I personally dont think Froch was lethargic against Kessler, he actually looked quite good for spurts of the fight. Both guys went to war in some rounds and boxed in others, Kessler fairly prevailed. Froch is starting show improvement in his mentallity in the ring, he doesnt get fustrated as easily and as he showed against Abraham and at times against Kessler he is happy to box instead of trying to be too aggressive.:good
Kessler was asked several times if he wanted to quit against Ward, and every time he said no ****in way.
That take is as reasonable as any others here. The best thing about the Super Six is it forced a few fighters to take a series of challenges they NEVER would have taken without a gun to the head. With the exception of Froch (the past couple years any way) - both Kessler and Abraham were always more about pursuing the least amount of risk under the most favorable conditions (and all that entailed) to keep the wins coming rather than finding an athletic challenge. Taking one or two tough fights out of fifty isn't the roadmap to real greatness - just one advocated and followed by so many recent SMWs in a largely weak division over the past nearly fifteen years in an overall incredibly weak era of boxing. They followed the same pattern tilled and retilled previously by Ottke Karlsruhe and Ottke Welsh. One who even found it better to retire rather than enter and take the opportunity to make a real career statement. Fighting two old men and retiring was a much wiser decision all around - if safety first rules your ambition. Now the same thing continues with Ottke Quebec. Fighting consecutive or a series of tough fights or all legitimate threats makes for a shorter career when you are not a real great. As quickly as Kessler had to meet some real challengers in his career he has taken punishment and the end is now evident. But, at least the fans got to see him in the ring facing an equivalent or uphill challenge (Calz, Ward, Froch). That puts him on par with Calz in the second tier and well above Bute who seems set on meeting a 60 year old BHOP or the bones of Roy Jones to cap off his career after running through every "C" level fighter on the planet. The top tier remains a laudable achievement reserved for those guys who step up and do something like begin fighting the best at 25 years of age - ducking no one - and who do not wait until they are in their early 30s to slip in one or two REAL fights total over fifty career contests to try and prove their absurd "greatness" on paper more than they ever did in any ring.
Exactly. :thumbsup I thought his fight with Froch was Fight of the Year, personally. Those last two rounds were a balls out, leather flying scrap if I ever saw one. He was classy for giving up the belt before his layoff. I'd like to see him come back, fight the S6 Winner and then Bute. Maybe after those two fights he can unify, retire and go into commentating?
NOBODY can say Kessler is a quitter or anything like that! He fought the best...He just happened to get injuried,had to take a break from boxing,and know he is injury free. Give the guy some credit for actually FIGHTING the best!!
Don't bother bro... These guys will tell you Kessler ducked Miranda and Green... But they fail to explain why he on the other hand fought Calzaghe, Froch and Ward. Haterz gonna hate. Fk it.
THat is also one of the reason why Kessler lost.. His corner asked him if he wanted to quit, instead of encouraging him and telling him what to do..
