Quote Originally Posted by Trainer Monkey View Post
And even then Kessler's management boned it,they should have put a rematch clause in there,they more or less bent over and spread for Warren.
Location,pay,and a rematch clause,they pulled off none of the above.
I know they were feeling confident in their boy,but jeez,you should have gotten one of them,they got none
There is no way Kessler was in a position to demand a rematch. They gave up the location, but that only meant more money. To say they gave up pay is ridiculous - Kessler got more money out of that fight than Pavlik or Hopkins got for their fight - combined.

I dont think the hand mattered much. I, for one, didnt see too many problems with it. Maybe it hurt his preparations a bit (we'll never know), but he choose to go on with the fight, and the minute he stepped into the ring he lost any right to use it as an excuse. Same with Pavlik.

However, even if there was a difference in class in Cardiff, I wouldnt completely rule out Kessler's chances in a rematch. First of all, Calzaghe is likely to get worse. Second, Kessler fought the wrong fight from round 5 or so, making it a bit to easy for Calzaghe (I dont think he would have won using plan A anyway, especially not in Wales, but he would have made it close). Keep in mind also that before that fight Kessler had never lost a round with all three judges, and probably lost less than a handful of rounds altogether in his career. So when he needed to be clutch the most, it was a whole new experiecence for him and his corner. If he can stay with his gameplan in a place where the cards arent stacked against him, Kessler could have a chance.

But all of this doesnt matter, as it would make no sense for Calzaghe to fight him anyway.