Ricky Hattons says the sold out crowd at London's O2 Arena will be the difference between Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler in Saturday's super middleweight unification rematch. Sky Sports indicates that most of the 19,000 fans will be there for Froch, with at least 2,000 of them traveling from Denmark to support Kessler. The first time around, in 2010, Kessler defeated Froch by decision in Denmark.
"Home advantage could be the deciding factor," he told skysports.com. "They are both so similar it might be the one thing that separates them. Sometimes the crowd behind you can be really good. When I fought Kostya Tszyu in front of 20,000 in the last few rounds they pulled me through.
"But when I fought Juan Lazcano at the City of Manchester Stadium in front of 58,000, as impressive as it was, there was a lot of pressure on my shoulders. You don't want to be letting so many people down, so it's a double-edged sword."
