Froch-Kessler II

Fury: Froch will beat Kessler by a hometown decision

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froch45By Scott Gilfoid: Heavyweight Tyson Fury thinks IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch (30-2, 22 KO’s) will be beating WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (46-2, 35 KO’s) by a nice hometown decision this Saturday night in their pay per view unification bout at the O2 Arena on London, UK.

Fury sees Kessler whipping Froch, but still ending up losing the fight after getting jobbed on the decision.

Fury said on his social media site “I think Carl Froch will get a hometown decision over Kessler! But will lose really.”

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Froch still making excuses about loss to Kessler

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froch111By Scott Gilfoid: Just when you thought IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch had finally come to terms with his 12 round unanimous decision loss to Mikkel Kessler from three years ago in 2010 in Herning, Denmark, Froch had to start up with the excuses once again in blaming his loss on an ash cloud that delayed his travel to Denmark at the time.

I wish Froch would just admit that he lost the fight because it might help him recognize what he needs to improve upon for his rematch with Kessler on May 25th at the O2 Arena in London, UK.

Froch said to thesun.co.uk “Without really knowing it, I was expending a lot of energy. I was on a high because of the adrenalin rush…The plane, the rally car, the weigh-in, the delays, everything mounted up.”

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Kessler: Froch’s power won’t help him on May 25th

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kessler434By Scott Gilfoid: WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (46-2, 35 KO’s) isn’t worried about IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch’s long reach or big power in their fight on May 25th.

Kessler plans on whipping Froch just like he did three years ago when he got the better of him in the Super Six tournament in Herning, Denmark.

Kessler was able to get inside Froch’s long reach and pound him with accurate combinations that had Froch reeling each time the two would come together for an exchange.

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Kessler talking retirement if he loses to Froch

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kessler2By Scott Gilfoid: WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (46-2, 35 KO’s) is talking about ending his boxing career if he gets beat by IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch (30-2, 22 KO’s) in their rematch in two weeks at the O2 Arena in London, UK.

I don’t know why Kessler would eve talk retirement because the chances are he’s going to win and look sensational in doing so. Is there a possibility he’ll lose? Yeah, but I only see him losing if he gets jobbed. After all, he is fighting Froch in his home country of the UK, and not in a neutral venue.

Under those circumstances, there’s a very real chance that Kessler could lose the fight even if he puts in a master class performance. When you’re fighting in someone else’s hometown or in this case home country, getting shafted kind of goes with the territory.

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Froch beats Kessler, says Roach

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froch65By Scott Gilfoid: Freddie Roach believes that IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch (30-2, 22 KO’s) will beat WBA super middleweight Mikkel Kessler (46-2, 35 KO’s) when the two fighters meet up for their pay per view rematch on May 25th in London, UK. Roach thinks Froch, 35, is too young for the 34-year-old.

Roach said to RingTV “I think Froch is too young and too much for him at this point. I think Froch wins by a decision.”

I hate to be the one to break this to Roach, but Kessler is actually the younger fighter and he looks a lot younger than Froch as well. I mean, I don’t knock Roach for being ignorant about the ages of the fighters. After all, he’s not a writer and it’s not his job to keep up with those kinds of things. That’s my job. I keep track of ages and junk like that.

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Groves and Cleverly helping Kessler get ready for Froch

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kessler#11By Scott Gilfoid: WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (46-2, 35 KO’s) is being helped by Brits Nathan Cleverly and George Groves for his fight this month against IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch (30-2, 22 KO’s) on May 25th at the O2 Arena in London, UK.

Kessler is really pleased with the sparring sessions with Groves and Cleverly, and he feels that this is going to give him a real advantage when he steps inside the ring with Froch.

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Kessler vs. Froch: Carl really up against it in this fight

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By Scott Gilfoid: IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch (30-2, 22 KO’s) may not have much more time to enjoy the IBF 168 lb. strap that he won against Lucian Bute last year because Froch is facing his former conqueror WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (46-2, 35 KO’s) next month on May 25th at the O2 Arena in London, UK.

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.

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Froch says he’s ready to fight Kessler

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Froch#9By 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.”

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Froch-Kessler II: Carl has only one way of winning this fight

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froch45By 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.

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Froch: Ward isn’t entertaining; the Kessler fight is the proper man’s fight

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ward56344By 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.”

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