Kessler gets the better of Froch during stare down at weigh-in
Froch-Kessler II
Kessler unconcerned with Froch’s threat to kill him
(Photo Credit: Thomas Sjoerup) By Scott Gilfoid: WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (46-2, 35 KO’s) basically laughed off IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch’s comments made yesterday about wanting to kill him if he has to this Saturday night in their pay per view unification fight at the O2 Arena in London, UK.
Kessler is totally unafraid of Froch after having easily handled him three years ago in beating him by a 12 round unanimous decision.
Kessler said on his twitter “Carl Froch says he wants to kill me. That’s not very polite. :)”
Kessler expects Froch to come out fast and make mistakes
By Scott Gilfoid: WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (46-2, 35 KO’s) believe that IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch (30-2, 22 KO’s) has worked himself up to such an emotional state to where he’s going to come out incredibly out of the blocks this Saturday night and make a ton of mistakes that could lead to Froch getting knocked out in front of his loyal British faithful at the O2 Arena in London, UK.
Kessler said “Froch has put himself under big pressure by saying all sorts of things, but I know when a fighter does that he can make mistakes, big mistakes. Carl came out very fast against [Lucian] Bute and we all saw what happened. But if he is going to be a bit too aggressive…it will suit me.”
Cleverly: Froch vs. Kessler II is a 50-50 fight
By Scott Gilfoid: WBO light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly, who was selected to spar with WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (46-2, 32 KO’s) recently, can’t pick a winner between him and IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch (30-2, 22 KO’s) for their fight this Saturday night. Cleverly sees it as a fight that could go either way.
Froch: Kessler is cheeky for coming to England to fight me on my turf
(Photo Credit: Thomas Sjorup) By Scott Gilfoid: For ages, IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch (30-2, 22 KO’s) has been saying how he wanted WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (46-2, 35 KO’s) to come over to the UK so that Froch would have a chance to get revenge for his previous loss to Kessler in Herning, Denmark in 2010.
Froch felt that it was only fair that Kessler should come over to fight him in his home country of the UK since Froch had fought Kessler three years ago in Denmark, which is where Kessler lives. But instead of being pleased that Kessler finally gave in gave Froch his wish to fight him in the UK just to get him to shut up about it, Froch is now saying Kessler is being cheeky [rude/insolent] by coming over to try and beat Froch up in front of his own British fans.
Froch: I will kill Kessler, if I have to
By Scott Gilfoid: IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch (30-2, 22 KO’s) reportedly went WAY overboard in trying to hype his fight with WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (46-2, 35 KO’s) for Saturday night by saying he’s ready to kill Kessler if he has to.
Froch seemed really agitated at the press conference, like he had come unglued for some unknown reason. Whether it’s real or just staged aggression isn’t clear, but what is clear that Froch’s comments may end up leading to disciplinary action from the British Boxing Board of Control.
Froch said this as quoted by the telegraph.co.uk “On Saturday night, if I have to, I will kill this f*****. I will kill him. It sounds brutal, it sounds horrible, but that is what this means to me…And when I am smashing his face in, I am going to go for the kill, I am going to go for the finish.”
Groves wants Froch-Kessler winner
(Photo Credit: Thomas Sjorup) By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten super middleweight contender George Groves (18-0, 14 KO’s) wants to fight the winner of Saturday’s unification match-up between IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch and WBA champion Mikkel Kessler. Groves’ promoter Eddie Hearn feels that it would be an easy fight to put together between Groves and Froch should Froch get past Kessler on Saturday night.
However, it’ll be up to Froch whether he’s agreeable to fighting Groves, and right now it looks like Froch wants no part of him.
Groves said to Sky Sports “I’m number two with the WBA…I’m very close to being the mandatory…That could mean I could fight the winner of these two.”
Hearn: Froch-Kessler II is a 50-50 fight
Hearn said to thesun.co.uk “I think it’s a pure 50-50 fight, but I think Froch is the favorite because he has the hometown advantage. I do think Carl is fitter, stronger and fresher than Kessler.”
Groves: I’m not unpatriotic; Kessler is half English, Froch is Polish
By Scott Gilfoid: George Groves (18-0, 14 KO’s) has taken a lot of heat about him choosing to spar with WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler to help him get ready for his fight against IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch this Saturday night at the O2 Arena in London, UK.
A lot of fans saw Groves’ move in doing this as unpatriotic move because Froch is from Britain like Groves, whereas Kessler is from Denmark.
Groves made an attempt to shut down the criticism on his social media site today, saying “For everyone who is saying I am unpatriotic for sparring with Mikkel Kessler, remember…Mikkel is half English and Carl Froch is Polish.”
Froch vs. Kessler II: Redemption
By Dan Henderson: This Saturday night will see the highly anticipated rematch between Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler. Their first fight was an action packed twelve rounder in which Kessler was announced the winner via a unanimous decision with scores of 116–112, 115–113 and 117–111. I had scored the bout closer than that but that is now history, the question on everyone’s lips is can Froch win the rematch?
I believe that he will, since the fight Froch has gone on to become the IBF super middleweight champion after mauling former unbeaten champion Lucian Bute inside five rounds in Nottingham. I’m not saying this will be an easy fight because Kessler is a world class operator who will bring everything to this fight.