Which Fight will we Talk about for Years?

[JETSKI]

There are 2 tremendous fights on the horizon.

Jermain Taylor vs Kelly Pavlik (Middlewt. Title) Sept. 29, 2007

and

Joe Calzaghe vs Mikkel Kessler (Super Middlewt. Title) Nov. 3, 2007

Which fight has the greater potential to be a classic that we'll all remember & talk about for years to come & why?

[MrMagic]

Calzaghe vs. Kessler has tremendous potential.
This is huge.:happy

[Shpion]

There are 2 tremendous fights on the horizon.

Jermain Taylor vs Kelly Pavlik (Middlewt. Title) Sept. 29, 2007

and

Joe Calzaghe vs Mikkel Kessler (Super Middlewt. Title) Nov. 3, 2007

Which fight has the greater potential to be a classic that we'll all remember & talk about for years to come?

VK vs. LL

[JETSKI]

VK vs. LL

Be serious now klitfan!

[Stinky gloves]

If Pavlik knock out Taylor it will be huge.

Calzaghe is damned, even if he beat Kessler he will not get respect
for that same as he did not get from beating Lacy. Is Kessler beat Calzaghe
people will come with plenty of recent examples of Calzaghe decline.

[JETSKI]

Calzaghe vs. Kessler has tremendous potential.
This is huge.:happy

Both fights are EXTREMELY HUGE! Both have their own identity & will represent a signature win for each victor.

[Shpion]

Be serious now klitfan!

I am. It has been more than 4 years since the fight and people still talking about it.

From your list though I am leaning towards JC vs. MK.

[JETSKI]

If Pavlik knock out Taylor it will be huge.

Calzaghe is damned, even if he beat Kessler he will not get respect
for that same as he did not get from beating Lacy. Is Kessler beat Calzaghe
people will come with plenty of recent examples of Calzaghe decline.

Lacy was not a very good boxer. All power, no technique. It was a good win for Joe, but not a great win. Kessler dies not have that much vareity to his game. He's all just 1-2, 1-2, 1-2.

But a very good 1-2 I might add.

[H .]

I am. It has been more than 4 years since the fight and people still talking about it.

True :deal

[JETSKI]

I am. It has been more than 4 years since the fight and people still talking about it.

Lewis was out of shape. If he had trained hard for Vitali, it would have ended sooner. But Vit did a good job as long as it did last...against a fat LL.

[Stinky gloves]

Lacy was not a very good boxer. All power, no technique. It was a good win for Joe, but not a great win. Kessler dies not have that much vareity to his game. He's all just 1-2, 1-2, 1-2.

But a very good 1-2 I might add.

You wouldnt say this about Lacy before Calzaghe fight.

If Kessler lose then it will be obvious how limited and lucky he was,
if Calzaghe lose then it will be obvious he was way past his best and
his recent oposition was "carefully selected" .. Calzaghe is damned!

[JETSKI]

7-1 for Calzaghe vs Kessler so far. Looks like all the Euro Fight fans are stuffing the ballot box!:yep

[H .]

Lewis was out of shape. If he had trained hard for Vitali, it would have ended sooner. But Vit did a good job as long as it did last...against a fat LL.

See, it's even discussed on this thread. :lol:

[JETSKI]

You wouldnt say this about Lacy before Calzaghe fight.

If Kessler lose then it will be obvious how limited and lucky he was,
if Calzaghe lose then it will be obvious he was way past his best and
his recent oposition was "carefully selected" .. Calzaghe is damned!

But I did say that about the overly muscular non-skilled haymaking winger.

[JETSKI]

See, it's even discussed on this thread. :lol:

Yeah, lets get back to the 2 fights in the poll!:fire




:D

[C Money]

Could be either one!! Both great matchup's, both significant and meaningful fights. I'm just happy that both will happen.

[MrMagic]

Hopefully both of em :happy

[JETSKI]

Could be either one!! Both great matchup's, both significant and meaningful fights. I'm just happy that both will happen.

Absolutely! Its been a good year for fightfans, & looks like it gonna get even better.

