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Joe “Pride of Wales” Calzaghe VS Mikkel “Viking Warrior” Kessler

This Saturday, November 3rd, Joe “Pride of Wales” Calzaghe (40-0, 31 KO’s) of Newbridge, Wales will face off against Mikkel “Viking Warrior” Kessler (39-0, 29 KO’s) Copenhagen, Denmark in a battle of the unbeatens for the undisputed super middleweight championship.

Most Americans have seen neither of these guys in action. For good reason, neither of them have fought before on American soil. But I think it would be a mistake to dismiss these guys, both of them can scrap, and this fight shapes up to be a good tear up. Calzaghe is the longest reigning champ active today, and Kessler has showed impressive skills in recent outings.

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The knock against Calzaghe is that he hasn’t faced much in the way of opposition in his career. I guess you could argue that, but he dominated Jeff Lacy and torched Peter Manfredo of Contender fame in his last outing. He is also a southpaw, durable, and has very quick hands. He doesn’t have one-shot knockout power, but really not that many people do. Calzaghe does however, have a mean straight left and solid uppercuts. He also knows how to close the show.

Many people think Kessler’s youth with prevail (he is 28 to Calzaghe’s 35). But Kessler, although he has shown power in both hands, his competition has been weaker than Calzaghe’s. He has fought his entire career in Denmark, save one fight in Australia.

Kessler is rangier than Calzaghe and would be well advised to keep him at bay. If he can do that he could come away with a victory. Calzaghe should be able to make his way inside and I think Kessler could be open to Calzaghe’s uppercut. That should be a deciding factor. Calzaghe’s heart and will to win is also a major element of this match up.

I think the biggest factor will be the 60,000 or so screaming Welshmen on hand for the fight. The crowd could really rattle Kessler. I also have a hard time seeing a close decision going Kessler’s way. It would probably cause a riot. Remember the fight between Jorge Paez and Calvin Grove in Plaza de Toros Calafia, Mexicali? (Interestingly, the last 15 round fight ever fought) Paez was trailing big on all cards and then knocked down Grove three times in the 15th round. Mathematically, he couldn’t win the fight. But the judges gave Paez the decision. Who could really blame them? It was either give Paez the decision or have a riot with 50,000 Mexican fans in a frenzy. Expect the same for this one in a close one.

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Michael Porfirio Mason
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Joe “Pride of Wales” Calzaghe VS Mikkel “Viking Warrior” Kessler

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