Miranda vs Kessler - ALMOST A DONE DEAL!

[Wayne]

Miranda has never been dominated the way Mayorga was by Trinidad and De la Hoya.
The arguement that Mayorga decides to slug it disguising his boxing skill is also applicable to Miranda.
Should Miranda focus less on his power I belive he can box quite effectively. Although out hustled, the fight with Abraham showed moments of decent boxing form Miranda, as did the blow out of Banks.

Mayorga however struggeled with Fernado Vargas. A way past it Fernado Vargas. If Mayorga could box that competently, he wouldn't have chosen to slug it out with Vargas at a higher weight than he was comfortable as we've all seen Vargas out boxed by both De la Hoya and Mosely.

You're seeing what you want to see and ignoring what you don't. Mayorga downed Trinidad and rocked De La Hoya. Miranda at no point in the fight had anything for Pavlik. Mayorga struggled with Vargas at a weight far above anything he'd ever fought at. He said himself he never wanted to see 168 again. And guess what else? He won the fight.

Miranda after the Pavlik fight was typical boxer-who'd-just-been-beaten talk. He was weight drained, camp didn't go right, things didn't click in the fight like they did in camp, his dog died-CRAP. Pavlik and his people are excellent at seeing exactly what a fighter's weaknesses are. Miranda didn't know what to do when someone came straight at him and made him back up and his punches didn't have their usual pop because he was constantly on his heels.

The argument is moot, regardless. Trying to parse out whose better between two club fighters like Mayorga and Miranda is like trying to determine between ass herpes and staphylococcus of the balls which is the worse disease. Edison Miranda will be beaten pillar to post if he steps in with Mikkel Kessler. Kessler will reign as the SMW champ and in short order.

[Diane]

Dan Rafael from ESPN stated today, that the deal is done, and it will be May 10th, on Showtime.

[Wayne]

Dan Rafael from ESPN stated today, that the deal is done, and it will be May 10th, on Showtime.

Somebody get the Puerto Rican flag and the body bag ready...

[Mikkel_K]

Dan Rafael from ESPN stated today, that the deal is done, and it will be May 10th, on Showtime.

On the ESPN website it says May 24th. ESPN - Miranda, Kessler agree to meet in 168-pound bout - Boxing

So it says on Maxboxing by the way.

However promoter Bettina Palle said today that nothing is signed yet, although she confirmed the fight is close to being a reality. My guess is it will be finalised in the next few days (i.e. after the Palle-card tonight has taken place).

[Diane]

On the ESPN website it says May 24th. ESPN - Miranda, Kessler agree to meet in 168-pound bout - Boxing

So it says on Maxboxing by the way.

However promoter Bettina Palle said today that nothing is signed yet, although she confirmed the fight is close to being a reality. My guess is it will be finalised in the next few days (i.e. after the Palle-card tonight has taken place).

Well then Dan mis-reported the date in his chat, because in his live chat today he said May 10th, and that's were I got the info from. So I'll blame it on Dan.

[Mikkel_K]

On the ESPN website it says May 24th. ESPN - Miranda, Kessler agree to meet in 168-pound bout - Boxing

So it says on Maxboxing by the way.

However promoter Bettina Palle said today that nothing is signed yet, although she confirmed the fight is close to being a reality. My guess is it will be finalised in the next few days (i.e. after the Palle-card tonight has taken place).

Well then Dan mis-reported the date in his chat, because in his live chat today he said May 10th, and that's were I got the info from. So I'll blame it on Dan.

Well, thanks for the info btw!

I haven't been able to post in this thread before today, but the Palle-camp said to Danish medias a few days ago (before this thread) that they were negotiating. At that time it was being said that HBO (and yes, it said HBO) wanted the fight for May 10, but Palle/Kessler preferred June. I guess May 24th is a compromise But again, nothing seem to be signed.

Also, in the article from tuesday evening with Palle confirming the negotiations, it was being said that Kessler is an attractive opponent, and that he had also just received an offer to fight in England. That sentence left me wondering, but after Inkin later pulled out, I guess it made a lot more sense.