How did you score kessler vs Froch

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  1. WhamBam

    WhamBam Keeping Cool Full Member

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    how did you have the fight, i watched it about a year ago and had Kessler winning but i do remember the fight being quite a close one.
     
  2. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    Kessler by 2 rounds I think....
     
  3. skel1983

    skel1983 Guest

    Froch took to long to get going in the fight. Kessler won for me. BUt Froch was coming on strong.
     
  4. WalletInspector

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  5. sosolid4u09

    sosolid4u09 4 8 15 16 23 42 banned Full Member

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    i had it kessler by 2.
    very good fight.
    tough to score
     
  6. ashedward

    ashedward Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I was one of the minority,that gave the fight to Froch,i rember a poll in here which was landside in favour of Kessler
     
  7. trotter

    trotter Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Something like 7 5, never felt carl was going to win the decision, Kessler fought like a man possessed and was coming out on top of the exchanges through sheer determination
     
  8. achillesthegreat

    achillesthegreat FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE Full Member

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    Kessler by 2. Close, competative but clear.
     
  9. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    Kessler by a couple. Fight changed when he went to the body with the right hand. That's what won it for him.
     
  10. GazOC

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  11. Luscious Lopez

    Luscious Lopez Active Member Full Member

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    kessler won clearly,by 2 or 3 rounds.froch had no right to complain.and i'm a big froch fan.
     
  12. ryanm8655

    ryanm8655 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I had it 7-5 Kessler, thought he won pretty clearly really, despite hoping Froch would win.
     
  13. mike464

    mike464 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Froch 7-5 I think.
     
  14. Scottrf

    Scottrf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    1. Even. Kessler more aggressive, Froch landed more.
    2. Kessler. Clear controlling ring, doing better work.
    3. Kessler. Froch jabbing well but missing too often.
    4. Froch. Landed big shots, good movement. Kessler started too late.
    5. Froch. Imposed him self more, was a trip, had his foot behind Kessler as he backed up.
    6. Kessler. Neither landed too many.
    7. Kessler. In and out controlling range and landing more.
    8. Kessler. His best round so far, had Froch hurt.
    9. Kessler. Close but Froch looked slow, and Kessler's defense was good.
    10. Froch. Kessler was wild.
    11. Kessler. Landed the cleaner shots and was more accurate.
    12. Froch. Only just, not surprised people can't agree on the last too rounds.

    So 116-113 Kessler.
     
  15. Rob887

    Rob887 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    As much as I wished Froch to win, I'd have found it very hard to give Froch anything other than losing a very close decision.

    Having said that, I think Kessler being on home turf did give him an advantage as it often does for any fighter. Both on and off screen I'm fairly sure the crowd noise would have influenced folks perception of the fight, though of course that's the norm.

    All in all I don't think Froch was quite busy enough. I'm not sure that fighting off the back foot away from home in Denmark was ever going to be a plan that worked unless he was clearly out working his man, which at best he was always going to struggle to do. Any close rounds with Kessler going forward in his own backyard were always going to go Kessler's way. Froch needed to do more than make rounds simply questionable, he didn't.