Deserved respect for Kessler and Froch that seemed to not get noticed

Deserved respect for Kessler and Froch that seemed to not get noticed.

Kessler and Froch were the only fighters that entered into the Super 6 that had something to lose.
Abraham, Ward, Dirrell, and Taylor had absolutely nothing to lose and everything to gain by entering that competition. Same applies to Green and Johnson, being given opportunities.
Kessler and Froch were world champs willing to put it all on the line, travelled as champs, and run the risk of losing everything in a competition they could have not been bothered with, because except for each other, there were not any big name SMWs in the competition who had done much at the weight.
To show how much credit Kessler and Froch should recieve, dont forget that winner Ward didnt risk it against Bute, when he had more to lose.

Credit to Kessler and Froch for putting their titles on the line.
I doubt you would have had 4 other willing participants if it had of been a knockout to get to challenge for a title.

Froch in alot of ways became the S6 legend as runner up

 

Always said Froch is a slow, low workrate fighter. Said a long time back that I thought he was past his best a while ago.
Not diminishing anyone, but giving credit to the fighters who had something to lose rather than all to gain.

I said Froch as the S6 legend as although he didnt win he did have it tough in alot of ways.

Froch really in a way became the S6 legend even though he didnt win
Ward fights unwell Kessler at home, good win
Ward then fight A Green. Is that now a top major fight and win.
Ward then gets unfairly given 2 points when he didnt fight Dirrell.
Ward then fights Abraham who was on a 1-2 run and had lost his last 2 S6 fights. Thats not impressive.
Ward then fights old jaded plodder Froch and guess what? Ward was the home fighter in all of those fights.
If anything Froch deserves to be called the S6 legend.
He fights Dirrell at home
Kessler in Denmark
Abraham in Finland
Johnson in America
Ward in America.
Consider that Froch was away in his fight before Dirrell, and that was against another original S6 fighter.
So out of the 6 original S6 fighters Froch fought all of them and Johnson and was away for 5 out of those 6 fights and that takes its toll on any fighter, and with all those things against Froch and the fact that he is an old past best fighter and only lost by 2 points on 2 cards against Ward and slow old Froch was beating Ward in the last couple of rounds, then Froch fights Bute straight after who Ward didnt want to fight.
To me thats just as impressive as Ward was, never once the away fighter and had an easier run.

 

Kessler has taken on all comers and ddint have to relinquich his title, but chose to for the other contestants. He relinquished his title because he wasnt sure if he would be fighting again. Kessler had this reported problem before the S6 and it was noticed how his timing was all out when having that warm up against Perdermo after a long break.
I would say there were more question marks over Dirrells exit than Kesslers

 

Shut up atsch.
The other 4 had it all to gain. How has Abraham losing 3 S6 fights been pushed into obscurity. The S6 gave great advertisement for whoever was in it.
Froch and Kessler had titles to lose and more to lose. They deserve credit for being willing to put it on the line.
As said when Ward had more to lose after the S6, he didnt want to make a similar gamble.
Kessler and Froch deserve credit for being willing

 

Always said that about Froch, even if I did say he would beat Ward.
No lie.
You still bitter after challenging me to a bet and getting yourself schooled by me?

 

Will watch that later, but if its Froch saying hes at his best, many fighters say that, like Jones did leading up to Calzaghe.

Tell me when Froch has had a clear easy SMW title defence, where it hasnt been thought of as a close call or close fight

 

will bring it up for you. Not sure why you are so worried about me though. You must be a bit butt hurt by me

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