I think past will be repeated with Froch getting dominated by Kessler again. It’ll be like Kessler on an old shoe because once he gets in there with Froch, it’ll play out just like it did last time with Kessler getting the better of Froch in all the exchanges, and then putting him on the run.
By Scott Gilfoid: Taking a page out of the Carl Froch (30-2, 22 KO’s) playbook, WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (46-2, 35 KO’s) is vowing to retire if he loses next month on May 25th to Froch at the O2 Arena in London, UK.
“If I lose, I’m going to quit. If I lose fair and square I am out of here, but I’m not going to lose, I am going to win.”
I have no idea why Kessler would retire if he loses the fight because chances are he could wind up getting royally jobbed much like Andre Dirrell did when he ventured into Froch territory in the UK. Why retire if most of the boxing world feels that you won the fight?
By Scott Gilfoid: IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch (30-2, 22 KO’s) may have no interest in fighting unbeaten super middleweight contender George Groves, but that doesn’t mean that Groves can’t still get to Froch in another way. Groves plans on helping WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (46-2, 35 KO’s) get ready for his May 25th rematch against Froch by helping him with sparring to mimic how Froch fights.
Groves will be traveling to Copenhagen this Thursday to start helping Kessler.
Kessler’s trainer Jimmy Montoya said to the dailymail.co.uk “We hope to have him [Groves] here for sparring with us. We want George here because it would be really good quality sparring. We have invited him for April 28th. “
By Scott Gilfoid: With little more than a month to go for his big unification fight against his old nemesis WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (46-2, 35 KO’s) on May 25th, IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch (30-2, 22 KO’s) says he feels ready to face Kessler and that he’s in good condition for their fight.
I hope that’s the case because I’d hate to hear excuses from Froch afterwards if things don’t right for him like the last time he faced Kessler in 2010.
Froch said to thesun.co.uk “I am getting that tingle in my hands and down my spine now, I know that feeling well and it means that I’m ready to fight…I feel like everything is clicking in training and sparring has been fantastic. I couldn’t ask to be in a better place than I am right now.”
By Matty Buckland: Carl Froch v Mikkel Kessler on May 25th has got to be the most anticipated fight in this years boxing calendar. Both fighters are hugely respected around the boxing world and are equally as entertaining to watch. Froch and Kessler both bring something exciting to the ring, whether it is Froch’s heart and desire to succeed no matter what the cost or Kessler’s great skill and experience.
The first fight between the pair was a barn stormer! I am a huge fan of both Froch and Kessler and felt that Kessler just nudged the decision in there first titanic battle even though it was a closely fought contest but felt Kessler’s natural skills prevailed through.
By Scott Gilfoid: There’s been talk of IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch opting to choose a blend of boxing and slugging to try and beat WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler in their unification bout next month on May 25th at the O2 Arena in London, UK.
The last time Froch fought Kessler three years ago, Froch attempted to box and slug with Kessler and it failed to work, as Kessler proved to be the much better boxer of the two and was able to out-box Froch from the outside to earn a 12 round unanimous decision victory.
By Scott Gilfoid: IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch (30-2, 22 KO’s) doesn’t seem bothered by the fact that he was schooled by Andre Ward in a 12 round decision loss in December 2011. Froch feels that Ward spoiled his way to victory instead of fighting him toe-to-toe in a manner that he feels is manlier.
Froch said to Sky Sports “I’m not worried too much about Andre Ward. He is what he is. He’s not entertaining. You don’ feel like you’ve been in a fight against Andre Ward. The Kessler fight is a proper man’s mano a mano fight. That fight could take place on the cobbles. The boxing public is in for a treat. It’s a fight I need to have, a fight I need to win for me to be able to settle down.”
By Scott Gilfoid: IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch thinks he’s figured out what he did wrong the last time he fought Mikkel Kessler three years ago and he’s vowing not to make the same mistakes when he faces Kessler in their rematch next month on May 25th at the O2 Arena in London, UK.
Froch figures that he made the mistake of backing off when he had Kessler in the pocket and he thinks he would have been better off just staying put and letting his hands go.
Froch said to thisisnottingham.co.uk “Last time I was throwing wild bombs and standing back and admiring them. There will be none of that this time around. Once I get Kessler on the hook, I’m going to reel him in.”
By Scott Gilfoid: Former IBF/WBA/WBC/WBO super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe is picking IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch (30-2, 22 KO’s) to beat WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (46-2, 35 KO’s) in their long awaited rematch next month on May 25th at the O2 Arena in London, UK.
Calzaghe’s reasoning for selecting the 35-year-old Froch to defeat the 34-year-old Kessler is that Calzaghe thinks Kessler hasn’t aged as well as Froch, and can no longer get around the ring like he once did earlier in his career, and he also thinks Froch’s home country advantage will be a huge factor in his favor for this fight.
By Scott Gilfoid: IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch (30-2, 22 KO’s) is still claiming he wasn’t at his best the last time he faced Mikkel Kessler (46-2, 35 KO’s) three years ago in Denmark, and was beaten by him in a 12 round unanimous decision loss.
Froch complains that he had problems getting to Denmark, how his girlfriend was pregnant at the time, and how the venue for the fight had changed several times.
Froch said on his column at thisisnottingham.com “This time he’s not getting a 75 percent Carl Froch…he is going to get the full Cobra…the truth is I had completely lost my appetite for it after the ash cloud had grounded all planes across Europe.”