That was exhaustion more than anything, he still backed Froch against the ropes in the closing seconds. Man, what a fight - I was barely breathing.
Congratulations...first time tonight on any thread that I have seen this word used, you must be very pleased :thumbsup
I thought it was fairly close. Kessler was coming forward, but they were both landing about the same. Froch was working his jab better than I expect, outdoing Kessler in a few of the rounds.
I didn't look at the forum past round four. I scored it myself based on an understanding of how fights are actually scored. The simple facts are Kessler W12(UD) Froch. :hi:
Seeing as those 'simple facts' are based on the judgement of judges with highly questionable impartiality I would say that this is an unwarranted indication of you being correct. I am unsure of what you mean by the term 'understanding of how fights are actually scored.' Is this an understanding of how fights should be scored due to a fair criteria, or an understanding of how fights are scored when in a fighter's home country?