Mikkel Kessler Named Mandatory Official Challenger For WBA Super Middleweight Title

[Preme]

Mikkel Kessler Named Mandatory Official Challenger For WBA Super Middleweight Title!

Press Release
Team Palle
4/1/2008

Kessler went into that mega bout with a broken right hand which has since been completely repaired by surgery. It was the 21st successful title defense for Calzaghe who is boxing's longest-reigning champion.

So Kessler lied to me?

I have to admit I am a bit disappointed in Kessler and his team for coming out with that after the fight...I am a Kessler fan but he got beat plain and simple...It was a good figt one I would not mind seeing again but fact is he lost...Maybe the hand was broken maybe not I will not make assumptions but why after the fight does this come out?....I thought Kessler was classier then that...

I am still a fan and IMO he will beat Mundine but he lost a peg in my book for the hand crap

i kinda know what you mean; but IF IF there was a hand problem coming into it, its hard for a fighter not to bring it up tho, lossing must really fucking hurt and you look for any excuse so you don;t have to admit to your self you are seconed best.

[thewhale]

Well there is nothing new about Kessler had a hand injury before the fight against Calzaghe, but as Kessler said afterwards it did not effekt him during the fight, so I guess it total bull that it was broken .

Anyway I came to saddoboxing as a Kessler fan and im still one, I truly believe that Mundine is a bigger challence than Miranda, but in all fairness I hope Kessler will give one vountarary defense against Miranda instead of a no name, when he graps the bogus title from Mundine.

Looking forward to this fight.

And before I truly believe this I need 2 c this confirmed as this is Aprils fools day

[Preme]

It might be a "bogus title" now, but if joe stays at LHW or retires then it will be the only and main WBA title for SMW

[Pugilistic]

kessler will beat mundine again

[DaxxKahn]

So Kessler lied to me?

I have to admit I am a bit disappointed in Kessler and his team for coming out with that after the fight...I am a Kessler fan but he got beat plain and simple...It was a good figt one I would not mind seeing again but fact is he lost...Maybe the hand was broken maybe not I will not make assumptions but why after the fight does this come out?....I thought Kessler was classier then that...

I am still a fan and IMO he will beat Mundine but he lost a peg in my book for the hand crap

i kinda know what you mean; but IF IF there was a hand problem coming into it, its hard for a fighter not to bring it up tho, lossing must really fucking hurt and you look for any excuse so you don;t have to admit to your self you are seconed best.

I am still a fan of Kessler don't get me wrong just a little disappointed that after the loss it became a bit more brought up the originally....

[Violent Demise]

Kessler went out like a bitch when he pulled out against Miranda

[donnydarkoIRL]

Kessler after the Calzaghe fight stated clearly that the hand had not hindered him in the fight. For his team to come out and publicise it is ridiculous.

[cpcompany]

Kessler has gone down a bit in my estimations with one or two comments he said after the fight.
Before the fight he came across as a bit of a throwback and a real fan`s fighter. Unfortunately, since the fight he has started to come out with typical primadonna fighter bollocks, but there is still plenty of time for him to redeem himself.

[bzkfn]

There was talk he was pulling out of the Miranda fight as he was going to be positioned in a contender spot for the WBA Light-Heavyweight title vacated by Danny Green. I'd have understood more if he'd moved up as he'd be trying to force a rematch with Joe or some other big money fights around. Fighting Mundine again is pointless IMO.

[mickeyluvsu]

what a shame.........."THE VIKING WARRIOR" eh.............
i thought he was solid and he would overcome obstacles but reading and hearing this makes me upset. A TRUE fighter/boxer returns to where they left off. We all know that the lost against JOE was hard for him but that's boxing. Let that fly by cause he didn't get knocked out so he should of taken the fight against MIRANDA and who know he could of won or lost doesn't matter but the fact is he would of left off fighting at the top level where he was at. Disappointing, and if that's his way of getting a belt that bad............SOOO SAD!!!

IMO i liked KESS and still do but he dropped a notch.

So i bid you all a pint and CHEERS!!!!!!

[ArawakWarria]

I've said it before and I'll keep repeating it...

Regardless of how one might feel about the boxer, I have a real problem with them getting a title shot immediately after a loss.

If it was a rematch for the title in a hotly disputed decision, or an early stoppage, then definitely. But it would make more sense to let two current winners fight for the vacancy, not just the two available.