Comments Thread For: Carl Froch Vows To Hand a "Brutal" Beating on Kessler

[PEBBLES!]

sticking to the outcome i saw before the fight was signed. Froch T/KO, Kassler fans will claim that he was drained at 168.

[KTFO]

Saying that Froch has no defence is just a lack of knowledge, whenever you step forward against The Cobra there's a big chance that the long, long monkey arms will swarm you with a 4-5 punch combination, so if you choose to engage, Froch sometimes will try to counter directly by trading off, which usually tend to favor Froch because of his Leno. So the defence of the Cobra is mounted in your own offensive, don't believe the hype that he is easy to hit, he got a very good sense of distancing himself and a good ring generalship. He may be slow, but he is akward. I think Kessler has to smother his defence a lot more by being up close, we saw Andre Ward going phonebooth with The Cobra and it worked, nobody in SMW does it as good as Ward though and Kessler likes distance.

Great take, Froch deceptively controls distance and timing. He can be slippery to hit without having the typical fast footwork/ head movement and like you said, likes to trade off instead of slip and move. He has an underrated defense, strong ring generalship and will need his best performance to defeat Kessler. If he keeps it a distance fight with Kessler he's probably in for a close points loss.

[Claus Holmen]

Thatīs the way Kessler likes it !

Froch moving forward throwing punches fits perfectly for Kesslerīs expectations for the fight. Itīll make the evening much easier for Kessler. In Herning he had to Work hard for the decision, creating the fight against a defensive minded Froch. An attacking Froch will be a perfect target for Kesslers right hand counter followed by the left hook. The Bute thriumph will turn into a sleeping pill for Froch.