://www.maxboxing.com/Mulcahey/Mulcahey1122m06.asp

I would like to see Manfredo in there with Kessler, who really hasn't fought anybody that wasn't inexperienced or shot.
It seems like you haven't seen any of his fights, nor his record list, because then you wouldn't say so.
Of the last 9 fights Kessler has had, 6 was against former or defending champions, and he knocked out 4 of these! So..... come on, get real!

Kessler is so not world class. I don't know why he has everybody duped.
If you compare Mikkel kessler and Joe Calzaghe's record lists, you might see why. Kessler has made 18 genuine knock outs in his career, whereas Calzaghe has only 3, the latest way back in march 1997. And that was even before Kessler started his proffessional career!
And there is more than punching power in kesslers favour.
Here is links to the record lists:

Calzaghe: http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=005364
Kessler: http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=16951


Notice Kessler really didn't call Joe C out until he was signed with Manfredo?
You're not correctly informed about this. Kesslers manager, Mogens Palle made an offer for a fight months before the Bika fight, but Warren never answered to this. In mid november 2006, Palle even made an offer of 2 million pounds for a fight, but Calzaghe declined by saying that 'Kessler is not interesting enough as a boxer'. Bull***t!
The thruth is that Calzaghe knows that this fight is a great danger to him, and therefore he is chickening out.
Are we going to wait another 9 years before he has the next significant fight? Actually there has only been two: Chris Eubank in 1997 and Jeff Lacy in 2006.
And I don't think there will ever be a Kessler/Calzaghe fight. Kessler wont wait that long

There is more on the Warren/Palle dispute here: http://www.teampalle.dk/composite-1294.htm

Regards,
Bille