Froch vs. Kessler

By Scott Gilfoid: Carl Froch appears to be more interested in facing Mikkel Kessler next rather than an arguably much more dangerous fight against IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute.

By William Mackay: Kalle Sauerland, the promoter for Mikkel Kessler, feels that the Super Six tournament didn’t end last weekend with WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward’s win over WBC champion Carl Froch in the Super Six final in the United States. While the tournament, which was created by Showtime, technically ended last Saturday night [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: It’s sad that former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KO’s) persists with the mistaken belief that he should have been given the decision over Mikkel Kessler in April in their stage 2 Super Six tournament fight in Herning, Denmark.

By Scott Gilfoid: Former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch still hasn’t let go of his defeat at the hands of Mikkel Kessler last April, and is itching to try and get a fight with Kessler in order to avenge his 12 round decision loss to him. Instead of worrying about Kessler, Froch should be [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KO’s) still would like to fight a rematch with WBC super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (43-2, 32 KO’s) in the future once Kessler’s eye injury heals – if it ever does. In an interview at Livefight.com, Froch says “I was hoping to have [...]

By William Mackay: I was somewhat astonished at watching former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KO’s) in Showtime’s episode 6 of Fight Camp 360 in which Froch was already threatening to pull out of the Super Six tournament after his fight with Mikkel Kessler on April 24th. Before I watched this episode, [...]

By Sean McDaniel: World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s) thinks that former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KO’s) should hang up his gloves after suffering his 1st defeat of his career in a 12 round unanimous decision loss to Mikkel Kessler last Saturday night in Kessler’s home [...]

By William Mackay: Former World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Carl Froch is threatening to withdraw from the Super Six tournament unless his next fight against Arthur Abraham takes place in Froch’s home city of Nottingham, England. Froch was led to believe that his stage 3 Super Six tourney fight with Abraham would be in [...]

By Sean McDaniel: You can’t exactly say that former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KO’s) is shy about voicing his feelings about his recent 12 round unanimous decision loss to the new World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (43-2, 32 KO’s) last Saturday night in Herning, Denmark. Fighting in front [...]

Photo: Tom Casino/Showtime – By Scott Gilfoid: For a fighter that says he has no problems fighting in his opponent’s backyard, Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KO’s) sure sounds like he has major issues with it. Froch, who lost his fight and his World Boxing Council super middleweight strap last night to Mikkel Kessler in Herning, [...]

By William Mackay: A bitter sounding Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KO’s) sounded off last Saturday night after losing a 12 round unanimous decision to Denmark’s Mikkel Kessler (43-2, 32 KO’s), saying “When you look at some of the scorecards, I was never going to win that fight. It’s a bit of a sham and it’s [...]

Photo: Tom Casino/Showtime – By Kyle Simpson: I just watched the Froch–Kessler fight and was somewhat frustrated and confused to why Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KO’s) doesn’t listen to his very good trainer Robert McCracken. When he did listen to McCracken like in round 5 he had great success, he was told to go out [...]

By William Mackay: WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KO’s) gave it his best shot tonight in trying to beat former WBA/WBC super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (43-2, 32 KO’s) but Froch wasn’t good enough, as he lost a 12 round unanimous decision in Herning, Denmark. Maybe things would have worked differently if [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KO’s) suffered his first loss of his career tonight to Mikkel Kessler (43-2, 32 KO’s), losing by a 12 round unanimous decision at the MCH Messecenter Herning, in Herning, Denmark. The final judges’ scores were 115-113, 116-112 and 117-111. I personally scored the fight [...]

By William Mackay: Boxing great Barry Mcguigan is picking WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KO’s) to retain his World Boxing Council title tonight against Mikkel Kessler (42-2, 32 KO’s) in Herning, Denmark. In his colimn at the Mirror< Mcguigan points out that Froch is “still on the rise” as a fighter, and [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KO’s) doesn’t think it’s possible for his opponent tonight Mikkel Kessler (42-2, 32 KO’s) to stop him when they meet at the MCH Messecenter Herning, in Herning, Denmark. Even though Froch was staggered in the 10th round in his last fight against Andre Dirrell [...]

