Kessler-Frotch: Even better upon second vewing

Score-card

1 - Kessler
2 - Kessler
3 - Kessler
4 - Froch
5 - Froch
6 - Froch
7 - Kessler
8 - Kessler
9 - Froch
10 - Kessler
11 - Kessler
12 - Froch

Rounds 3, 6, 9 and 12 were all very close.

General thoughts
Both men were effective with the jab. Kessler was at a disadvantage in this department due to Froch's freak-arms, but his superior speed and timing saw him, in my opinion, winning the battle of the jabs for the most part.

Kessler's straighter punches early on beat Froch's wider punches several times.

Kessler had a lot of success slipping Froch's straight punches, and showed improved head movement until fatigue started to set in later in the fight.

Kessler worked the body beautifully in this fight with jabs and straight rights.

Carl Froch is very good at judging and maintaining distance.

Both guys showed great chins. Kessler took just about the hardest right-hand Froch could throw in the 5th round and hardly missed a beat. Froch was hurt bad in the 8th, but displayed exceptional powers of recuperation. They both also showed a lot of mental fortitude. Especially Kessler considering the circumstances.

Even though the 12th was close, I thought Froch finished stronger and may well have won over a 15 round distance.

Carl Froch is such a ****ing doofus. From time to time he'd be sashaying around the ring with that ****-eating ******-grin on his face with his arms by his knees and wind up eating a clean shot. I found this immensely satisfying. Still, he's a good fighter and to be honest his hands-low style works for him most of the time.

A damn good fight, but too sloppy with too much missing and too many punches landing on gloves and arms to be considered FOTY.

It was a close fight, but I felt Kessler won it pretty clearly. He was more consistent with his jab and power shots to the body. Froch had shorter bursts of more dramatic success. If the fight had been held in Nottingham, Kessler would have been robbed. As it was held in Denmark, the scores were a bit skewed, but the right man got the nod.

 

There weren't enough really clean punches being landed for me. Marquez-Katsidis beats this fight hands down, IMO.

 

likewise.