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Kessler vs Froch: Carl Vows "I'm Knocking Mikkel Out"
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Lots of haters... no debaters !
Styles
Kessler has a very good, all-rounded style, with a good blend of fast, combination punching and vastly underated footwork.
Froch has huge advantages and huge flaws to go with them. He can really hit hard, but is easy to hit - he has good reach / accuracy but gets his feet tangled up.
Heart
Froch has a ton of guts and an almost iron-will to win. Where the likes of Cotto etc threw the towel in, Froch seemingly does not know how to lose.
Kessler has lost. He was also hurt by Calzaghe and seemed to back right off during the mid point and failed to engage. Determined, but has proven that he can bail out of 'winning at all costs'.
venue
Copenhagen will be a good factor in Kessler's favour.
But let's look at how it will affect Froch.
Same time zones (+ / - an hour) and same climate. Only 1.5 hours on plane.
Froch has boxed in Copenhagen several times in amateur tournaments (boxcup).
Froch has fought in Hollywood and Mashantucket in the States, with two KO wins. He was also a seasoned amatuer fighting mulitple times around europe and Canada etc.
Verdict
Kessler can win this on points by taking a leaf out of Dirrell's book. Kessler needs to outbox and outland froch for longer spells than Dirrell did.
However Froch has fought lots of up-right orthadox opponents. Kessler has never fought someone like Froch who is rangy, can **** and is so relentless. Froch can fight extremely well going backwards (better than going forwards) and has proved this with fights 1 - 20. His Gatti style only emerged during the Pascal fight. Froch will be comfortable with Kessler's style.. will Kessler be comfortable with Frochs?
Froch WILL land on Kessler and maybe Kessler wont have been hit as hard. Will this put Mikkel in his shell ? if not he wins 115-112 on points.
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