What now:Kessler??

[Myk_Myk]

I have always liked Kessler, i have no idea why his last outing was lacklustre and non committal. He is better than that performance, i am still puzzled.

It is possible he just had a really off night. After Paul Williams lost to Quintana, he said that he just felt off that night, especially that he couldn't find the rhythm with his jab. I remember thinking (and posting here) that actually seemed like an accurate assessment. His performances since have given credence to that being the case.

This fight didn't have quite that same feel to it, but maybe to a lesser extent it's still part of the equation. It did seem as though Kessler just kept plodding along with the same non-winning approach. You can beat almost anyone if you're great at one very effective style, but to really be successful at the top level, you have to be able to make adjustments. He'll never be a great inside fighter, but in this fight he had the chance (just about his only one) to score on the inside if he'd just thrown.

[killersheep]

I have always liked Kessler, i have no idea why his last outing was lacklustre and non committal. He is better than that performance, i am still puzzled.

It is possible he just had a really off night. After Paul Williams lost to Quintana, he said that he just felt off that night, especially that he couldn't find the rhythm with his jab. I remember thinking (and posting here) that actually seemed like an accurate assessment. His performances since have given credence to that being the case.

This fight didn't have quite that same feel to it, but maybe to a lesser extent it's still part of the equation. It did seem as though Kessler just kept plodding along with the same non-winning approach. You can beat almost anyone if you're great at one very effective style, but to really be successful at the top level, you have to be able to make adjustments. He'll never be a great inside fighter, but in this fight he had the chance (just about his only one) to score on the inside if he'd just thrown.

This.

I really expected Kessler to use more lateral movement and keep Ward off him, but he didn't, why? Because Ward didn't let him, Kessler looked bad because Ward took away almost his whole arsenal with his gameplan. I think Amat is right in that Steward would be the best choice of a trainer.

[ICB]

I have always liked Kessler, i have no idea why his last outing was lacklustre and non committal. He is better than that performance, i am still puzzled.

It is possible he just had a really off night. After Paul Williams lost to Quintana, he said that he just felt off that night, especially that he couldn't find the rhythm with his jab. I remember thinking (and posting here) that actually seemed like an accurate assessment. His performances since have given credence to that being the case.

This fight didn't have quite that same feel to it, but maybe to a lesser extent it's still part of the equation. It did seem as though Kessler just kept plodding along with the same non-winning approach. You can beat almost anyone if you're great at one very effective style, but to really be successful at the top level, you have to be able to make adjustments. He'll never be a great inside fighter, but in this fight he had the chance (just about his only one) to score on the inside if he'd just thrown.

It could be Mikkel Kessler is overrated, it could be that Mikkel Kessler had an off night, or it could be a bad style match up. I personally think its a mix of all 3.

[Myk_Myk]

I have always liked Kessler, i have no idea why his last outing was lacklustre and non committal. He is better than that performance, i am still puzzled.

It is possible he just had a really off night. After Paul Williams lost to Quintana, he said that he just felt off that night, especially that he couldn't find the rhythm with his jab. I remember thinking (and posting here) that actually seemed like an accurate assessment. His performances since have given credence to that being the case.

This fight didn't have quite that same feel to it, but maybe to a lesser extent it's still part of the equation. It did seem as though Kessler just kept plodding along with the same non-winning approach. You can beat almost anyone if you're great at one very effective style, but to really be successful at the top level, you have to be able to make adjustments. He'll never be a great inside fighter, but in this fight he had the chance (just about his only one) to score on the inside if he'd just thrown.

It could be Mikkel Kessler is overrated, it could be that Mikkel Kessler had an off night, or it could be a bad style match up. I personally think its a mix of all 3.

Yeah, I agree with you and with what Killersheep said.