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Quote Originally Posted by p4pking
Basically it depends on what is actually going on in negotiations behind the scene, none of us can really know... If they actually have reason to believe that it is LIKELY Taylor will travel to the UK and fight him in September, then it's hard to say he's ducking Kessler because that fight will probably bring him more money and mass appeal.. However, if they are just clutching at straws and hoping for that fight to come off when realistically a Kessler fight is more makeable and could happen sooner then yes... It would seem Joe just doesn't want to fight him.

A cowards decision, he chooses money over pride
Generally the most money comes from the biggest fights and toughest challenges anyways so it isn't a matter of choosing between the two... But for what it's worth, anyone is going to take the most money they can get one way or another.. Calzaghe may realize that Kessler is a bigger challenge and that many hardcore boxing fans would rather see the unification between the top 2 in one division.. But it's not hard to understand why Calzaghe would get just as much pride out of beating the man who dethroned Hopkins and drew with Winky Wright, as he would beating a guy who has looked the real deal but is untested against the best and holds little notoriety in the mainstream...