Scheduled Event
The Super Six on Paper and in the Ring
by The Boxing Bulletin on Nov 24, 2009 8:53 AM EST
in Feature Stories
Jeff Pryor gives his thoughts on Andre Ward's victory over Mikkel Kessler, plus takes a look at what's in store for the next round of Showtime's Super Six 168 pound tournament.
Three fights in to Showtime's Super Six tournament, and in all honesty the bouts so far haven't lived up to our soaring hopes.
In the third and final fight of the first batch of bouts, tough, tested Mikkel Kessler was to face, unproven, untested, Andre Ward.
Most observers of the sport thought Kessler's experience, toughness and power would eventually outmatch Ward's earnest energy and speed. What actually unfolded however was further proof of the old axiom that you don't fight these things on paper.
Coming in with over twice as many bouts, and a solid resume of top notch opposition, one would have expected more from Kessler in a lackluster performance that seemed doomed from the opening bell, nay, in fact, even before the clang to signal action.
2 commentsMikkel Kessler vs Andre Ward Predictions
by The Boxing Bulletin on Nov 21, 2009 12:36 PM EST
in Predictions
The final first round match-up of the Super Six takes place tonight at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California with Danish star Mikkel Kessler pitted against 2004 Olympic gold medal winner Andre Ward.
The fighters weighed in yesterday with Kessler coming in at 167 and Ward a 1/2 pound lighter at 167.5.
Here's how the Boxing Bulletin writers see it...
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