Froch/Kessler was not a great fight....

[gingeralbino]

here's what i worte after the fight about this:
you know i was thinking while watching it towards the end it might be fight of the year so far, i was trying to think of a better (big) fight since january, and i couldnt. I've a feeling i'm forgetting an obvious one though.

very good fight, but its not a FOTY candidate (I hope), it was sloppy at times. Im hoping there's gonna be at least 5 fights that are better than this by the end of the year.

Well done to both Froch and Kessler, very good fight indeed, and i think its the benchmark to be compared to when other thrillers happen throughout the year.

Hoping we see better though

[apokalips]

TBH I saw all of this mad hype about it and then I got to watch it the next morning and the first few rounds weren't anything but it started to ****e up and then the final 2 rounds were very good, so overall I'd say a good fight, but I wouldn't expect FOTY.

[BarrySlisk]

most of the fight was cautious and tentative, thats a fact.

What!??? Kessler was wilder than ever almost throwing himself carelessly into Froch. Not tentative at all.

[S.G.]

Good, not great.

[mrpain81]

FOTY up to now..

[Shadows]

I agree, TBH.

I had heard what a great fight it was, but I was disappointed. It basically started out as a jab contest until about the fifth round.

The fight had it's moments in the late rounds, but to be fair a lot of the action was sloppy. A lot of wide, looping punches, a lot of missed punches, and both guys left hooks weren't very good.

It was a good fight, but not a great one, IMO.