These arguments have been gone over and over ever since Kessler KO'd Markus Beyer, and I'm glad that pretty soon all the talking stops and they'll finally step between the ropes and sort it out in the squared circle. I still think that Kessler will not have the movement and speed on his punches to catch Joe often enough to hurt him and then to put him down decisively. Movement and pitter-patter punches will win this one for Calzaghe, and although I expect Kessler not to look quite like Lacy did after 12 rounds, to take quite a beating.

I think the tougher question is what will the winner do after the fight, because they are both really the only forces in the SMW division at the moment, and I reckon if Calzaghe wins he'll finally make that move up to LH for one of the big American fighters. If Kessler wins, however, I think he might fancy bringing the four belts together and owning the division for a few years.