Comments Thread For: Mikkel Kessler: Unable To Get Froch or Ward, So I'll Retire

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Former WBA and WBC super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler confirmed an earlier story by Per Ake Persson on BoxingScene.com, by releasing a statement that he's indeed going to retire from boxing. Kesslerīs last fight was in May of 2013 when he lost the rematch to Carl Froch in London. Kessler, who turns 36 on March 1, goes out at 46-3. [Click Here To Read More]

[juandinamita]

Good night sweet prince

[yoz]

Sad that Ward won't honour his word.

It was a good innings, champ. Some great knockouts and superb memories.

[MDPopescu]

Actually, Kessler is trying to say that Andre Ward wouldn't travel to Denmark and fight him for a big purse? I can't believe this...

[BattlingNelson]

Yes.

No need to let this drag on. Retiring on the back of a close loss to a great fighter in his homecountry, is not a bad way to go. A shame that Ward wouldn't give a rematch and that Froch wouldn't keep his promise of a decider.

Happy retirement 5 time SMW champion and greatest danish Pro fighter in modern history. Mikkel Kessler.

[any craic lad?]

Great to see Mikkel calling it quits now whilst he did lose his last fight it was at a high championship level and he gave it a great effort. Enjoy the retirement champ

[CANELOLUJAH]

man forget the coward ward, he the biggest coward in boxing.

froch doesnt owe you anything and that battle is settled, retire.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Typical Kessler.

Can't adjust to a new situation so he quits.

[Scary]

Godspeed champ. Not the luckiest of comebacks, but at least I'm glad he did it on his "own" terms pretty much!

[Canvas]

This is why Kessler is a huge draw and no one cares about Ward. Kessler only wants the biggest hardest fights at 36 after a long lay off. Ward, 30, wants to extort HBO for another multi million dollar tune up fight against a bum.