Kessler v Ward - Poll

[TigerFan]

Kessler by late KO

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

Kessler for the K.O
Right hand over the top of a stooped Ward.

[Manuel "Chubby" Medina]

I think Ward wins by split but judges give him unanimous.
Should be fairly competitive fight.

[OumaFan]

I don't see a stoppage here.

Less convinced about who will win, for some reason I'm leaning Ward (I just think there's something there, that he'll rise to the occasion but I freely admit that I'm not sure why I have that feeling). Kessler by decision is probably the safer pick but I'll stick with Ward unless Fenster picks him.

[Rantcatrat]

Who do the experts pick?

Ward: Steve Farhood (Showtime), Kevin Iole (Yahoo), Keiren Mulvaney (ESPN.COM and Reuters), Graham Houston

Kessler: Doug Fischer (Ring TV), Joe Santoliquito (Ring Mag Cheif Editor), Tim Smith (NY Daily News), Burt Sugar (Historian).

Mikkel Kessler or Andre Ward? Boxing Experts Weigh In -- Boxing FanHouse

I like Ward. The x-factor is whether Ward has a glass jaw and on the same note, whether Kessler can actually land punches. Of course, Kessler has fought at a much higher level than Ward with wins over Andrade, Mundine, Beyer etc and thus he may be able to adjust better than Ward. However, Kessler's only defeat came against a faster fighter. Now, Calzaghe was an entirely different animal than Ward but still maybe Kessler has trouble with speed? not that he is much slower, if at all, than Ward.

Admittedly, I haven't seen much of Mundine. Are Ward and Mundine at all comparable?

[jangeorg]

Admittedly, I haven't seen much of Mundine. Are Ward and Mundine at all comparable?

Mundine and Ward is very similar to each other


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8ng9...layer_embedded

[Fenster]

I don't see a stoppage here.

Less convinced about who will win, for some reason I'm leaning Ward (I just think there's something there, that he'll rise to the occasion but I freely admit that I'm not sure why I have that feeling). Kessler by decision is probably the safer pick but I'll stick with Ward unless Fenster picks him.

You're safe.

I'm picking Kessler because I want him to make Calzaghe look better.

[fanjohn]

I pick Ward to win via decision. Andre got some speed that could present some trouble to Kessler. I also don't like Kessler's inactivity who only fought 1 fight during the past year while Andre had 4 fights including the Edison Miranda fight.