Mikkel Kessler Named Mandatory Official Challenger For WBA Super Middleweight Title

[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!!!!!!

[Diane]

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Mundine defense threatened!
Mundine-Soliman III not sanctioned
Mikkel Kessler promoter Mogens Palle said Wednesday that he has checked with the World Boxing Association and has been informed that a May 28 super middleweight title defense by Anthony Mundine against Sam Soliman has not been approved. Mundine has announced the third bout against Soliman is set for the Vodafone Arena in Melbourne, Australia. Palle said the WBA had not even been asked to authorize Mundine-Soliman III. "Mundine won a vacant title in March 2007 and has now gone 13 months without making a required mandatory defense. We have asserted our rights and told the WBA we're ready to make Kessler-Mundine II a reality in the end of May or the start of June....I would hope Mundine would prefer to try Kessler again rather than having his world title stripped for not complying with WBA rules. He does refer to himself as 'The Man' so I would really hope so. It is a WBA world title and is not limited to a WBA Australian title." Former champion Kessler, now the WBA mandatory challenger, previously outpointed Mundine in June 2005.
Wednesday, April 2 2008

[Mikkel_K]

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!!!!!!

You make it sound like Kessler is dodging Miranda in order to fight Manfredo or something.

The reality is that he is trying to secure a fight against a fighter who is undefeated for 3 years and ranked #2 in the division by The Ring, and that Kessler is likely to go to that fighter's backyard (again).

The Miranda-fight might have been more entertaining, but Kessler is hardly a chicken here. In fact you could easily make the point that he is indeed trying to return to where he left off, and more so than if he had fought Miranda for the exposure.

[CutMeMick]

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!!!!!!

You do realize he's fighting Mundine?
Like the other guy said (Mikkel K) it's not like he's fighting Peter Manfredo or Vitaly Tsypko.
Mundines a prominent name and he's shown time and time again that he's come along ways.

In the event whichever fight he makes I'm sure it'll be a worthy opponent.

[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.

[Galaxy]

I agree with the others that Mundine is a tougher fight for Kessler than Miranda. But the think for me is Mundine is supposedly fighting Soliman for a 3rd time at the end of May... what is Kessler doing in the meantime? Hes already been of awhile! It just makes me wonder why Kessler didn't take the fight with Miranda then move onto Mundine next. Kessler must be either hoping to fight instead of Soliman or worse(& I hope its not the case) hoping Mundine is stripped of his alphabet strap so he can get it by default without having to face either Mundine or Miranda.