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FNN Interview - Markus
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By ROBERT JONES - FightNightNews
Staff Writer
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1.
YOU HAVE HAD A LONG CAREER BUT
REPORTS ARE THIS FIGHT WILL BE YOUR
BIGGEST PURSE? ARE YOU THINKING OF
RETIREMENT OR ONLY OF BEATING
KESSLER?
M.B: "What means I had…, I still
have a long career. I never think
about things like that before a
fight. I get in the ring, because I
want to win a fight. What happens
after the fight doesn't interest me
before."
2, KESSLER SAYS YOU ARE A HARD
MAN, MEANING TOUGH, AND THAT HE IN
NO WAY EXPECTS AN EASY FIGHT. HOW DO
YOU AND MIKKEL MATCH UP IN STYLE? |
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M.B: "And so is he. How Mikkel and I
match up in style, we will see when
we are in the ring together,
face-to-face. The one who has the
better tactics will win."
3. DO YOU THINK KESSLER MIGHT GET
OVERHYPED BY HIS HOME CROWD AND MAKE
MISTAKES TRYING TO IMPRESS THE
DANISH FANS?
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M.B: "Of course it is a
pressure. He might want to
impress the fans, but I
can't really answer that
question, you have to ask
him."
4. DO YOU THINK THE
WINNER OF THIS FIGHT SHOULD
BE CONSIDERED SUPERIOR TO
JOE CALZAGHE? WILL YOU KEEP
ON FIGHTING, WIN OR LOSE AND
DO YOU STILL HOPE TO FIGHT
SUPER JOE?
M.B: "It was my goal to
fight Calzaghe already
before. For different reason
it did not worked out. But
it is still my goal, doesn't
matter how the fight against
Kessler is going to end up." |
5. RUMORS ARE CIRCULATING
IN AMERICA THAT THERE IS
SOME SORT OF TV DISPUTE
BETWEEN YOUR PROMOTERS AND
KESSLER'S. IS THIS ARGUMENT
SOMETHING THAT WOULD CAUSE
YOU TO PULL OUT OF THE
FIGHT?
M.B: "Kessler and I go in
the ring to fight.
Everything else should be
sorted out by the promoters.
I am looking forward to a
good, interesting and fair
fight."
6. DESPITE HIS UNBEATEN
RECORD, IT SEEMS CLEAR THAT
KESSLER HAS NOT YET FOUGHT
SOMEONE WITH YOUR RECORD AND
TOUGHNESS? IS THAT A FAIR
STATEMENT?
M.B: "I have never have been
interested by a record.
Doesn't matter how it looks
like. But I have to say that
Kessler was fighting really
good boxers the last few
time. He is a tough
fighter."
7. IT LOOKS LIKE THE WBA
AND WBC WILL BOTH APPOINT
OFFICIALS? DO YOU FEEL YOU
WILL GET FAIR TREATMENT IN
KESSLERS HOMELAND? DO YOU
EXPECT A BIG CONTINGENT OF
YOUR FANS AND FRIENDS TO
COME FROM GERMANY TO
COPENHAGEN?
M.B: "I hope so."
8. ANY PREDICTION FROM
YOU?
M.B: "I never do that."
9. A GERMAN FRIEND OF
MINE SAID YOU WOULD FORM
YOUR OWN BOXING MANAGEMENT
AND PROMOTION COMPANY WHEN
YOU RETIRE. DO YOU PLAN TO
COMPETE WITH THE BIG
PROMOTERS LIKE UNIVERSUM AND
SAUERLAND SOME DAY?
M.B: "I already founded the
company 12Rounds
(www.12rounds.de). It is a
Sports marketing and
management company. But we
are definitely not competing
with any promoters. We are
not a promoter. Indeed we
are working together with
some promoters and managers.
"We support boxing and other
sports, as well as artists.
Beside that we train kids to
get them stronger in there
beliefs, to give them a
focus and a future. I want
to give something back of
what I had and have. The
trainings are called
buddykids.de and
teendefence.de."
10. IS IT IMPORTANT TO
YOU TO GET JOE CALZAGHE IN
THE RING BEFORE YOU RETIRE,
OR WOULD YOU BE FINE WITHOUT
EVER FACING HIM?
M.B: "Like I already said.
He was and is my favorite
opponent."
11. IF YOU CAN'T GET JOE
CALZAGHE INTO THE RING
ANYTIME SOON, WHO ELSE IS ON
YOUR POTENTIAL WISH LIST?
M.B: "There are a few really
good fighters. Let me do the
fight vs. Kessler first,
than we will see."
(Thank you very much for
taking the time to translate
these to German, then back
to English again, it is very
much appreciated.)
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