By Scott Gilfoid: Former WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (42-2, 32 KO’s) seems to have a negative fatalistic outlook for his April 24th Super Six bout against undefeated World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KO’s), saying in an article at thisisnottingham, “Carl Froch is the world champion so it is a big challenge for me. This is a last chance, a big chance. The Super Six means it is now or never. I will do my best but I still feel like I am the best super middleweight in the world.”

Kessler, 30, might want to sound a little more upbeat about the fight. It’s not exactly going to inspire boxing fans to see Kessler talking about this being his last chance. Kessler was beaten in his last fight in the Super Six tournament in an 11 round technical decision to American Andre Ward. While some people feel that Kessler is a shot fighter and point to that as the reason why he lost to Ward, it seems like Kessler just met up with a better fighter. This is what the Super Six tournament is all about.

These are some of the best fighters in the division, so it’s not beyond reason that Kessler – or even Froch – are going to wind up getting beaten once or twice in the tournament by better fighters. However, to talk about it as a last chance seems silly. Kessler should shut out any thoughts about his last defeat to Ward and just focus on beating Froch. After all, Froch has few of the physical tools that Ward showed in his win over Kessler.

Froch is on the slow side, not good at blocking shots, and an inviting target with his upright style of fighting. This is, as Kessler said recently, the type of fighter that he has knocked over his entire career. Kessler should relax more and focus on just having a good time and doing what he’s always done in the past by jabbing Froch’s head off all night long.

Kessler says “I always have respect for my opponents and I hate to trash talk. It is a gentlemen’s sport so why should we go say bad things. Privately, Carl is a very nice guy, but when it is a business, it is a business. He is going to be in for a big surprise with my following in Denmark. It is a big pressure in front of them [the Danish boxing fans] and you never want to disappoint anyone. My training is going well, so it is up to me to show people I am the best fighter.”

I’m really disappointed in Kessler. He needs to snap out of it and start opening his trap. He’s going to bore everyone to death with his nice manners, and send me into a deep depression listening to his comments.

Froch says that he won’t be bothered by the Danish fans, and that they won’t be able to step foot in the ring with him and Kessler. However, Froch seems to never stop barking about this subject, so there probably is some fear there for Froch. He needs to deal with it somehow. American Andre Dirrell had to deal with 8000 screaming fans in his fight against Froch in Nottingham, England, so now it’s Froch’s turn. He’s just going to have to deal with it and quit bellyaching about them.