Froch’s old WBC title could be at stake against Abraham on October 2nd
August 25th, 2010
by Scott Gilfoid: Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KO’s) could get a chance to win back his old World Boxing Council super middleweight title against Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 Ko’s) in their stage 3 Super Six tournament fight on October 2nd, in Monaco. Mikkel Kessler, who beat Froch to take his WBC title last April, has now pulled out of the Super Six tournament because of a bad eye injury. Kessler won’t be able to fight again for another nine months so that his ailing eye can heal. This in turn will leave his WBC title available possibly for Froch to fight for it against Abraham. Naturally, it’s probably not how Froch would like to have won it back but I’m pretty sure he’ll take it if he beats Abraham.
Kessler says that he wants to fight the winner of the Super Six tournament next year in April or May. I don’t see Kessler being ready to take on top quality opposition in his first fight back from a long layoff, so I think that was mostly just blather. If Kessler does come back in April or May, he’ll be facing a lower level fighter and not the Super Six tournament winner. I can just see that. Kessler is coming off an eye injury and long layoff and he immediately gets thrown in with Ward or Dirrell and has eyes torn apart again. And then he’d be right back where started. if Kessler is serious about wanting to fight the winner of the Super Six tournament, then once he finishes losing to whoever that is, Kessler can then look to a fight against Froch in 2012. I don’t know how much either of them would have by then. Froch would be 35, and Kessler around 33. That’s pretty old. It might not be interesting by then.
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scott whoes feet you gone a be kissin when ward gets his head handed to him by froch or abraham.froch already beat up on dirrell and abraham was about to ko the boy when he put on his act.
THEY SHOULD NOT TAKE KESSLER’S BELT, HE SHOULD BE CHAMPION EMIRATUS….JUST LIKE VITALI DURING HIS INJURY TIME
Why have i just wasted 2 mins reading that totally impartial and obviously unbiased article.
scott thanks again for an inteligent and balanced article on the super six. the way you portray your thoughts without patrinising any fighter who isnt from the usa is a great skill you have. thanks also for your respectfull comments towards kessler, one of boxing’s true gentlemen – if Kessler is serious about wanting to fight the winner of the Super Six tournament, then once he finishes losing to whoever that is, bet you wouldnt say things like this if kessler was american?. then it would be along the lines of ‘heroic, sensibe, he’l be back stuff’. well done again scott you really do yourself and your country proud. why dont you end future articles with – USA! USA! USA!? just a thought.
you guys say aa will knock out froch hmmmmm froch has one of the hardist chins i have ever seen that guy can shake off any shot froch is like some old school fighter with a old school chin
@Anonymous… Well spotted, Scott your a retard.
scott you spelt your name wrong. says it all really
Mark, I read an article that said up to 9 months for recovery.
WBC belt up for grabs ? will it ? will it really ?
i dont so … doesnt Kessler have to leave the belt ? im sure an eye injury wont keep im out for that long … just longer then the 1 month until Green fight
WHY SHOULD MIKKELS BELT BE UP FOR GRABS, HE WON IT FAIR AND SQUARE
I like Froch a lot. This is coming from someone who isn’t European, just to show that not everyone outside of the continent is biased like gilfraud. I’d like to see Froch take it, but it won’t be easy against the Americans. I believe Froch has too much for AA skills wise. If Froch can use more movement and keep his guard higher to evade AA’s big shots than he should win by points. He just can’t fight AA like he fought Kessler.
lol !! Scott’s articles on froch start of neutral.. and then the fun begins when the next para (i.e. the one squeezed to the right side by the ad) where he then hypothetically destroys froch
I personally can’t see any of Abraham’s possible opponents surviving if he’s allowed to land 3 of his power shots.. no matter how much they are ahead on points.
One look in Arthur’s eyes will make the hairs on the back of his opponent’s heads stand up – he’s a bit like boxing’s equivalent to a member of the Adams Family, mixed with with Michael Myer’s genes !
Hurry up October ! Can’t wait !!!
Why not just male the next two bouts the semi finals?
Scot why oh why do you keep putting your inane thoughts out there ?
froch will to win the tourney
I think they forgot what f***ing FMJ did to JMM. Don’t take too muck crack dude.
Hey Scott,
Let’s stop the Super Six, the Final is already made!! Your two loverboys dirrell and ward will make the decision and as special price you can lick their …..
Why shoudn’t Kessler be on top after one year?? Many champs only fight once a year!! 35 and 33 of age is pretty old?? Go ask Vitaly about that!!
Applause applause Scott Gilfoid … and keep your “would”, “could” or “?” in the headlines. Favourite for the pulitzer-price.
froch could have a chance which means they could strip mikkel of his belt for an eye injury?… sad just sad