Comments Thread For: Froch: If I Was Back Home, I Would Have Beaten Kessler

[Siggy]

i was following the scorecards on the BBC and a british journalist gave the fight to kess with a few rounds to spare. i think if the fight had been at Nottingham it might still have been given to kess and if it was in american it was definently going to kess again.

froch tried to outbox from the outside which was the wrong gameplan. he should have followed his corners advice to use his jab, not throw single power shots etc. his trainer (rob mcracken) is very clear and always on point but froch just doesn't seem to listen.

he took away his own power by fighting off the back foot, he should have tried to get on the inside and land uppercuts more often.

kess fought well but i think it was a bit of a transition fight for him he was trying to implement new things, frochs long arms and timing threw him off slightly and imo he looked slightly cagey and tentative sometimes. i would have like to see the lead left hook he threw vs ward, more jabs to the chest and the right hand lead but all in all it was a good performance.

IMO froch tried to prove he was "skilled" and ended up looking like an idiot.
that plan was probably his best hope though. he's just a very limited fighter.

if he would've opened up with his slow, wide shots, kessler wouldve thrown his down the middle and wouldve done more damage.
froch leaves himself in bad shape when he swings and misses.

[Chip2006uk]

Reviewing the fight I have Kessler clearly winning by 2 rounds. Froch was hurt badly in round 8 from a right hand flush on Froch's chin, Kessler should have gone for the KO.
The difference is Kessler wasn't seriously hurt like Froch in the fight (the fall was a slip from a missed punch)

Yeah I thought Froch looked hurt in the 8th, even looked a little wobbly starting the 9th, but I think he recovered well.

Kessler didnt get hurt by Frochs biggest shots, but they definately had an impact on him.

[hugh grant]

IM sure Froch could have beaten Kessler at home, just like hatton could have beat PBF. But that is why fighting away from home is nearly always hard, and Froch shouldnt have underestimated the task ahead of him.

[Chip2006uk]

IM sure Froch could have beaten Kessler at home, just like hatton could have beat PBF. But that is why fighting away from home is nearly always hard, and Froch shouldnt have underestimated the task ahead of him.

Say what now?

[REMOVED SHARK 97]

Doesn't matter when you got professional judges scoring 117-111

[kingfaze19]

i dont know why he says the decision wouldve went to him in his town, and hes proud of saying that, thats just a shame. froch has a big mouth, but he lost he should shut it and not take credit away from kessler.

how come they dont have a super six for welterweights, now that would be somthing epic

floyd mayweather
shane mosley
andre berto
manny pacquiao
miguel cotto
joshua clottey(nobody else came to mind)

why not ? they should make that happen

[shade darkar]

karma is a ***** aint it froch! not that you even have a legit argument. you got beat fair and square. fcukin luky you got any points because dirrell owned you aswell. now fcuk off back to nottingham, im sure slimshandy will be there waiting to suck your **** and say you were robbed.

[boxer2k5]

You lost *****! You didn't fight Kessler in the inside and you paid the price because of it! You have no talent! Calzaghe and Ward beat Kessler because of inside fighting! You tried to outbox a past it boxer and you failed!

what do you mean past it boxer? you posters on here need to give it a rest

[SoldierWarrior]

I wish Kessler had a bit more power behind his punches, he would have stopped this ****-talker from talking more crap. Kessler stunned Froch like 5 times in this fight if not more and Froch kept fighting on the back-foot because of it.

[The Great Shark]

I'd still pipe his girlfriend.