Froch vs. Kessler: Look for Mikkel to dominate Carl
February 9th, 2010
By Scott Gilfoid: World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KO’s) had a good year in 2009, beating Jermain Taylor and Andre Dirrell. The win against Dirrell, a highly questionable one, gave Froch his first win in Showtime’s Super Six tournament. Froch, 32, wasn’t about to complain about getting the decision over the highly talented American Dirrell, as he’ll take them anyway he can get them.
Froch prides himself in his ability to overwhelm his opponents with his power and size. He’s not very skilled on defense, as he often relies on his sturdy chin to block incoming fire and get him through fights. In many of his fights, Froch simply walks though his opponent’s shots to get to them to wear them down with a heavy bombardment.
Froch’s hand speed is poor, and he instead has to rely on being able to time his opponents to his painfully slow shots in. However, it works for him, at least until now. Kessler seems to be a style nightmare for Froch going into their April 17th fight. Of course, Froch will be the last to admit that.
Froch assumes he’ll be able to run Kessler down like he has most of his opponents. That won’t be easy. Kessler has a powerful jab, right hand and left hook. He also likes to shift position to get out of the way of fighters like Froch who like to come forward in straight lines. Froch was exposed by Dirrell in his last fight, and shown to be lacking in the ability to move laterally and adjust to a fighter that is changing directions on him.
Kessler, no doubt, will be taking notes from Dirrell’s impressive performance against Froch and will be looking to keep Froch following him. Kessler will do well if he can make the stationary Froch use his slow legs to follow him around. While Froch plods after him, Kessler will be pumping in powerful jabs and literally ramming them down Froch’s throat one after another.
I see this fight getting out of hand quickly, as Froch finds himself eating too many shots, falling way behind in the fight and getting confused and disoriented. By the 8th round, Froch will need another knockout like the one he incredibly pulled out in the 12th round against Jermain Taylor in April 2009. However, Kessler, who has one of the best chins in the super middleweight division, will be immune to Froch’s slow moving shots and will take the few that slip through his guard.
Kessler’s defense will be like a steel trap, and I can’t see Froch landing many punches during the fight. And the Danish crowd is going to be a huge problem for Froch. Carl has become accustomed to be cheered in his fights in his home town of Nottingham, and he’ll quickly find himself in a bit of shock at all the booing he’ll be getting in Herning, Denmark.
There won’t be any cheering for Froch on April 17th, believe me. Froch says that it doesn’t bother him fighting in a hostile environment. I don’t buy that. I see the Danish crowd getting to Froch, unnerving him and causing him to fight poorly as he begins to doubt himself. The ultimate outcome of all the things working against Froch will end with Kessler winning a lopsided 12 round decision, and possibly scoring a late knockout in the fight.
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Look for Gilfoid to be wrong again!
I think it will depend upon, if Kessler has recovered from the beating he got from Ward. If he has, I think that he easily will beat Froch
does my head in when people knock calzaghe, he was 1 hell of a boxer! the BEST super middleweight ever. kessler will take carl froch to school, froch has no boxing ability and totally relies on his power! kessler Will beat froch u wait!
KESSLER DIDNT LOOK HIMSELF IN HIS FIGHT AGAINST WARD, BEFORE THE WARD FIGHT I WOULD OF BET ON KESSLER TO KNOCK FROCH OUT BUT NOW IM NOT SURE. 50/50 FIGHT.
I think carl will have too much for kessler he was overhyped after losing to calslappy and got found out against ward. froch by 10th rnd stoppage with kessler sagging on the ropes bleeding as right hands crash into the side of his head!!!!! put your house on it lads.
@milo sands
I wouldn’t say froch has a better chin than kessler. Kesslers has never been knocked down, while froch was put down by Taylor and looked hurt once with a precise punch from dirrell.
Scott. Ur article is sh/t. Froch is the most over confident boxer I’ve ever heard, the Danish crowd won’t bother him. If the American crowd didn’t these won’t. And froch won’t get knocked out to rock solid. Tho I do think his chin will be really tested against kessler. I still pick froch to win by UD. I just don’t think kessler will be there mentally after ward.
P.s ward has to be the winner of the super six now, can’t wait to see him fight dirrell.
how many times can one man write the same article…
I wonder where Kessler is psychologically after the defeat by Ward ? and can froch capitalise ?.
