Froch: “I think this is his [Kessler] last hurrah”
February 19th, 2010
By Scott Gilfoid: WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KO’s) thinks that he’ll be finishing Mikkel Kessler (42-2, 32 KO”s) off as a fighter and sending him possibly into retirement if he beats the Danish fighter on April 24th in their Super Six tournament fight at the MCH Messecenter Herning, in Herning, Denmark. In an article at the Mirror, Froch, 32, says “I think this is his [Kessler] last hurrah. When I beat Kessler, I’ll be finishing him off and be guaranteed a semi-final in the Super Six competition. It will be the end of him [Kessler] and he might decide to retire.”
Let’s be clear about this: Ward would have likely beaten Kessler at any point in Mikkel’s career. Ward just seems to have Kessler’s number, that’s all. Froch should consider himself lucky that it wasn’t him in the ring with Ward on that night instead of Kessler, because people would be calling for Froch to retire instead of Kessler right about now. I think Ward would have spanked Froch even worse than Kessler, and probably stopped him in the process if he had fought him.
I see Froch basically fighting on borrowed time. He can whoop it up right now, but once he gets in the ring against Kessler on April 24th, Froch will get exposed once again and will lose a lopsided 12 round decision. I think Froch should have lost his first fight of the Super Six tourney against Andre Dirrell, but ended up winning a controversial 12 round decision over Dirrell while fighting in his home town of Nottingham, England.
Kessler is going to be probably too fast and much too skillful for the slow-moving Froch to beat. And after that, Froch will face Abraham in his next Super Six bout in the stage 3 part of the tourney. Abraham will be out for blood after his March 27th fight against Dirrell goes badly for him, and will be looking to trounce Froch like a rag doll.
I see Froch losing that fight too and ending up being drummed out of the Super Six tournament without his World Boxing Council super middleweight title in his possession. With a loss a piece against Kessler and Abraham, I can see Froch facing the same criticism that Kessler is dealing with now about being a shot fighter. Just because Froch loses and gets drummed out of the Super Six tournament it doesn’t mean he’s a shot fighter. I totally disagree with that idea.
I just think that Froch will have met a couple of superior fighters than him. I still think Froch has a few more useful years left in him as a gatekeeper in the super middleweight division. If Froch hangs around for another four to six years, I’m betting he’ll get another two or three shots at a title at super middleweight. He can also move in weight to light heavyweight where the competition is a lot softer. I don’t think Froch has to retire when/if things go badly for him in the Super Six tournament. It’s not the end of the world for him.
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All u English people, the devotees of assho*** like Haye, Froch and Hatton, dont have any idea as to what kind of incompetent fighters they are.
Well regrding Froch, He was holding direll, hitting him on the back of his head but still got away. Direll although an incomplete fighter, was still able to expose Froch’s flaws. At one point he even hurt Frich bad but it was his inexperience that let Froch of the hook.
You must realise Froch is just waiting to be embarrased in the super six tournament.
Froch = granite chin + power + heart + stamina. Lacks a bit of hand speed and class but overcomes this with these other qualities. He’ll win the super 6.
What a warrior…a mans man…someone to be proud of who would die for the cause.
Froch beat Dirrel yet you cant accept that fight can you Scotty
Froch is an accident waiting to happen. All mouth and very little skills.
For christ sake gilfoid get over the fact that dirrell was beaten and should of taken to track and field as much as he runs!!!
Scott; you are a sad little man. You hate Froch and Haye. You are never objective or clever with your writing. It is tiring and you should just stick to your day job… oh wait don’t!
i hope froch rips kessler which he has a good chance of doing, the dane may have lost his edge and took a beating at the hand of ward. think froch ko
froch talks way to much. i cant wait for someone to stop him.
i also think dirrell won that fight which was not a pretty one. i seem to recall that froch was the one that was hurt couple of times and almost went down at one point. he won plain and simple but in the end i think the loss will have created a monster in dirrell. i wouldn’t be surprised if dirrell knocks out froch in their next fight.
IF Froch goes out of the super six he can rematch with Pascal that will be huge in England and Canada
But he beats Kesslers just and then has a real tough one against Abraham
Typical Gilfoid, biased nonsense as per.
“I think Froch should have lost his first fight of the Super Six tourney against Andre Dirrell” – But he didn’t, he won and he made his fans proud. Dirrells fans (if he has any besides you) should of been embarrassed by his antics that night. No moaning, crying, hugging, runner should ever deserve to win a world title.
So lets get this straight… you think that Dirrell will whup Abraham then Abraham will whup Froch? Even though Froch has already beaten Dirrell? You live in a dream world.
man you really haven’t got as sodding clue