Kessler-Froch: Will Carl’s ‘0’ disappear on April 24th?
March 2nd, 2010
By Scott Gilfoid: Every fighter starts out with zero losses on their record, and if they’re lucky, they don’t suffer their first loss for a couple of years. And if they’re matched carefully enough to avoid dangerous opponents, they can get well into their career before they experience their first loss. World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KO’s) is one of those rare fighters that has gone fairly deep into his career without being beaten. Granted, Froch only has tiny handful of fights against what I would call major league opposition, but Froch is still technically undefeated at this point so you have to give him some credit.
Froch had a good year in 2009, defeating Jermain Taylor and Andre Dirrell, albeit a controversial win in his home stadium in Nottingham, England. A lot of fans ride then bandwagon, and whoever has the hot hand, those are the fighters that they typically back. It’s easy to blindly follow along with others are saying, but if you really want to choose wisely, you need to research in depth about the fighters like I do. I’ve seen Froch’s fights, all of them in fact, and I have to say he’s going to get destroyed by Kessler on the April 24th. Kessler is just too talented for Froch, and I see him pretty much mopping the deck with Froch, and beat him like an old drum.
Oh, I think Froch will have his moments in the fight. No one will beat an iron-jawed fighter like Froch without him getting in a few shots along the way, but I still think Froch is going to get royally pounded by Kessler. We’re talking a major beating here. It won’t be pretty, but it’s what happens when you get a really skilled fighter like Kessler and throw in a steel jawed fighter that has no quit in him like Froch. I hate to see a fighter take a lot of punishment.
I just hope the referee steps in at some point and saves Froch from himself. I don’t want the guy to be ruined for his other fights in the Super Six tournament. I mean Froch still has a fight against Arthur Abraham in the stage 3 part of the Super Six tournament, and if Froch wants to get to the semi finals some way, he’s going to have to win that fight to get there. It helps to have amnesia about one’s defeats.
I hope for Froch’s sake that he can out away the memory of his loss by Kessler out of his mind when he takes on Abraham later on in 2010. I don’t want Froch to be only partially there and not totally focused for that fight, because if he’s still sulking about the Kessler defeat, Abraham might catch him with a huge shot and stretch him like he did Jermain Taylor in his 12th round knockout win last October.
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The thing is, for people who only know little about Froch (inn all do respect is mostly Americans who have only witnessed the Dirrell, Taylor and Pascal fights) will immediatley see that he isn’t as skilfull and technical as a lot of American Boxers which is very true. He looks awkward and it is difficult to clearly see how and why he will win this tournament.
The fact is he can take more punishment than any other fighter in this division, and he can certainly match the others in the tournament for power. Kessler is a very, very good fighter and in some respects is similar to Froch however he is technically better. Having said that Froch has more heart, can stand and trade all day long which is exactly why Dirrell ran in Nottingham. It took him till the 9th/10th Round before Dirrell actually stood and threw anything meaningful, by which time the judges along with everyone else in the Trent FM Arena were bored of watching Froch play cat and mouse with him. I don’t blame Dirrell, if he had traded earlier then no doubt in my mind that he would of ended up on his backsde and sent packing to America with a KO loss.
Just take a look at the Pascal fight, who in which is now WBC Light Heavy Champ and probably Froch’s hardest punching opponent yet. The fact is Froch will always last the full 12 at Super Middleweight and will not tire enough to take away his chin and hard blows. If Kessler, Abraham, Ward or Green are to beat Froch, it ill have to be early on in the fight or they must stand till the final bell, because Froch will come after you in the final 6 and not let off the pedal!
froch is the man i like kessler but froch is just to british the going gets though noone can handle his presence and am i right in saying froch will have fought abroad the same if not more amount of times than calzaghe no its the same and i dont think he will be hinding in england all his carrer either arw pulling out of fights give the man respect where its due
I know for a fact you haven’t seen them all ,as one fight has never been broadcast.
If you can tell me which fight that is, I will then concede you have seen most of them…
hes been wrong about almost all his previous predictins so we know what to expect!!!! everyone put ur money on froch!!!
I DONT THINK FROCH IS OVER RATED SOLINI, I KNOW HE IS .
The only chance Froch has is if Kessler really is a shot fighter. Anyone who knows boxing can see who the more skilled fighter is, but with his good chin and punch you just never know…ask Jermain Taylor. I’ve watched the Dirrell fight twice now and still can’t believe Froch won…he only landed about four clean shots!
Am I the only person who think Carl Froch is over rated. Kessler will pick this clown apart. With him throwing punches, hunched over and having his left hand low Kessler will easily beat Froch. Froch was getting outboxed by a very cautious Jermain Taylor who ran out of gas and Andre Dirrell out boxed him the entire fight and had Froch frustrated had the fight not taken pace in his home town he would already have his first L, Kessler will put him on his arse
gonna be a great fight. i think froch will win but its kesslers last chance at glory so i think he is gonna be one though cookie to beat.
obsessed,obsessed and obsessed with froch,you always say he is goin to get beat and guess what,he always wins..give it a rest scot……for the record froch will stop kesssler rounds 8-10….
Answer: No he will not get his 0 loss record tainted. Kessler is shot and Froch is an granite chinned warrior who will take punishment and then give it back with interest to Kessler.
Deleted for not agreeing with you Scott, tut tut… was my analysis too sensible for you?
“I’ve seen Froch’s fights, all of them in fact.”
Don’t believe this for a second. Stop talking out your arse Scott.
I wouldnt say it will be a complete ass whupping that froch will get, but i do think he will lose. Before the calzaghe fight i would have given froch no chance against kessler but kessler hasnt looked the same since. I still feel kessler has enough to beat froh though. A GOOD FIGHT NOT TO MISS I SUSPECT.
Not bad my friend, but I disiagree, I think Froch will win.
Jesus.. your obsessed. Give it a rest Scott. And no it probably wont go. Just like he didn’t lose to Taylor and just like he didnt lose against Dirrell