Froch will need more movement for this fight though !
Scott don’t bother trying to answer the two questions as your too ignorant !.
I am danish, and I just think that our Kessler was terribly exposed against Ward. Kessler seemed to freeze against Ward when put under pressure and facing the american sort of bob and weave style. The american style vs european stand-up straight armed style wins in 95 % of all fights.
It is just sad that after 80 years of boxing the european trainers don’t know how to train their young boxers.
Ward wins the Super Six!!! I hope so anyway. I’ve never seen Froch and only saw Kessler get schooled by Calzaghe. If there styles are like this article says then Froch gets taken to school. Styles make fights. A slow, prodding fighter always loses to a grade A “boxer”.
I think this will be the end of the road for Froch. I’m not impressed. Froch was getting his butt beat by weak minded Jermain Taylor and got lucky in the last round….
Froch was taken to boxing school and lost that last fight against Dirrell. His luck has run out.. He will lose against Kessler…
Froch has a better chin then Kessler
Froch didn’t need the crowd when he KO’s Taylor
Froch has never been confused in a fight
What exactly is Kessler going to take from Dirrells performance?
You just talk utter nonsense…
hi 5 to you milosands
beam me up snotty scottie.dirrell ran all night and clinched 39 times and was on floor 5 times.he had no power and complained all night.how could he call that a title shot.more like title snot.even gary shaw said he was cap.dirrells grandad told him before round 12 he needed a knockout.dirrell is not world class scott so stop embarassing yourself going on about him.
pascal wbc ranked 2.then taylor ranked 1.then dirrell who was 2.next up kessler whos wbc 3. its not as if froch goes the easy route.win or lose hes getting in with the best.calzaghe had 6 decent names out 46 on his cv.after froch has fought arthur he will have 6 decent names on his record after 28 fights not 46.ward may be looking good but dirrell made froch look bad running all night just like he will run from arthur.froch v kessler is the main event but when you look at all the match ups they are all good and 50 50.its so exciting im coming in my pants.who ever wins it is the top guy but they all deserve credit not slagging off like scott gilfoid does.lets give froch his due hes unbeaten and its like donny boxing says FROCH AINT EVEN GOT WARMED UP YET.good luck to them all and may the best man win.
froch is the king
i and alot of my friends who come on here are abit fed up of scott gilfoid writing articles about the brit froch.hes 26-0 with 20 ko.hes the wbc champ whos beat ex wbc champ reid and current EBU champ magee plus froch has beat current wbc light heavy champ pascal as well as former undisputed middleweight champ taylor.he dont dodge no one.since calzaghe vacated hes fought all the top guys so lets say a well done to froch.the dirrell fight was close but you have to take the title off the champ.froch has his own style.he was in top wbc rankings 4 years and never got a EBU title shot or a wbc title shot so lets applaud him whats he done wrong.hes made the best of what hes got.good luck carl.shame on you scott.
if kessler is a superb boxer/puncher,that must make andre ward a subliminally,perpetually,ultimately,indubitably astute boxer.
Come on Scott, I mean do you have to write about Froch and Haye all the time? The last one was “watch Kessler school Froch” now its “Watch Kessler dominate Froch”… whats the next one going to be?
Do you not bore yourself writing about the same people? Dirrell is amazing, Froch is rubbish, Haye will get KO’d by Ruiz, Khan has a glass jaw, Dirrell is amazing, Froch is rubbish, Haye has a glass jaw… and repeat.
I am extremely disappointed in you Scotty that you haven’t written another ridiculously biased sledging article about David Haye. Please write one tomorrow I need a good laugh.
Jermain taylor was in the super six , get your basic facts correct
**froch will walk over this dude dont u worry about that!! u fink ward scholled him!! wait till u see wat froch does to him!! froch to win KO rnd8
i think kessler will beat froch easily on points. abraham+ward would beat him too as long as it aint the same judges from the direll fight. froch got nothing on calazaghe!!
another froch bashing scott gilfoid hasnt got a clue hes obssessed with carl froch and bad mouthing british fighters there is some truth in the article regarding frochs slow movement static head and no defense and i think you will be right about the outcome but everyone is bored of your constant articles about how poor froch is. write an unbiased article for once