Quote Originally Posted by thewhale
No argument from here. A great fight from both. The workrate killed Kessler. And tonight joe did not slap that much. I was surprised how much power punched he threw at Kessler.

I acknowledge that Joe is the king of SMW.

Where Kessler should go from here I don't know, maybe a break and back on the saddle. I don't think a rematch with Calzaghe would help Kessler either.

You're a classy fan cc. I was nervous, and perhaps a bit pessimistic (as were the setanta commentators), I thought that fight was pretty close, and Kessler sure showed a lot. He has a future certainly, I was actually a little gutted for him talking after the fight, he was very gracious and respectful. He had a game plan, and it worked when Calzaghe got sloppy or over excited, but lost the battle of the jab. Looking forward for his next fight.