By Ruslan Chikov
Russian boxer Sergey Tatevosyan took a look at the super middleweight contest WBC champion Carl Froch and challenger Mikkel Kessler. Froch will fight Kessler later today in the Dane's country of Denmark. Tatevosyan was once a top contender at super middleweight. He gave tough fights to Dmitry Pirog and Lucian Bute. The last fight of his career was in 2007, against Carl Froch. The British fighter stopped him in two rounds. Tatevosyan had never been stopped before and retired afterwards.
Kessler has something to prove because of his poor performance in the first round of the Super Six Boxing Classic tournament. Tatevosyan thinks Carl Froch has just as much to prove because his decision win over Andre Dirrell has been disputed by some critics.
"I have little doubt that at some point, both boxers will forget about defense and will give the fans a very sharp and exciting fight. Despite the fact that Kessler is a high quality and versatile fighter, Froch also has some advantages and a possible victory by him would not surprise me," Tatevosyan told allboxing.ru.
"As for Kessler, of course, you have to see how he's prepared, how he's feeling and his mood as he enters the ring. If you take a look at his last fight with Andre Ward, one can say with certainty that he didn't just lose, but was beaten pretty bad and the consequences of this beating could show up at any time. The mental aspect won't be easy, especially since they are boxing in his hometown."
"Froha should have no problems with motivation. In the last fight, he won a close decision against Andre Dirrell but he did not do it so convincingly. That should give him strength in the fight with Kessler. Yes, Kessler is the more skillful boxer, however, the charged and daring Brit, who has something to prove, can neutralize all those advantages."
