Comments Thread For: Froch's Fury: 'I Want at Least 1 Million Quid For Germany'

[Hitman932]

A neutral referee was appointed for that fight but he pulled out at short notice. It's hard to get a neutral referee at short notice, so Sauerland and Kessler agreed to the appointment of Jack Reiss, who had the reputation as being one of the fairest referes in the business. (I know you didn't like the way he refereed that fight, but he did have a great reputation, and Kessler agreed to his appointment, and he could have insisted on someone else).

Reiss refereed the Arreola-Adamek fight last weekend and he is also Arreola's neighbor and I didn't see anything out of the ordinary.

If anything Reiss did Kessler a favor by pulling Kessler out of the fight. An early ending to any fight in such a manner has a negative impact on the victor as it costs them potential tiebreaker points they could have won by carrying the remaining rounds.

I would say that Reiss is probably the best referee that has done a Super 6 fight so far.

[SirTomJones]

1 million £??? That sounds cheap. I'm certain Sauerland will cough up that kind of dough.

Froch fans better prepare to book the ticket for Berlin.

I wanted to watch Froch getting KO'd in front of his homefans.

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The dispute continues between promotional company Sauerland Event and former champion Carl Froch over the venue for his appearance in the Super Six Boxing Classic, which takes place in August against Arthur Abraham. Wilfried Sauerland said there was no pre-existing agreement with Froch's promoter Mick Hennessy to stage the event in Nottingham, Froch's hometown. [Click Here To Read More]

dam right! he should at least get 2M Quids...and a bunch of pounds to go over there. he'd be nuts!
for sure he'd have to take it out of the judges hands.

i must say its been a long while since i've noticed any biassed judging in
germany. and the sven ottke days are over. but you gotta feel for froch.
this is a big fight for both!

isn't there any neutral ground???...Zaire! maybe Lost Wages nevada. i hear the economy is picking up.

and froch has been his own worst enemy with the hands down sticking out his jaw crap...even after he said he wasnt going to do that sht!
dang!

[Dave Rado]

Reiss refereed the Arreola-Adamek fight last weekend and he is also Arreola's neighbor and I didn't see anything out of the ordinary.

If anything Reiss did Kessler a favor by pulling Kessler out of the fight. An early ending to any fight in such a manner has a negative impact on the victor as it costs them potential tiebreaker points they could have won by carrying the remaining rounds.

I would say that Reiss is probably the best referee that has done a Super 6 fight so far.

A lot of boxing writers, including US-based boxing writers, said Kessler had a fair point when he complained that Ward was allowed to get away with far too much holding, head-butting and elbowing. Very few think it was a fight-changer (unlike Battling Nelson, but he would think that, wouldn't he!), but a lot of respected writers thought the ref was far too lenient on Ward.

That said, I agree that Reiss is a good referee.

[harutfromnh]

Froch aint even worth 250k now
lol