teetop
09-29-2007, 01:20 AM
I've Recently decided as fight time draws near to carefully scrutinize this upcoming matchup b/n 2 excellent scholars in this game who show
brilliant ring smarts coupled with awesome athletism. I want only the oldtimers on this forum to share their thoughts on this potentially historic supermiddleweight superfight with complete objective knowledge on their take on this fight.
Joe calzaghe and what he brings to the table:
Joe has perfect stance and balance as he quickly stalks his opponent.
He is brilliant at instigating the infight, and once he gets you to commit
he pulls out at juuuuuust the right angle as you fall into him he steps out a little and fires off an accurate roundhouse shot that lands flush
on the top of the head. This gets his opponent to either retreat or to fight off balance which puts joe in charge. This is joe's advantage in ring generalship. The fact that joe has both a speed and an awkward
style over his opponent makes for it impossible to properly prepare for him. Next, joe is as tough and durable with endless stamina make all that we discussed before added to this a no brainer for victory.
However. Joe needs a fighter that will accomadate all this for this recipe to make the right batch of cookies. Unfortunatley, mikkel kessler
doesn't go in the oven. I just spent the last half hour carefully studying
the danes moves. And as an ardent student in the game, I find that mikkel makes as many careless mistakes in the ring as george W makes
good decisions as president.
Mikkel kessler and what he brings to the table: First off for these one dimensional fans who say kessler pulls STRAIGHT back are not paying
attention. Kessler pulls back at a slight angle which keeps him out of danger but right in punching range. Also, kess has this handy ability to
to suttlely walk his man down without them knowing it. And as for
falling for feints, when you feint mikkel he feints you back. I also think that the dane uses his height as good as height can be used. His relaxation level in the ring in unrivaled. While some may think he's stiff,
he is just keeping a disciplined guard without using too much energy.
The overall synopsis:
Wherein most cases you have a superfight the conventional wisdom
says always go with the overall special talent. This is usually the safe bet. However this time, you have such a profecient, and yes almost robotic and pendulum, fighter. You have to ask yourself. Can extreme
correctness alter sheer abstraction, or will the painting outsell the artist. Or, are we just to stop and wonder in awe until the day we see the outcome for ourselves. My guess as an addictive personality
of this sport that no one can correctly or justifiably name a victor in this contest. While some will say kessler has never seen the style joe will bring or kessler is too strong and hits too hard with accuracy for joe. We don't really know for sure how much of these 2 can bring.
Hell, kessler doesn't look like he's ever been in a real fight in there. All
his fights look like he just got finished w/ a sparring session, and joe
hasn't been challenged since the reid fight. These 2 will fight thier career defining fihts come nov 3, and then we will get to see the best of them. So, until then we'll have to just guesstimate at who's going to
win. Because as much as I try to build up calzaghe's awesome skillset
over kessler's textbook A plus i take into account mikkel's potential not being reached yet, and I cannot make a proper pick.............Now.......
I dare you to!!!
brilliant ring smarts coupled with awesome athletism. I want only the oldtimers on this forum to share their thoughts on this potentially historic supermiddleweight superfight with complete objective knowledge on their take on this fight.
Joe calzaghe and what he brings to the table:
Joe has perfect stance and balance as he quickly stalks his opponent.
He is brilliant at instigating the infight, and once he gets you to commit
he pulls out at juuuuuust the right angle as you fall into him he steps out a little and fires off an accurate roundhouse shot that lands flush
on the top of the head. This gets his opponent to either retreat or to fight off balance which puts joe in charge. This is joe's advantage in ring generalship. The fact that joe has both a speed and an awkward
style over his opponent makes for it impossible to properly prepare for him. Next, joe is as tough and durable with endless stamina make all that we discussed before added to this a no brainer for victory.
However. Joe needs a fighter that will accomadate all this for this recipe to make the right batch of cookies. Unfortunatley, mikkel kessler
doesn't go in the oven. I just spent the last half hour carefully studying
the danes moves. And as an ardent student in the game, I find that mikkel makes as many careless mistakes in the ring as george W makes
good decisions as president.
Mikkel kessler and what he brings to the table: First off for these one dimensional fans who say kessler pulls STRAIGHT back are not paying
attention. Kessler pulls back at a slight angle which keeps him out of danger but right in punching range. Also, kess has this handy ability to
to suttlely walk his man down without them knowing it. And as for
falling for feints, when you feint mikkel he feints you back. I also think that the dane uses his height as good as height can be used. His relaxation level in the ring in unrivaled. While some may think he's stiff,
he is just keeping a disciplined guard without using too much energy.
The overall synopsis:
Wherein most cases you have a superfight the conventional wisdom
says always go with the overall special talent. This is usually the safe bet. However this time, you have such a profecient, and yes almost robotic and pendulum, fighter. You have to ask yourself. Can extreme
correctness alter sheer abstraction, or will the painting outsell the artist. Or, are we just to stop and wonder in awe until the day we see the outcome for ourselves. My guess as an addictive personality
of this sport that no one can correctly or justifiably name a victor in this contest. While some will say kessler has never seen the style joe will bring or kessler is too strong and hits too hard with accuracy for joe. We don't really know for sure how much of these 2 can bring.
Hell, kessler doesn't look like he's ever been in a real fight in there. All
his fights look like he just got finished w/ a sparring session, and joe
hasn't been challenged since the reid fight. These 2 will fight thier career defining fihts come nov 3, and then we will get to see the best of them. So, until then we'll have to just guesstimate at who's going to
win. Because as much as I try to build up calzaghe's awesome skillset
over kessler's textbook A plus i take into account mikkel's potential not being reached yet, and I cannot make a proper pick.............Now.......
I dare you to!!!