Comments Thread For: Weights From London: Froch 167.5, Kessler 166.4

[JakeNDaBox]

By Jake Donovan - Three years after posting the most memorable bout in the Super Six super middleweight round robin tournament, Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler are ready to do it all again.

This weekend's rematch in London features two belts at stake. Even more important for the winner is a potential shot at redemption (and lucrative payday) with divisional king Andre Ward, who will be live at ringside as part of the HBO broadcast team.

Froch (30-2, 22KO) weighed in at a trim and ready 167.5 lb. as he seeks to avenge his first career loss. Kessler (46-2, 35KO) hit the scales at a lean 166.4 lb., his lightest weight in more than a decade. [Click Here To Read More]

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

By Jake Donovan - Three years after posting the most memorable bout in the Super Six super middleweight round robin tournament, Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler are ready to do it all again.

This weekend's rematch in London features two belts at stake. Even more important for the winner is a potential shot at redemption (and lucrative payday) with divisional king Andre Ward, who will be live at ringside as part of the HBO broadcast team.

Froch (30-2, 22KO) weighed in at a trim and ready 167.5 lb. as he seeks to avenge his first career loss. Kessler (46-2, 35KO) hit the scales at a lean 166.4 lb., his lightest weight in more than a decade. [ Click Here To Read More]

Unless the fight happens in Europe there won't be no lucrative payday. Dawson made all the sacrifices and ended up only getting paid like 600k?



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[yoz]

Unless the fight happens in Europe there won't be no lucrative payday. Dawson made all the sacrifices and ended up only getting paid like 600k?



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True. Fighting Ward isn't worth anything, financially. Froch would probably earn more fighting Groves.

[Scary]

They shpuld continue to freeze out Ward until he gets a set of balls.

I dont want any of them going to Oakland and get treated like filth.

[BattlingNelson]

Unless the fight happens in Europe there won't be no lucrative payday. Dawson made all the sacrifices and ended up only getting paid like 600k?



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And even then I don't think the revenue would surpass this fight since either the scandinavian or the english PPV would not be there.

The only upside is the gate that might be larger since it is clear that Sauerland and Hearn miscalculated the demand for Kessler-Froch II so they will put a Ward fight in a stadium.

[D-MiZe]

Lucrative payday?



No one needs Ward, he can sit on the shelf.

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

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Originally Posted by .:: JSFD26 ::.

Unless the fight happens in Europe there won't be no lucrative payday. Dawson made all the sacrifices and ended up only getting paid like 600k?



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And even then I don't think the revenue would surpass this fight since either the scandinavian or the english PPV would not be there.

The only upside is the gate that might be larger since it is clear that Sauerland and Hearn miscalculated the demand for Kessler-Froch II so they will put a Ward fight in a stadium.

You're right all around.


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[Hitman Hodgson]

Interesting. Was it Kessler's intention to come in a bit light?

[flint]

They shpuld continue to freeze out Ward until he gets a set of balls.

I dont want any of them going to Oakland and get treated like filth.

ward whoopps both of them anywhere in the world. including your back yard.

[Tmann400]

Lucrative payday?



No one needs Ward, he can sit on the shelf.

If they want to be ranked and considered the true champion at 168, yes they do. I like Carl and I'm looking forward to this fight, but let's be realistic here, these titles mean absolutely nothing, given the fact Ward has beaten them both in one sided fashion.

Also, Ward's already stated numerous times going over to the UK is a likely possibility to rematch Froch. His point is though, if it happens, it's not because he "has" to, he'd do it because he wanted to. Because for some reason, people have stated and have this idea in their head that a rematch in the UK would somehow change things, and as much as I like The Cobra, that's insurmountably absurd. Especially when you consider the fact that their first fight's venue if it were to favor anyone, it was Froch, given the fact he'd fought there previously in his last fight, whereas Ward if I'm not mistaken had never fought in AC, NJ. Also, for people who don't live in the US or have never been here, AC, NJ is 3,000 miles away or so from Oakland, CA. and there's a 3 hour time difference. So, for the people saying Ward had some home-field advantage, they're totally wrong. People always seem to make that mistake.

Either way, this is a great fight, but I feel Froch will totally dismantle Kessler this time around, and take him out inside 8. Kessler is no longer the robotic combination machine he was back a few years ago. Then again, I could be totally off base, we'll see.