K.O.W. - The Viking Warrior
(Looks like I jumped the gun, No Masians - I thought Calzaghe/Kessler was this Saturday, but was corrected in a comment. It's November 3rd. Why I was deluded on this point I'm not exactly sure. Never put the Calzaghe ahead of the horse. My apologies - L.)
This week of our non-stop big fights boxing autumn brings us the most significant bout in the 168-pound division since a certain Mr. Left Hook Lacy headed over to the U.K for a BEATDOWN. That beating was administered by Joe Calzaghe, the Welsh Elvis of the square circle, a southpaw speed merchant who despite nearly a decade of belt ownership as a super middleweight really earned his bones, at least here in the U.S., in that one fight with Lacy.
Lacy was big, a hard-puncher, and he looked like a killer, muscle-bound with a compact build reminiscent of Tyson. The c.w. was that he would have no problem walking through Calzaghe's pitter-pat arsenal to deliver heavy artillery to the Welshman's midsection. What happened, however, was that Calzaghe put on a crack boxing display that did not want for power, and opened up a can of whupass on Jeff Lacy along the same lines as the can that Floyd opened on Gatti (not quite that big, of course... nothing is quite that big).
On Saturday night in Cardiff, Calzaghe will face Denmark's Mikkel Kessler, the Viking Warrior (I can't decide if that nickname is awesome or wack - I go back and forth). This is a unification bout at 168 - Kessler owns the WBC and WBA editions of the belt, while Calzaghe owns the WBO and the Ring title. It's a bout that sets up on paper to potentially be what we hoped we would see in Lacy/Calzaghe - Kessler is a hard-punching badass with a strong chin and a transparent style. He has a habit of keeping his hands low, his jab is perfunctory, and he's not exactly a speed merchant. In short, he sets up perfectly for some Welsh rarebit right on the kisser. On the other hand, there's always that puncher's chance, and one thing about Kessler - he do punch. I'll prognostificate later on in the week - for now I submit to you Exhibit A, our No Mas Knockout of the Week, the Viking putting the ole Norseman's Now You See Me Now You Don't onto Markus Beyer's nose and with a single combination seizing the WBC crown.
This week of our non-stop big fights boxing autumn brings us the most significant bout in the 168-pound division since a certain Mr. Left Hook Lacy headed over to the U.K for a BEATDOWN. That beating was administered by Joe Calzaghe, the Welsh Elvis of the square circle, a southpaw speed merchant who despite nearly a decade of belt ownership as a super middleweight really earned his bones, at least here in the U.S., in that one fight with Lacy.
Lacy was big, a hard-puncher, and he looked like a killer, muscle-bound with a compact build reminiscent of Tyson. The c.w. was that he would have no problem walking through Calzaghe's pitter-pat arsenal to deliver heavy artillery to the Welshman's midsection. What happened, however, was that Calzaghe put on a crack boxing display that did not want for power, and opened up a can of whupass on Jeff Lacy along the same lines as the can that Floyd opened on Gatti (not quite that big, of course... nothing is quite that big).
On Saturday night in Cardiff, Calzaghe will face Denmark's Mikkel Kessler, the Viking Warrior (I can't decide if that nickname is awesome or wack - I go back and forth). This is a unification bout at 168 - Kessler owns the WBC and WBA editions of the belt, while Calzaghe owns the WBO and the Ring title. It's a bout that sets up on paper to potentially be what we hoped we would see in Lacy/Calzaghe - Kessler is a hard-punching badass with a strong chin and a transparent style. He has a habit of keeping his hands low, his jab is perfunctory, and he's not exactly a speed merchant. In short, he sets up perfectly for some Welsh rarebit right on the kisser. On the other hand, there's always that puncher's chance, and one thing about Kessler - he do punch. I'll prognostificate later on in the week - for now I submit to you Exhibit A, our No Mas Knockout of the Week, the Viking putting the ole Norseman's Now You See Me Now You Don't onto Markus Beyer's nose and with a single combination seizing the WBC crown.
6 Comments:
isn't this fight Nov 3, not this saturday?
That;s a tattoo to make Kierkegaard proud
My kingdom for a reverse angle
NO MAS crew. Hey, I will know by early next week but I'm pretty sure I will have box seats for the Sugar Shane v. Cotto fight. In any case, let me know if you guys would like to watch the fight from up above...I'm sure we can work something out. But even better would be if I could get an extra three seats and one lucky reader gets to come. Hear what I got cooking...word.
We indeed smell what the Rooster's got cooking. Keep us posted.
Good thing about the date, I'm out of town on business this weekend and I'm hosting Deadspin on the 3rd and 4th.
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