Slimshandy (Froch nuthugger) get in here now.

[dans]

That was fun.

He did. I was completely suprised that Froch was the better boxer. But it was quite clear to me when watching.

Kessler fought bravely and did very well for himself. It was a close fight. But Froch should've gotten the decision.

[dans]

BBC had Kessler up, so what 'press row' is that?

Showtime said

[Doorag]

Get out of here with that ****. I score fights as I see them.

Press row had Froch winning, as did many others.

I also thought Froch lost to Dirrell, so don't try and call me a fanboy. I don't think Froch is great at all, but he was good enough to beat Kessler.

So do I. And I had Kessler winning.

So what.

[dans]

BBC had Kessler up, so what 'press row' is that?

I don't even really want to argue much about this fight though. It just bothers me that there's some Kessler fans that won't even entertain the thought that Froch won.

To me, it was quite clear that he did. My opinion. Just as valid as yours. And to further validate, I have no vested interest in either fighter. So who's more likely to be objective?

[dans]

So do I. And I had Kessler winning.

So what.

Exactly, your opinion. I happen to think it's wrong, but that's the way it is.

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I don't even really want to argue much about this fight though. It just bothers me that there's some Kessler fans that won't even entertain the thought that Froch won.

To me, it was quite clear that he did. My opinion. Just as valid as yours. And to further validate, I have no vested interest in either fighter. So who's more likely to be objective?

im not a fan of either.... actually quite neutral... and kessler won it pretty decisively IMO

[Doorag]

Exactly, your opinion. I happen to think it's wrong, but that's the way it is.

You started to sound like Slimshandy. That your opinion was the objective truth.

[dans]

I'm interested how people scored the 11th and 12th. IMO Froch landed the cleaner punches while Kessler was throwing more, but also missing more, and didn't land the big shots Froch did.

I gave both those rounds to Froch.

[shonuff488]

I thought Slimshandy was Froch.

By the way I had Froch winning 7-5.

[sunny31]

I don't even really want to argue much about this fight though. It just bothers me that there's some Kessler fans that won't even entertain the thought that Froch won.

To me, it was quite clear that he did. My opinion. Just as valid as yours. And to further validate, I have no vested interest in either fighter. So who's more likely to be objective?

neither do I but it was a clear win for kessler, pretty close but clear. Not to sound condescending because scoring is of course subjective, but why did you think froch outboxed him. His jab was good but many of them were not scoring just lazy and pushed, and quite a few hit kessler's gloves into his face which shouldn't be scored either, it was mostly effective at keeping kessler off balance and stopping him from setting up his attacks. Froch was also outworked and fought too much in spurts, which leads me to my next point, I believe you have overlooked kessler's body work which a lot of fans often do but was the main reason why froch couldn't push forward constantly and meant that at most times kessler was controlling the ring (ring generalship). I think froch was doing more damage but you cannot score exclusively on damage. The better quality and quantity came from kessler. The best punch in the fight was landed by kessler the right hand in the 8th round was perfectly timed and the only time either fighter had their legs buckled by a single shot.

Both guys showed a lot of heart but I was especially impressed by kessler, his workrate and fighting with a nasty cut at the end of the fight couldn't have been easy but he looked like he wanted it more in the championship rounds. Froch was right in saying that the home advantage for kessler made the difference...but not in the way he meant it, it made a difference because I think the crowd gave kessler that little bit extra he needed to get through the fight where maybe in nottingham or somewhere else he may have sucumbed.