Froch ready for Kessler after Taylor!

[MJ406]

^ good point, after all Froch is coming to America .. and even fighting vs Calzaghe didn't up Kessler's name a great deal .. as Mikkel's done nada big to keep his name huge.

so Tunney your favoring Froch? I haven't seen enough of Froch to comment, but if the winner fights Kessler, it's all good in my book/

Absolutely. He'd fight him in Copenhagen, as well, which Taylor wouldn't do in a million years.

Folks, honestly, whoever you pick to win Froch v. Taylor, who is the most likely to actually fight Kessler on the back of the win?

well at this point Bute looks tied down to that Andrade rematch ... and lets not forget Allan Green fights on the undercard .. so a Taylor/Green wins could set that fight into motion .. skipping Kessler.

but a Froch W and we're most likely looking at Froch-Kessler .. hopefully Carl sticks to his word.

In fairness, DiBella did say that Kessler would be a very dangerous fight for Jermain, but it was in a risk-reward context than an "I'd never match them" context.

If Kessler re-establishes himself in the US (he's all but disappeared since the Calzaghe fight aired), and could raise enough demand ($$$ speaking) for a Taylor bout, then no doubt DiBella would sign it. Taylor is always looking for big fights. He has said he can't find motivation to train for anything less.

the first part we concur on .. that Kessler needs to bump his name back up

and well Green-Taylor could happen, but so could Taylor-Kessler.

hopefully after Taylor-Froch we can get a better indication of who wants to fight who.

[KingTito]

Kessler said he wanted to fight in the US to build his profile. I am sure he wouldn't mind facing Taylor over here.

Oh, I didn't know he said that. That'd be a great fight for him to debut in the U.S. with.

[Dubious-Dutch]

There's always a possibility that he hurts Taylor and or perhaps knocks him down without stopping him, then dominates with Taylor on the defensive. But Jermain survives until the final bell and it goes to the cards, then the American judges give it to Jermain.

Kind of like the Dawson-Johnson or Reid-Ottke fights, perhaps add a knockdown or two, where the aggressive boxer overcomes the more skilled boxer, but loses on the cards.

You really do have a vivid imagination and many many biases.

[Rich Loc]

Exactly from now, how long till the fight

Anyone.............

[The Hammer]

You really do have a vivid imagination and many many biases.

Not really. I've watched a LOT of fights, and so I'm aware there are many possible outcomes, sometime not what we expect.

My prediction is a wide decision win for Taylor, however. Thet's the most likely outcome IMO. Taylor will be a bit faster and more technically skilled so he'll win 7 or 8 rounds anyway, and because it's in the US the judges will give him an extra close round or two.

Froch needs a KO to win, but it likely won't happen because Taylor is fairly durable, having been stopped only once. Although Froch's power is decent, it is somewhat overrated.

[STEELHEAD]

Mikkel Kessler's american agent Michael Marley says to sporten.dk that Froch is ready to come to Copenhagen.

"Earlier Froch spoke about Calzaghe all the time. Now he talks more about Kessler than Jermain Taylor."

"I teased froch and said that Kessler soon invites you to Copenhagen and froch replied without hestation, that he had no problems coming to Denmark", Marley says.

To Englands Sun newspaper the story is lightly moderated. Froch says "I’ll fight Pavlik — if he’ll have it — and I’ll go to Copenhagen for Kessler’s WBA title. As for IBF champion Bute, I’d smash him to bits in six rounds."

Marley looks to get a piece of Kessler whenever Kessler's dispute with Mogens Palle is over saying that he's a friend of both Mogens and Mikkel....

If Taylor beats Froch impressively and gets a belt, why would he go to Kessler's backyard? He'd be the draw.

poor kessler wasting away under that crack pot team he has over there.
i hope froch beats the mentaly handicapped taylor.
froch will give the fans the matchups we want to see!

good to see that loudmouth boxconfidential marley getting involved here. maybe he can whip some verbal sense into kesslers ear.

[Dorian]

Froch wont win, Taylor-Kessler would be a good fight/win for Mikkel!

[Dubious-Dutch]

Not really. I've watched a LOT of fights, and so I'm aware there are many possible outcomes, sometime not what we expect.

My prediction is a wide decision win for Taylor, however. Thet's the most likely outcome IMO. Taylor will be a bit faster and more technically skilled so he'll win 7 or 8 rounds anyway, and because it's in the US the judges will give him an extra close round or two.

Froch needs a KO to win, but it likely won't happen because Taylor is fairly durable, having been stopped only once. Although Froch's power is decent, it is somewhat overrated.

I do agree that the close rounds will go to Taylor but far to often close fights are labeled robberies. 90% of the time one or more judges are not even from the United States so think twice before you talk about corruption. Like I said before, you probably can't even name the judges.

[The Hammer]

I do agree that the close rounds will go to Taylor but far to often close fights are labeled robberies. 90% of the time one or more judges are not even from the United States so think twice before you talk about corruption. Like I said before, you probably can't even name the judges.

I've seen some very bad judging in the US this year: John vs. Juarez and Martinez vs. Cintron, for example. Usually unfair judging is not from corruption, it's due to home bias and judges being influenced by the crowd's cheering.

[Dubious-Dutch]

I've seen some very bad judging in the US this year: John vs. Juarez and Martinez vs. Cintron, for example.

Look back at the judges names and see for yourself. BTW tell the names of the American fighters that were in those bouts.