I had Kessler 3-2 up after 5 rounds. You could make a case for it being the other way round (maybe, though i'd disagree) but no way did Froch win 4 or 5 of the opening rounds.
Oh im sorry i'll go and buy Maxmomer's guide to judging boxing matches - whats the ISBN number...? You dry lunch. Surely you should be saying this the official judge who had it 117-111. It's all subjective. Its as simple as that. Hence why some judges see it completely differently to other judges in a lot of fights.
Kessler-Froch Rnd 1: 9-10 Rnd 2: 10-9 Rnd 3: 9-10 Rnd 4: 9-10 Rnd 5: 9-10 Rnd 6: 10-9 Rnd 7: 10-9 Rnd 8: 10-9 Rnd 9: 9-10 Rnd 10: 10-9 Rnd 11: 10-9 Rnd 12: 10-9 115-113
:nut Froch beat the living sh*t out of Kessler in rounds 9, 10 and 11. How on earth could you score for Kessler in 10 and 11????????
This is how I saw the first 5 rounds also. Any close rounds go to the home town boxer...unfortunately thats what seems to happen in boxing. I had Kessler winning by 2-3 rounds.
9 and 10 i would agree, but not 11. Froch was just standing there taking punches for the first minute, then they traded pretty equally for the remaining two minutes. Froch landed one eye-catching punch, but it only seems to be since Mayweather Jnr started boxing that one eye-catching punch is sufficient to win a round on a judge's scorecard.
How on Earth can anyone give Kessler the 11th? He was almost stopped. Giving him the 10th is also suspicious (just like giving Froch the 3rd)
I gave Kessler the 11th on the basis that he landed more punches, which after all is quite important in a boxing match. To say he was almost stopped is fuking laughable.
If you work that way, how come you scored the 3rd for Froch, in which Kessler landed clearly? :nono Kessler was badly hurt at least 2 times, one was round 5 and the second was 11.
10 and 11 were Froch's best rounds since the fifth. I had him losing the 12th though due to Kessler's last seconds assault pushing Froch back.
I think i was being generous to Froch giving him any other than rounds 5,9,10,11 but i actually scored the fight 7-5 Kessler Froch unfortunately is right with the hometown decision in that if the fight had been in Nottingham he probably would have squeaked a SD but he probably benefited from that last time out againt Dirrell anyway p.s. Howay the toon! Championees!
Rounds 1-2 for Froch, then Kessler until Froch won the last 3 rounds. Very close fight and Froch is right to say that in the UK he could have won it. Great fight. Hope both make it to the semi finals.
I didn't, i scored the 3rd round to Kessler. I gave Froch rounds 1, 5, 9 and 10. The rest i gave to Kessler.