Froch And Kessler Are Good European Fighters But A Level Below The Best

I don't want to call them Eurobums, but they are clearly a level below the best. Froch looks good awful, off-balance, and beyond open. Not to mention the obvious about being slow and inaccurate at times. Kessler wasn't firing his shots off quick enough, and didn't counter many chances he had.

Honestly, not impressed at all with either of them. Froch look liked a poor man's David Haye out there and Kessler this fight looks not very fast, short-armed, and not compact and technical like he should've been. While I say this, I think these fighters are good. But they're a notch below. I don't think Abraham is extraordinary, but he is a threat and has some great attributes. Froch vs Kessler are just more good and ordinary, Abraham while not necessary excellent has a great attribute (Punching power, chin, ferocity, combination punching although wide combo punching).

Lastly, I thought Froch won 7-5. Froch finished much better than Kessler. Kessler gave away many counter-shots, and the slow Froch actually countered at spots well. Froch was hitting nothing but air and I was laughing at him in the early rounds. But he turned it on better I thought.

Berstein had it 1 point for Froch, and Tarver had it a draw I think. Don't understand these Kessler clearly won threads. I hate Froch, but thought he won. Was close... everybody that watched it with me thought Froch won clearly.

My scorecard on the fight.

RD1) 9-10
RD2) 9-10
RD3) 10-9
RD4) 10-9
RD5) 10-9
RD6) 9-10
RD7) 9-10
RD8) 9-10
RD9) 10-9
RD10) 10-9
RD11) 10-9
RD12) 10-9

115-113 Froch

A lot of close rounds. I thought Kessler started well, although these rounds weren't unbelievable decisive, but clear to me. Kessler was just landing cleaner shots. Froch was missing. Froch turned it up with activity, and landed more. Kessler came back again toward the late middle rounds but Froch closed the show. Froch I thought clearly won RD12. He looked fresher, and was landing some harder shots I thought. RD11 was very close, but Froch finished the end of the round well. In a sense, that round can be called a draw. Bernstein had that round a draw, and he had the fight 115-114 Froch.

 

Ah, okay thanks, my bad. My brother got that wrong. Bernstein did have it for Froch, though.

 

Bute, Ward, Dirrell.

Abraham is going to KO Froch.

If Froch thinks he has a good chin. Abraham is a tank, and while he doesn't throw compact combinations at least he throws combinations and at least shows determination and ferocity closing fights. He also is quicker.

 

They both were impressively unimpressive. Froch was hitting air for those early rounds but he did start controlling. Kessler looked to be fighting the way I expected Froch to and then Froch was acting like he was a poor man's David Haye or something with that sniper jab. Kessler lacked that sharp 1-2 with speed I thought. He couldn't figure Froch so open for the right after he launches with the left hook and when Froch throws his right he is very open for the short right. He did catch him at one point to hurt him good.

I thought Froch clearly closed. The scores were way too wide for Kessler. This home turf **** is clearly showing some advantage. The best scorecards were probably in the US so far.

 

He's clearly gotten better since then. He was much more active against Abraham. Besides he is far superior. Laugh at that though. Froch fights like a caveman how is he exactly a better talent and fighter?

 

Taylor was never as good as some as his fans thought. At the same time, he's never been our best. And now, he's clearly past it. Is Froch past it? I don't think Froch was ever very good. Kessler is past it a little, though.

 

Terrific post. I thought Froch edged him, though. Nevertheless, though, they aren't the elites at 168.