The Army Boxing Thread

[binnie]

All the ladies say that......

[vandeleur]

The binnie breakdown: Mikkel Kessler - Allan Green.

Here is a fight in which much is unknown: both guys are moving up from 168lbs to 175lbs, and we have no idea how each will fare with the additional weight; Kessler is coming off a long lay-off following a series of injuries; and Green has struggled to find a path back to the big time after being spectacularly KO's by Glenn Johnson in the the Super Six tournament. All bets are made with caution, therefore. In Kessler, you have a great fighter who has been on the slide since his 2007 fighter with Joe Calzaghe. Since then, his pattented 1-2 has lost it's sharpness, and he looks to have lost a step defensively. That being said, Kessler is a 3 time Supermiddleweight champion, and has suffered losses only to Calzaghe - an ATG and future Hall of Famer - and Andre Ward - who looks set to be a future pound-for-pound king, and since those loses has both won a title and beaten an 'A' rate fighter in Carl Froch. If the slide has not become too rapid, this should be his night.

Green has a size advantage and a decent pop in his punches. But he just doesn't have the mental stamina to hit the big time. There's no shame in being whooped by Andre Ward, but getting beat up by a guy as old as Johnson is a worrying sign, as is the fact that Green failed to beat Edison Miranda, who at times out-boxed him (!). Expect Kessler to show signs of ring-rust, but to utilize his improved body punching to rough Green up, break him down and stop him later in the fight. Kessler is relentless once he puts an opponent on the back front, and he'll probably have the edge in speed and strength here. Kessler is in his back yard and knows that if he loses, there's really nowhere to go. Green, therefore, presents an opportunity for the Viking Warrior, and I fully expect him to take it.

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[vandeleur]

right , now with more blood in my alcohol stream are we betting if so ..

DB kessler round 10 is 12 to 1
I am picking a round and will go for kessler in the 12th at 16 to 1.
Binnie you fancied mid fight but not sure of the round ... that works out as kessler by ko/tko and thats 8/11 ( which works out at 1 dollar .72 return)

Any body wanna change there mind giz a shout

[binnie]

Rumour is that Ortiz-Berto II is off because Berto has failed a drug test for steroids............

[sonrisa salvaje]

Put me down for Kessler as well but i am not convinced Kessler is going to look like a world beater. Granted he only needs to look like a chump beater but I'll take the points route with Kessler by UD.

[jhale667]

Rumour is that Ortiz-Berto II is off because Berto has failed a drug test for steroids............

Oh, FFS - what is with these dudes and the 'roids?

[vandeleur]

cool , sonrisa is going for chump beater for ud @ 6/4 that will give him a return of 1.5 dollars

[binnie]

Oh, FFS - what is with these dudes and the 'roids?

It's a mark of a sport that not really been regulated slowly becoming regulated. Guys are getting caught out.....

[jhale667]

It's a mark of a sport that not really been regulated slowly becoming regulated. Guys are getting caught out.....

Agree, but now they know they're going to be tested for that shit, it's just dumb.

[binnie]

Well, they do get hit in the head for a living......

[sonrisa salvaje]

We have to wait long enough for each good fight to come over the horizon. Then to have them get close just to cancel is a major buzzkill. What is the boxing equivilent to blue balls?

[jhale667]

Well, they do get hit in the head for a living......

[binnie]

Kessler has just KO'd Green in round 4. He looked sharper than he has for a couple of years - THAT jab is back.

Kessler slipped in rd 1 and it was ruled a knockdown, but other than that plain sailing.

[binnie]

Kessler has just KO'd Green in round 4. He looked sharper than he has for a couple of years - THAT jab is back.

Kessler slipped in rd 1 and it was ruled a knockdown, but other than that plain sailing.

[binnie]

Just rewatched it: Kessler was actually stunned in the first round.

After that, it was all him though. You guys have to see the KO. BRUTAL.