Enjoy Mikkel Kessler vs Allan Green (BoxNation)

Enjoy Mikkel Kessler vs Allan Green (BoxNation)

Three-time super-middleweight world champion Mikkel Kessler (44-2, 33 KOs) will be moving up in weight on May 19 when he clashes with fellow Super Six World Boxing Classic contestant & power puncher Allan Green (31-3, 21 KOs) on May 19. The battle at Copenhagen´s PARKEN Stadium will be contested at light heavyweight, with the WBC World Championship (Silver) at stake.http://secure.signup-way.com/8407/21000/rugby_tv The winner will be in line to face WBC Light Heavyweight Champion Bernard Hopkins, who takes on Chad Dawson in Atlantic City on April 28. “We want Mikkel to cement his place in boxing history along the all-time greats by wining world titles in two weight classes,” promoter Kalle Sauerland said. “It is not going to be easy to face bigger and stronger opposition at a higher weight but the Viking Warrior has never turned down a challenge. We are thrilled to provide him with a new, a gigantic one. Before even thinking about Hopkins or Dawson, he needs to take out Allan Green, which is a high-risk fight.”
Kessler and Green were supposed to meet in the third round of the Super Six tournament two years ago. Back then, Kessler’s eye injury prevented the bout from happening. “There is some unfinished business both men want to take care of,” Sauerland added. “I am confident Mikkel will win. Green is a natural light heavyweight with huge punching power. His KO ratio is impressive. But with his legions of fans behind him, Mikkel will make his country proud and defeat Green.http://secure.signup-way.com/8407/21000/rugby_tv

Watch LIVE Boxing: Mikkel Kessler Vs Allan Green

Since his loss to Calzaghe, Kessler's only top-level win is a unanimous decision against Carl Froch in 2010. In his other elite fight Kessler lost out to Andre Ward, although we now know that there is no shame in that. For Green's part, he doesn't have any significant top level wins, and last year he lost to Andre Ward and Glen Johnson.

Losing to Andre Ward isn't the only thing these two have in common. A lot has been made lately of Kessler's age, with some writing him off as "past it".http://secure.signup-way.com/8407/21000/rugby_tv We all know that boxers age quicker than your average man, but at 32, Kessler is not over the hill. There have been signs of slowing reactions in his last fights, but these aren't enough to become alarming. Besides, Green is also 32 years old and will share the same problems as Kessler.http://secure.signup-way.com/8407/21000/rugby_tv

For me, this is a Kessler stoppage. Green is going to fight like a dog, but ultimate Kessler will put an end to things by KO. The only way I can see Green winning is if Kessler has declined much more than we fought, and Green puts in a career-great performance.

• Shedule
• Challenger : Mikkel Kessler vs Allan Green
• Date : 19.5.2012