According to Danish press: Kessler has decided to stop if losing to Froch

[PRchamp]

Froch stops Kessler in the late rounds. Carl has been on a tear and Kessler is on the decline and will get stopped on cuts.

WAR FROCH!!! I want to see his chick again

[askoe]

Froch stops Kessler in the late rounds. Carl has been on a tear and Kessler is on the decline and will get stopped on cuts.

WAR FROCH!!! I want to see his chick again

You are delusional....Kessler has shown no sign of decline. Kessler would've taken overrated Bute out in 3 rounds or less..... Froch is old and will loose big to The Viking Warrior

[BattlingNelson]

Kessler has been around seemingly forever, so it might be wise to call it a day if he loses. Hell it might even be wise to retire even in victory if the fight becomes as tough as the first one.

I doubt it though. Boxing is his life.

[New England]

batt gonna need a hug after hearing this news.

the stakes for the kessler fight just got higher.

[New England]

Kessler has been around seemingly forever, so it might be wise to call it a day if he loses. Hell it might even be wise to retire even in victory if the fight becomes as tough as the first one.

I doubt it though. Boxing is his life.

and if he wins he's going to have a hell of a payday ahead of him.

if i were kessler i'd look for a fight with bernard hopkins in monaco.

[BattlingNelson]

batt gonna need a hug after hearing this news.

the stakes for the kessler fight just got higher.

Hahaha. Will you come over and do the honours?

I've exoerienced brutal defeats to my favourite fighters many times, and it's never funny. The first I remember was Ali's sickening defeat to Holmes. I was close to crying. So I guess the moral is to enjoy the ride while it lasts.

[BattlingNelson]

and if he wins he's going to have a hell of a payday ahead of him.

if i were kessler i'd look for a fight with bernard hopkins in monaco.

If I where Kessler, there'd be one fight only I'd look for and that's Ward. Hopefully he gets a passport soon.

[Mr Ehrmantraut]

Kessler's hairline is beating a hasty retreat.

[Scary]

That would be be a good idea, but seing as it's bollocks, I'll pay it no attention.

My comment about Kessler being down to a lesser opponent than Froch was purely a response to the OP's comment about Froch being down to a lesser fighter, but it was also very much true.

Since their first fight Carl has gotten much better from a tactical standpoint and he's learned how to be just as aggressive without getting sloppy; things that used to be big problems. An improved Froch who has fought top quality opponents against a Kessler who has fought Bouadla, Green and Magee...Yeah, I've got Froch.

This is my top fight of 2013 btw, two top fighters in a rematch, I cannot wait.

But you wrote that Kessler had been down to lesser fighters (plural). I just pointed out that that was a lie, since he haven't been down against anyone else.

Come on Bat, don't be fooled by all this talk about who's best at the moment. Fear not my friend, Kessler will deliver a great fight that will make us all proud, even if he loses.