[JETSKI]

Hopefully both of em :happy

Your from Sweden & your a Joe C fan? How's that? I mean Denmark is your neighbor.

:huh

[MrMagic]

Your from Sweden & your a Joe C fan? How's that? I mean Denmark is your neighbor.

:huh
No I am a hardcore Kessler fan, I took a bet in the Brewster - Klitschko fight, and oops, I lost.. Im stuck with this for three months :oops:

[PeterNielsen70]

Don’t get too carried away over Pavlik.
He just KO'ed a fighter with absolutely no boxing skills, besides a hard punch and the ability to move forward.

[JETSKI]

No I am a hardcore Kessler fan, I took a bet in the Brewster - Klitschko fight, and oops, I lost.. Im stuck with this for three months :oops:

Well, at least its a decent pic of that slapping fool!:!:

I like Kessler alot too. Very good technique, which is what i look for in a fighter.

:good

[JETSKI]

Don’t get too carried away over Pavlik.
He just KO'ed a fighter with absolutely no boxing skills, besides a hard punch and the ability to move forward.

But I am carried away by Pavlik. Very much so. I think he's awesome to watch. He's a very intelligent fighter with one thing in mind...move forward & never stop punching. He ambidextrous you know, really a left hander fighting orthodox. See's his openings & takes advantage of them well.

((((((((((:bbb GO KELLY:bbb ))))))))))

[JETSKI]

Probably )hopefully) BOTH! Especially if the Taylor-Pavlik winner ends up moving to 168 and fighting the Calzaghe-Kessler winner!!!

Man, could you imagine if that happened in late 2008/early 2009?

These are the kind of fights/possbilities that get me excited!

Why wait so long for the winners of these 2 battles to meet?

Summer of '08!!!

PAVLIK vs KESSLER...

OMG!:yikes

(But I rather see Kelly pound Calzaghe into retirement)

[tpuz]

I think Americans will talk about Pavlik's Ko of Taylor for years, and the Euro's will talk about "if Joe's hands weren't hurt, he would have beat that Kessler".

[Relentless]

margarito vs cotto

[MrMagic]

margarito vs cotto
Not if Margarito is dethroned saturday night.

[JETSKI]

Not if Margarito is dethroned saturday night.

Then we can all scream for Paul "The Punisher" Williams to turn PBF inside out.

:cool:

[Lacyace]

Calzaghe vs. Kessler no contest.

[Slaughter27]

Hopefully we talk about both of these fights for years to come.

[lillarry]

If Pavlik beats Taylor up in convincing fashion, Which I dont think will happnen, will be huge in the U.S. He will become the face of boxing in the U.S. Trust Me

[deram]

OK, fist of all - both are good fights.

However, one is a fight between two fighters that are undisputedly above the rest. They have both been champs for years. The expected crowd (60.000) is unworldly and the hype surrounding the fight is at an extreme level.

The other fight is between a fighter that beat two great fighters against a new untested but promising hope. also they are not undoubtedly above the rest in their division. AA definitely has a better claim than Pavlik currently. If Pavlik beat Taylor he will have the better claim, but so far we are not dealing with two outstanding champions clashing.

It can only be JC-MK out of these two and I don't think it is really fair for JT-KP to compare their fights because the Pavlik fight is a really good one, but not exceptional. Just look at Taylor's fights - he alone has had plenty that would exclipse this fight. But an interesting fight it is.

[brooklyn1550]

In the US, Taylor-Pavlik
In Europe, Kessler-Calzaghe

[deram]

In the US, Taylor-Pavlik
In Europe, Kessler-Calzaghe

If you talk casual fans I agree - because they tend to look at nationality to see who they should cheer for.

For boxing fans it has to be JC-MK though.

[brooklyn1550]

If you talk casual fans I agree - because they tend to look at nationality to see who they should cheer for.

For boxing fans it has to be JC-MK though.

:good 2 proven/undefeated champions on the cusp of greatness facing eachother in/around their primes....doesn't get much better

[PATSYS]

Where is Lewis-Klitschko?