Froch was not in prime in Denmark. Kessler was in prime in London. Danes always searching for excuses.
Yes, as we all know NO ONE in th UK made excuses when Froch lost in Herning :roll::roll::roll::roll::roll:...
Maybe not Green og Magee, but Mundine was a top guy at the time and still managed to later beat a prime Danny Green and near-prime Daniel Geale, both of whom would later be champs in their respective divisions. Beyer was a three time champ and would have been considered a legend had he been from the US. Prima Andrade would have given Froch problems, no doubt about that. Sartison actually looked quite promising untill his knee got f*****. Kessler's problem (like Joe untill the Lacy fight) was that most of the opposition at the time was uninteresting for the US fans, and thus never really got appreciated. Some people (including Williem Dettloff of the Ring) actually thought Kessler had beaten better opposition than Calzaghe when they fought!