By William Mackay: World Boxing Council (WBC) super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KO’s) is hoping he gets a fair shake tonight in his stage 2 Super Six tournament fight against Mikkel Kessler (42-2, 32 KO’s) in Herning, Denmark. Froch doesn’t want to get ripped off by losing a decision in a fight that [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Thus far, WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KO’s) has gotten through his eight year pro career without once tasting the bitter sting of defeat as he’s beaten a string of mostly European opposition. Recently, the 32-year-old Froch beat Jermain Taylor and Andre Dirrell, easily the best opponents of his [...]

By Sean McDaniel: The trainer for World Boxing Council (WBC) super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KO’s), Rob McCracken, has warned him to “not go to war with [Mikkel] Kessler,” according to an article at the Daily Star. The worry here is that Kessler has already been beaten once in his first fight of [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: I have a feeling that we may be seeing the early signs of World Boxing Council (WBC) super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KO’s) crumbling before the first punch has been thrown against Mikkel Kessler (42-2, 32 KO’s) in Saturday night’s stage 2 Super Six tournament fight in Herning, Denmark. At [...]

By William Mackay: Despite rumors circulating around the boxing world about WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch possibly having undisclosed injuries for his Super Six tournament fight this Saturday against Mikkel Kessler, the reports are apparently false according to news from the Sportinglife. Froch’s camp has dismissed the rumors as not having any truth and [...]

Photo credit: Tom Casino/Showtime – By Jim Dower: At today’s weigh-in, World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KO’s) weighed in at 167, one pound under the full 168 pound limit for the super middleweight division. Froch, 32, will be fighting former WBA/WBC super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (42-2, 32 KO’s) in [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch wants to unify the super middleweight titles and he can’t wait to get his hands on the WBA title, which currently is being held by Andre Ward. Froch was upset when Mikkel Kessler lost the WBA title to Ward, because Froch was hoping the World Boxing [...]

Photo Credit -Tony Brochner – By Scott Gilfoid: Three of the top Super Six tournament contestants Andre Dirrell, Andre Ward and Arthur Abraham are predicting that Mikkel Kessler (42-2, 32 KO’s) beats World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KO’s) this Saturday night in Herning, Denmark. Dirrell, who was beaten by Froch [...]

Photo Credit: Tony Brochner – By Jim Dower: Mikkel Kessler (42-2, 32 KO’s) thinks he’ll be able to stop the unbeaten World Boxing Council (WBC) super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KO’s) when the two fighters meet in the Super Six tournament stage 2 bout at the MCH Messecenter Herning, in Herning, Denmark. Kessler, [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Despite capturing the WBC super middleweight title and defending it twice successfully against Americans Jermain Taylor and Andre Dirrell in 2009, Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KO’s) isn’t being given the same recognition of other British boxers like WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan and WBA heavyweight champion David Haye, both of which [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: There’s one thing that jumps out at you when listening to one of WBC super middleweight champion Car Froch’s interviews and that’s how cocky the guy is. For a fighter that went life and death to beat his last three opponents, Froch comes across like he’s been massecuring everybody instead of barely [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch continues with his interest in speaking about Joe Calzaghe for some reason, saying in an article at Guardian, “He [Calzaghe] took the easy option. He’s out of the circle and looking in, thinking ‘I’m not part of this anymore. Calzaghe is desperate for good publicity and [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Former WBA/WBC super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (42-2, 32 KO’s) has never been beaten while fighting in his native Denmark. On Saturday night, Kessler, 31, faces World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KO’s) at the MCH Messecenter Herning, in Herning, Denmark. Kessler, who lost his last fight in [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KO’s) thinks he’s going to take out Mikkel Kessler (42-2, 32 KO’s) this Saturday night in their Super Six tournament stage 2 fight in Herning, Denmark. Froch, 32, is facing a faster fighter than himself and one with probably a lot better [...]