Who's next for Froch then?

[jon09]

I say he has alot options but the top 3 in my opinion would be. Bute, Kessler and maybe Pavlik if he can get his demons under control.

[Tam Seddon]

Tam Seddon - my condolences on the loss last night. As we knew he would, your man gave it his all. Nothing to be ashamed of.

My thought has always been that Ward would win and then Froch would fight Bute. Ward has been through the gauntlet for the last two years and he deserves one "easier" fight. He also has a mandatory to deal with in the name of Anthony Dirrell. Beating Anthony would do well to build up a fight with his brother Andre. Froch lost of a bit of leverage by losing because he doesn't have belt and is coming off a loss. Bute and Froch is a major fight and would be relatively even going into it. It's Froch's biggest money-making fight available by far. A win over Bute puts Froch into a great position for unifying with Kessler in the Fall in a HUGE matchup in Britain. Kessler is out of commission until early Fall because he has a mid-April fight with Stieglitz. Ward seems to think Bute hasn't earned a fight with him yet, which may be true. If Bute beat Froch, a fight with Ward next would make a lot of sense. It will all depend on Froch. Maybe Froch wants an easy fight first because his confidence was shaken last night and he's earned it or if he thinks Kessler is an easier fight than Bute so it makes sense to take an easy fight and then face Kessler in the Fall. Bute could be left out in the cold again if Ward takes his mandatory and Froch goes back to Britain and then faces Kessler.

I don't feel ashamed at all , Froch lost to the better fighter and Ward rightlyfully takes the credit. Ward was too good for Froch on the night but I do still think he makes noise at 168. I don't know if Froch will need an easy fight because I believe he still can beat Kessler in the UK. I don't know what Bute wants to do but he should fight Ward IMO. The move up in weight option could be there, domestically I think Froch could beat Cleverly and maybe there could be an option there? But I would prefer the kessler showdown, Froch is getting older maybe he should cash in and make a big UK fight im not sure.

He is by no means washed up though, and I really do think he can bring us some good showdowns.

[Rantcatrat]

Why can't froch fight Stieglitz?? If Kessler is injured then froch could take that belt

Stieglitz is signed to fight Kessler in April. It really depends on Froch. Froch shouldn't fight at 175 if he can still make 168. Plus Pascal has Sillakh as a mandatory and if he fights Froch, he gives up the the possibility to get another crack at the title. Froch should stay at 168 and see if he can get $1.5-$2 for a fight with Bute in Montreal. Of course Froch deserves a rest too. I can see that happening. Someone said Kelly Pavlik. Frankly, that's not a bad idea if Pavlik gets his act together and takes a warm up in the Spring. Kessler and Pavlik would not happen until the Summer/Fall. Bute could happen in the Spring if Froch wanted it. It comes down to whether Froch would prefer a fight with Kessler or Bute. Oddly, with Ward looking like he doesn't want to fight Bute next, if Froch doesn't face him, Bute could be once again lacking a top quality opponent. Who else could he fight?

[Nameless]

I think Froch-Bute is the next fight for 3 reasons:

1) JEan BEdard, who's working for INterbox said that a fight with Froch would be easier to make than a fight with Ward and that it has been in the airs for a while. They even went to new-York to look at the possibilities here in order to organize the whole bout on a neutral ground and because many fans from Montreal could easily make the trip to New-York.

2) Froch threw a lot of darts to Bute lately and called him out a few times.

3)Ward in interview said that Bute doesn't deserve to fight him and that he should first fight another member of the super 6, saying that Froch would like that fight or that Dirrell would be available.

Personally, I think that the table is dressed in that direction.

[Master]

Froch says he wants Bute home and away although I do not think Froch could draw too many fans from here as he has fought largely away and not been on mainstream TV for years unfortunately. Froch also wants to fight Kessler.

[Rantcatrat]

Froch v. Bute in Montreal in the Spring with a rematch clause for Froch v. Bute in Nottingham in the Summer. Bute and Hearn Discuss Two Fight Blockbuster With Froch - Boxing News That makes both the most amount of money and gives both a rematch in case Bute is gifted a hometown decision in the first fight.