Quote Originally Posted by king-mal
Of all the fights that are possible in world boxing right now this is the one I want most.It would be a crime if it did not take place.Mikkel kessler wants it, so does his promoter.Kessler has said he will fight joe in his backyard if the money is right so Imo the only people that could stuff this fight up with going ahead is joe calzaghe and his selfish promoter frank warren.

If for some reason on the part of warren or calzaghe this doesn't happen i will never refer to joe as a champion again.Real champions don't avoid the real deals and IMO kessler is just that.

It is up to joe c to force frank to make this fight happen....
I think the key factor there is 'if the money is right'....I don't think he has put a figure on that. I still think that Kessler is goading the Calzaghe camp, and saying either they have to pay him a large part of the funds, or to go fight him in Denmark. Either way, I think Calzaghe warrants the biggest share as the long-established champion. Once Kessler puts the percentage he wants out in the open then that will really put the cat amongst the pigeons.

After the last B-Hop fight, he said he'd come back if the money was right, and mentioned $15 million as the least he would come out of retirement for. Just an example of when 'the money being right' can be unrealistic for most promoters to offer fighters.