froch deserves to be number 1. full stop. He may not be the most talented, but wins over Taylor and an ambtious unbeated skilled fighter like Pascal is far better than what Kessler has done. Beyer was shot/Lucas was blown away by Danny Green. Andrade has hardly won around at championship level...a human punch bag. Froch also didnt look good because it was a hell of a fight to take on in your 1st defense..i wasnt suprised he improved as the fight went on. Nerves were very obvious, when facing a former UD champ of Taylors class. also this notion Taylor has seen bette ryears is BS...that was the most accomplished Taylor has looked for sometime. but a big caveman like froch will always be there to the end Kessler is the one who has to prove he is number 1! but i doubt he will be exposed to a dangerous fighter...rofl whata fraud