Quote Originally Posted by superheavyrhun
Quote Originally Posted by wacko3205
IWHO two things need to happen for Kessler to win...he needs to cover the fwock up & wait for the flurries to stop...then counter.

Joe aint gonna burn out like some "experts" have said.

People keep saying that Joe's old & will get old over night against Kessler. Bullshit. Kessler's got a good jab & power which is all well & fancy...but you need a bit more craft, IWHO, to topple Calzaghe.

If you could give Kessler some overnight ring savy...I'd heavily favor him...but that aint gonna happen...just like Joe won't get old overnight.

This will be a great fight & I think Joe's gonna shine again...but not like the master class act that he pulled against Lacy.
I think Kessler will be tougher than Lacy, because he will throw more, and might be a bit more accurate but I really hope that Calzaghe can put the afterburners on and really throw all the punches he can at Kessler like he did with Lacy. It's so close now I can almost taste it. Well...taste the beer beforehand anyway.
Kessler will certainly be a much harder hill to climb than Lacy...but he aint the mountain that many of the experts are making him out to be.

I love Kessler...I think that he's great & he's good for the division...but Calzaghe is Calzaghe & he sets the bar pretty damned high.

It's pretty amusing to here people refer to Calzaghe as a slapper...especially after he beats his opponent senseless. I watched about 4 of Joe's fights today on the job & paid close attention to his jab & left hook combination...what's funny is that he's thrown out about 4 jabs prior to firing the left either straight down the pipe or hooked it around the guard.

I just can't see Kess compensating for all that speed & accuracy. I'm still of the opinion that he'll need to either keep his jab in Joe's chops or just cover the up & then counter to be successful.

I could be wrong...have been before.