Froch-Kessler 2

By Scott Gilfoid: WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (46-2, 35 KO’s) doesn’t like the fact that IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch (30-2, 22 KO’s) made excuses after he got whipped by him three years ago in Herning, Denmark.

Froch lost the fight to Kessler by a clear cut 12 round unanimous decision, but then afterwards he blamed the defeat in part on an ash cloud that slowed his progress to Denmark. Kessler didn’t like the excuses and saw Froch as just someone that couldn’t come to terms with the fact that he got beat by the better fighter.

Kessler said “I want him to admit I won the fight because I thought so.”

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By Scott Gilfoid: I hope WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (46-2, 35 KO’s) knows what he’s gotten himself into by agreeing to fight IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch (30-2, 22 KO’s) in the UK at the O2 Arena in London, England.

If we learned anything from watching the talented Andre Dirrell attempt to win a fight against Froch in the UK, we saw that you a visiting fighter may have to go beyond the norm to escape with a win. Dirrell dominated the first five rounds of that fight, and then thrown on the canvas by Froch in front of the referee without points being taken away.

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By Scott Gilfoid: IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch thinks it could potentially be the end of his career if he gets badly beaten by WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler in their important fight on May 25th in the 17,000 seat O2 Arena in London, UK.

Froch has his doubts about whether he or Kessler could come back from a loss in this fight, and he’s probably right. A big loss for Froch or Kessler will send them back to a contender status and likely cause a lot of boxing fans to lose interest in them.

Froch said to thesun.co.uk “I think it’s the end for the loser. Depending on how the fight goes, I don’t think Kessler would come back after a loss — and I am pretty sure that I wouldn’t either.

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By Scott Gilfoid: WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (46-2, 35 KO’s) is ready to beat IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch (30-2, 22 KO’s) for a second final time when they face each other in a rematch on May 25th at the O2 Arena in London, England.

Kessler knows he’s got the better boxing skills and talent, so he’s just going to repeat the beating that he gave to Froch three years ago in Hern, Denmark in April, 2010. Froch has been bellyaching for ages about wanting a rematch with Kessler specifically in the UK, and Kessler was class enough to give Froch his wish by saying yes to the fight in the UK, as if it really matters where the fight takes place.

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By Scott Gilfoid: Kalle Sauerland, the promoter for WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler, reports that 10,000 tickets were sold for Kessler’s May 25th fight against IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch at the O2 Arena in London, England. The high demand for tickets suggests that we could see the fight selling out in the next day or two, but besides that we could see the fight’s pay per view prices being jacked up. Judging from the responses from British boxing fans, they don’t seem to mind paying 15 pounds for the Kessler-Froch 2 fight.

However, I wonder if they’ll still feel the same way if the prices jump to 30 pounds for the fight. You see if there’s a high demand for the fight that will enable the promoters to increase the price of the fight if they so desire.

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By Scott Gilfoid: Matchroom Sport promoter Eddie Hearn believes a victory for his fighter IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch (30-2, 22 KO’s) over WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (46-2, 35 KO’s) on May 25th will greatly enhance Froch’s legacy among British boxers. Hearn also sees the 35-year-old Froch as an all-time great.

Hearn said to Sky Sports News “He can now avenge that loss and leave a real legacy for British boxing because I believe he’s one of the all-time greats and a win against Kessler will put him right up there.”

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By Thomas Cowan: Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler have officially confirmed their highly anticipated rematch at the O2 Arena in London on May 25th. I’m going to save my prediction on this fight for another day but there is an interesting question surrounding this fight. What’s left for the loser?

I want to begin by saying that I’m a massive fan of both of these fighters. Kessler is unbeaten in Denmark and if you’re going to have two losses on your record, you couldn’t ask for two better opponents than Joe Calzaghe and Andre Ward. Froch also has had a great career, also losing to Andre Ward and just coming off second best in a 2010 war with Kessler. Froch has never ducked anyone and his bout with Kessler will be his 10th world title fight in a row.

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By Scott Gilfoid: IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch’s promoter Eddie Hearn is working with Sky Box Office to make Froch’s April 27th rematch against WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (46-2, 35 KO’s) a per view bout when they meet up at the O2 Arena in London, UK.

Nothing has been said about how much the British boxing public will have to fork over to see this fight, but there have been rumors of 15 pounds as a starting figure with it possibly being more depending on the demand for the fight.

You can bet that if Hearn gauges the interest to be extremely high with the British public, then the PPV number will likely creep up to what he feels the PPV buyer is willing to pay. This is going to be interesting to see what price Hearn puts on the Kessler-Froch 2 fight. I know how much I think it’s worth, but I’m a picky customer and I only likely to pay for quality.

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