Froch v Kessler 2 pretty much done.

[Dropanuke]

How old is Magee now?..........exactly!
Froch stopped Magee with a genuine broken hand in 06 when Magee was at his best and that's the difference, froch was green then too!
Froch walked through Abraham where ward. Couldn't sweep the cards at home!
Froch leant how to fight going back after the Kessler fight.
Kessler hasnt changed where froch doesn't load up anymore he waits and pounces with tip tap weak combos.
He didn't throw one power shot against bute that I remember

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How old is Magee now?..........exactly!
Froch stopped Magee with a genuine broken hand in 06 when Magee was at his best and that's the difference, froch was green then too!
Froch walked through Abraham where ward. Couldn't sweep the cards at home!
Froch leant how to fight going back after the Kessler fight.
Kessler hasnt changed where froch doesn't load up anymore he waits and pounces with tip tap weak combos.
He didn't throw one power shot against bute that I remember

Explain the Ward fight?

Kessler just wants it more. In their fight! In the dying seconds it was Kessler that was still steaming forward throwing everything he could at Froch. Froch couldnt match his work rate or accuracy. Kessler is a better boxer than Froch but he is also more of an animal, where he will work till he drops. Froch is tough and has good stamina but he works at his own pace. I believe had he worked harder in his fight with Ward he could have at least made it very uncomfortable for him but instead he still has this deluded bleif that he can pull off the left hand low and leaning back style. Hes not quick enough and his feet are never right. If hed have just done what Bika did and worked it could have been alot differrent. Bute is delicate and thats the reason Froch got that win. I was one of the only people on here that thought Froch would beat Bute but I still think Kessler has too much for Froch.

[Tam Seddon]

I don't thin Froch will stop Kessler but I think he will do enough to win a hard faught UD. It won't be easy though Kessler is a great fighter and he won't be coming to lose this one. Froch had looked a lot better of late though and this will be good if he wants to get through Kessler. I think with the fight being in the UK though it will certainly help Froch. He needs to start fast though and make an early impression. I'm sure he will!!

[Dia bando]

I don't thin Froch will stop Kessler but I think he will do enough to win a hard faught UD. It won't be easy though Kessler is a great fighter and he won't be coming to lose this one. Froch had looked a lot better of late though and this will be good if he wants to get through Kessler. I think with the fight being in the UK though it will certainly help Froch. He needs to start fast though and make an early impression. I'm sure he will!!

He may stand a chance of beating Kessler, but Kessler is not the fighter that Calzaghe beat that was
a prime Kessler, Froch is a good fighter were Joe Calzaghe was a Great Fighter simple regardless
what some think.

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All this "Froch has improved since the first Kessler fight" & "Froch has looked good of late"

He had his worst performance ever against Ward, then fought Bute and then a week weight drained Mack. The only improvement he has shown is maybe starting faster. He got caught amd stunned in both those fights and Kesslers faster hands will still cause him trouble.

The Bute fight was a good result but I have no doubt that Kessler would have done it quicker. Froch is lucky Bute chose him as an opponent first (brave choice with Froch coming off a shite performance) before Kessler got their because if Froch had got the rematch with Kessler first and inevitably lost again he is almost worth nothing. Having the Bute win and the manner of it has single handedly given Frochs career the shot in the arm it needed and made him box office because other wise he is just loosing to every world class super middle he comes across.

I like Froch but I know his limitations. If I were his promoter id be getting Pavlik over and make some cash out of him while he has a high profile then id chase Ward and try to get him to the UK. Oddly enough as in the "styles make fights" thread, I really think he has a better chance of beating Ward than he does with Kessler. Ward is fragile and nearly fell apart against Bika whereas Kessler will be with him beating him to the punch till the better end. He just needs to start much faster and not try and load up on everything. When hes tensing up trying to just be the stronger man, he is sloeing himself down and making it easier for the lead right, maul and hold "style" of Ward.