I can see Kessler stopping Froch if he isn't damaged, mentally or cuts, from the Ward fight. Froch fights too wide open for Kessler to miss him. Kessler is an accurate puncher with nice techique and this will not bode well for Froch's wide open style. Froch is a very confident guy and he has had luck on his side his last 3 noteworthy fights. But he will need to be humble in order to overcome Kessler. But maybe Froch knows that he must KO Kessler because of Kessler's ability in comparison to his. This should make for an entertaining fight up until the 7th or 8th round when Froch will be out or he realizes that the Kessler/Ward fight was fools gold for him.