Mikkel Kessler vs Sven Ottke who wins?

Question

12 rounds super middleweight.

Answer 1

I would definately have to go with MIkkel Kessler on this one, regardless of if Sven Ottke is in his prime or not.  There were so many Ottke fights that he "won" but he clearly didn't deserve the decision.  Thats why he never fought outside of his comfort zone.  He didn't even have the stones to fight Calzaghe back when they both had titles and everyone wanted to see them unify.  Ottke probably wouldn't even make it to the scorecards if he fought Kessler today.  I know Ottke is coming back to fight Dariusz Michalczewski, but they both have not fought in a while and both are not in their primes.  Even if Ottke was in his prime, I think Kessler would be able to beat him convincingly enough to win a decision (and even then, he still might lose if they are fighting in Germany).

Answer 2

If the fight was held in Germany, Ottke by decision (115-113, 114-112, 113-115).  Not because it would be good match, but rather that the referees and judges were paid off beforehand by Ottke and his cronies.  Kessler would have to knock him out to win (which he probably would, but you never know when it comes to Ottke, probably called a slip then you get YOUR points taken away).

Ottke is one of the the biggest frauds ever in World Championship Boxing.  There's a reason he's called "The Phantom" (just when you knocked him down, the referee will call it a slip; just when you know that Ottke will be penalized forexcessive holding, your points will be deducted; just when you think you've won, he'll steal away your victory by controversial decision).

Answer 3

Kessler by knock out inside 6 rounds. Ottke is no match for this man in any aspect of boxing. I think that Kessler would do the same thing to him that he did Markus Beyer in their fight.

I really hate to say this and I don't mean to be disrespectful, but undeniable fact is that Sven Ottke is a fraud and his 34-0 record is a complete garbage. This man was soundly beaten at least on four or five occasions (and by boxers lesser then Kessler) but there was so much protection and controversy around him, and injustice done to several of his opponents was simply beyond words. You know, I'm remembering some of his matches as I type this, particularly ones against Robin Reid, Byron Mitchell, Mads Larsen and Charles Brewer and even now I'm disgusted when thinking about those decisions.

But as I said, I don't think that Ottke would stand a chance of even making it to the final bell against Kessler. He would find himself totally overpowered and outgunned in this match and suffer the same fate as his former stablemate.