Danish 3 time supermiddleweight champion Mikkel Kessler will be ringside for the supersix final between american Andre Ward and brit Carl Froch. From there he'll be rooting for the englishman.
The defeat in the first groupstage fight at the hands of Ward still bugs Kessler moreso because of the way he was treated by the americans and he is helping Froch to prepare for similar harassment. Kessler tells danish daily Politiken.dk:
"I've spoken to Carl several times since we met in the ring. In fact I have just spoken to him. I pick him to win, but one has to be concerned how he'll be treated. By the looks of it they treat him fairly so far. The presser went along nicely."
Kessler has told Froch to get all agreements in writing and he vividly remembers how he was treated before his fight with Ward:
"I told Froch of all the little things that stressed me. Just as I had had my final pee the told me to do a doping-test. In order to do that, I had to drink 2 liters of water. Not good when you are standing in the dressingroom. And when the final wraps was put on my hands Ward's trainer said I had to have them re-wrapped. They should have said that earlier."
Kessler adds:
"Then they said I should get ready to get into the ring in 5 minutes and I started to hit the pads. Then they said '10 more minutes'. That continued for 45 minutes. They wanted to stress me. It was pura harassment!"
These men are champion sportsmen and ring warriors they deserved to be treated with respect and it's disappointing to read that they have not.
Virgil Hunter was goading Abraham pre-fight in the dressing room while he was having his hands wrapped too, they'll do anything for an advantage even if it means crossing the line.
Agreed........
wow really pathetic from ward again, americans do anything to get an advantage we know that, not only did kessler fight headbutts, elbows, judges but also having to drink that much water before going out
what a joke, for the sake of boxing ward needs to be knocked out but sadly it wont happen in yanky doodle land
Fighting in America is still the pinnacle of a boxer's career. It's where the money and glamour is, unless your name is Klitschko or Haye and you can make a fortune fighting at home.
You need too chill,although intense nuthugging is what you do best,ward is one hell of a fighter,but you dont need to suck his dick til its white
Ward is already white.
please man gtfo with that bull****. kesslers mom can ref the fight he will still get his ass beat. ward outclassed kessler every second of every round and was dominating the fight long before the headbutts. he shut kessler down for 5-6 rounds and hit him at will, then the headbutts start and y'all act like thats the reason the fight went like it did. the headbutts saved kessler from getting taylored in the last round if you ask me.
besides the headbutts werent all ward fault, two of them were his faults and the other two were just as much kesslers fault as they were wards, yet you ppl like to ignore that dont you, just like you ignore how ward took him to school for 5 rounds before the first clash.
a different ref wont change the fact that kessler fights in straight lines, stands up straight with no headmovement, cant fight on the inside, has poor counterpunching skills and makes close to no adjustments. ward will exploit these flaws even more than he did the first time in a rematch, i dont see kessler winning a round, making it to 12 or ever fighting again if hes gets anywhere near andre ward in the future.
You need too chill,although intense nuthugging is what you do best,ward is one hell of a fighter,but you dont need to suck his dick til its white
Another heartless crybaby.
You lost to the better fighter kessler so stop crying. No shame in that loss, but there is shame in complaining about an extra piss.
He says himself when I was going for my last piss............so why didn't he just piss in the cup. Why the need for the water.
I know I have drank a half gallon of water prior to drug test and when you take in that much, all your urine is is water. I Know for a fact it will come up clean. Just saying
I am game. I got a fat bonus so Euro is in my plans for 2012 for sure.
That would be a great idea. England or Germany to catch a fight.
Let's make some plans when it's announced!
Awesome!!
You know I'm gonna miss the fight tonight BTW. I should play sick..... Will have to catch it tomorrow.
A neutral ref would at least make a return interesting.
please man gtfo with that bull****. kesslers mom can ref the fight he will still get his ass beat. ward outclassed kessler every second of every round and was dominating the fight long before the headbutts. he shut kessler down for 5-6 rounds and hit him at will, then the headbutts start and y'all act like thats the reason the fight went like it did. the headbutts saved kessler from getting taylored in the last round if you ask me.
besides the headbutts werent all ward fault, two of them were his faults and the other two were just as much kesslers fault as they were wards, yet you ppl like to ignore that dont you, just like you ignore how ward took him to school for 5 rounds before the first clash.
a different ref wont change the fact that kessler fights in straight lines, stands up straight with no headmovement, cant fight on the inside, has poor counterpunching skills and makes close to no adjustments. ward will exploit these flaws even more than he did the first time in a rematch, i dont see kessler winning a round, making it to 12 or ever fighting again if hes gets anywhere near andre ward in the future.
I am hoping for a butt-free night for this fight.
Except the ring card girls. Showtime needs to show more butt in that regard!
I don't know why Froch would complain about his treatment in Denmark because it was a good fair fight.
Maybe, I think the issue was the ash cloud, and the whole worry about the fight being cancelled.
Ashcloud, long drive, busted eardrum, late arrival, judging.
Whatever. There Will likely be a return in nottingham. Perhaps we Can both be there. :)
These men are champion sportsmen and ring warriors they deserved to be treated with respect and it's disappointing to read that they have not.
Virgil Hunter was goading Abraham pre-fight in the dressing room while he was having his hands wrapped too, they'll do anything for an advantage even if it means crossing the line.
that wasnt crossing the line at all (abraham fight), and for the record froch wasnt pleased with the treatment he got in denmark either its just that he doesnt act like a bíg ol' girl about it.
just look at the scorecards ffs. and dont forget the wraps, kessler had to re wrap his hands in oakland bcuz they were wrapped illegally and he acts like it came as a suprise, makes one wonder how they let him wrap his hands in denmark. the time delay is part of boxing, i deal with that everytime i fight amateur and iut effects professionals even more.
all the talk about everyone trying to get in his head and make him nervous is just paranoia, if hes so mentally weak that can take his focus no wonder ward took his heart so easily in the ring.
its really pathetic how poorly kessler coped with ward beating him, all these excuses and constant whining over nothing. he should just man up and accept defeat or its gonna come back to haunt him.
ward and hunter want to fight him again for all the **** hes been talking, knock his dick in the dirt once and for all and end all that noise. if he gets the chance he will put an even worse beating on kessler and send him into retirement.
A neutral ref would at least make a return interesting.
its really pathetic how poorly kessler coped with ward beating him, all these excuses and constant whining over nothing. he should just man up and accept defeat or its gonna come back to haunt him.
ward and hunter want to fight him again for all the **** hes been talking, knock his dick in the dirt once and for all and end all that noise. if he gets the chance he will put an even worse beating on kessler and send him into retirement.
This is a high level of competition and these guys will do all they can to get that edge. Its nothing personal. Its a game of chess. They will do anything to make their opponent lose focus and get under their skin.
True. Thats the name of the game. I'm a little surprised that Kessler helps Froch in this way, given the fact that they are on a collisioncourse regardless of the outcome of the s6 final.
This is a high level of competition and these guys will do all they can to get that edge. Its nothing personal. Its a game of chess. They will do anything to make their opponent lose focus and get under their skin.
These men are champion sportsmen and ring warriors they deserved to be treated with respect and it's disappointing to read that they have not.
Virgil Hunter was goading Abraham pre-fight in the dressing room while he was having his hands wrapped too, they'll do anything for an advantage even if it means crossing the line.
LOL is this a serious article? If it's legit then I'm very disappointed in Kessler. I like him as a fighter but I didn't think he was such a little girl.
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