Thats the thing, Froch now has the blueprint, but he's simply not good enough to effectively complete it. IF Froch was faster, and had better movement and was effective at countering I'd give him a very good chance. But Froch ain't no Ward, Kessler will sting him with a hard jab followed by a big right and Kessler will catch it all night long.
Froch has narrowly escaped defeat twice ,his number is up come against the Viking Warrior ..Imagine what Calzghe says if Kessler Ko's him .. WAR KESSLER
The Ward fight showed me that Kessler is very weak mentally.Once he realised he couldn't dictate and control the fight his confidence and desire drained away.I'm not excusing the headbutts and clinching that Ward used,but any version of Ward would have beat Kessler.This fight also confirmed another thing about Kessler,that even light fisted punchers can back him up. I cant wait for the Froch kessler fight,it suddenly looks a lot more interesting.Froch must be licking his lips at the thought.Froch is not on the same planet as Ward when it comes to speed and natural boxing skill,but he has other attributes that could cause Kessler fits. One thing i must give Kessler credit for is his consistency,that is his consistent use of excuses when he lose's. Viking Warrior ?
kessler will be a wounded lion, Froch may well pay, ward's style destroyed Kessler, Froch isn't as fast or as busy as Ward. This is a completely different fight. We will see a different Kessler imo. It will be close however due to Froch's persistence and will to win!
Froch won't be charging head first into a reluctant Dirrell. He'll be walking right into Kessler, which suits Mikkal perfectly. He's at his best with the unimaginative, wade in guys, like Andrade. The Mexican made Kessler look like Willie Pep. Kessler should do a similar number on Froch.
I remember the trouble Taylor gave Froch, and the i think give taylor a sharper jab, better stamina and better chin and he wins clearly. for this reason i can only see a win for Kessler, Froch is too easy to hit and can be hurt add in a home advantage and you have a Kessler UD.
Froch is a riddle for me. I just don't understand how he wins. To me the guy has nothing but a decent chin and a decent punch. To say that Froch will get encouragement from the Kessler Ward fight and this will improve his game I think is a bit naive. Froch is 200% encouraged. He practically doesn't have much else going for him. So one thing that won't improve his game is encouragement since he is maxed out in that department already. In my humble opinion, Froch lost the Dirrell fight. His luck has to run out sometime.
Light hitting? Ward's head was worse than Vitali's power shot. The ref stunk that fight up but Kessler should have gone down to Ward's level rather than wait for somebody to stop the cheating. A real Viking would try to rip his opponents head off. All that said, Kessler will KO Froch. Froch is very hittable and Kessler has the power to KO him. At least he used to.