Froch v Kessler - Who won? (Poll)

[J_C]

Just wanting to gauge a polled opinion from the Saddoboxing community on this one. Just a simple vote will suffice if you want (as long as you scored the fight properly that is).

I found it to be a very close fight with many rounds difficult to score. I watched it twice and both times scored it a draw (115-115 and 114-114 respectively).

[The Fightfan]

I had Kessler up 6-5-1 with eleventh round even. I just couldn't see who actually pulled ahead. Kessler scored heavy early then Froch late. I could have easily seen it the other way too.The fight that is.

[Kev]

It was a very competitive fight, I scored it 117-112 (One round even)Kessler watching it live, although I was scoring close rounds in favour of Kessler as I figured he would get the hometown benefit, so I can easily see 115-113 Kessler.

I don't think Froch did enough to win though, that's a really difficult one for me to argue even as a Froch fan, especially over in Denmark.

I do think though that Kessler left it all in the ring and Carl didn't. At times Kess looked exhausted and bloodied, put would come on regardless whilst Carl looked composed, confident, imperious even but frustratingly wasn't throwing.

If he would have thrown more I think Froch would have taken the fight, but it seemed to me that Kess, maybe spurred on by the crowd and the fact he knew his career was on the line seemed to want it more.

I can't blame Froch though. I mean that's his fourth tremendously hard fight in a row, each of which he has to go life and death in the championship rounds to get the win.

It must get harder every time and I don't envy him having to fight Artur Abraham next in another must win fight for both men.

I think because of his style, by the time this tourmanent his over so will be Froch's effective career.

He's been in some ring wars that's for sure and he may well be like a post world war 2 Germany by the end of 2011.

[eagle]

God I have never seen such a clear cut victory questioned so much. The fight was clearly Kesslers, hometown or not. He forced the action, threw more, and landed more. He clearly out fought Froch. 116-112 is right on the money. If one eyed Froch fans have it close then thats a good indication Kessler won it fairly easily.

[BoxingGorilla]

For those who give a care

My Scorecard

Froch 10 10 9 10 10 9 9 9 10 10 9 9 114
Kessler 9 9 10 9 9 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 114


That was while watching it the first time. I have not rewatched it yet, but plan to.

[iwng100]

It was close but clear in Kessler favor if this makes any sense. I agree with Bilbo that Froch looked like he could give more in some rounds, especially after the 8th.
Pretty fair scorecards, I have it 115-113 Kessler but I’d understand any score between 114-114 and 116-112 in Mikkel favor. I don’t think it would have been any different in any neutral location. The referee did a very good job as well, so we have better referees than MBR.
Very good fight tough and the 12th round was ROTY so far IMO.

[armin]

Just watching the first round right now, but heard the commentators "froch is starting to pick him apart " really. wtf

[armin]

Just finished watchin and there were many close rounds, I guess the rounds that kess won he won more convincingly, but definitely lot of close rounds. He doesn't seem as crisp and precise anymore, lot of punches that 2 years ago would have hit froch right on the chin went of to the side....the right man won tho I think. froch just seemed to passive and content, kessler made that fight, its not like froch was dominating the excanges and entirely eluding kess by going back which is pretty much the only way to win a fight going backwards.

[FTMatty]

115-113, purely because of Kesslers determination in the 12th.

[HattonTheHammer]

116-111 froch

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