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?
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