I think he beats Kessler.
Froch has improved but its only ever enough to edge his current level of opposition. If he continues to improve he can do more but he still won't beat Kessler, Lacy or Calzaghe. They will murder him. There are even prospects out there like Bute who are much better in terms of talent and skill
I think he's gonna be world class, but not as good as he says. I think he still has decent hand speed, i never saw him in the amateurs so i can't say if that has disappeared. And he is the first person to stop Brian Magee and he did it with a fractured hand, so I say fair play to him. I don't see him beating the likes of Calzaghe or Kessler but he might give Danny Green, Anthony Mundine, Jeff Lacy and Markus Beyer problems. It'll be interesting to see how he fairs against Mger Mkrtchian for the European, if he gets the fight. We all know Mger from his fight with Calzaghe so this'll be a a good opportunity to see where he's at.