AnonymousKessler would when he has beaten Froch for the second time. Posted January 14, 2013 8:16 pmAnonymousIf Froch is going to stop Kessler whats he going to do Stevenson? Don’t know much about superman but that’s a bold prediction to say he would KO Kessler Posted January 8, 2013 10:45 amBoxtradamusLearn how to keep UP with the TIMES. Lots of people including World Class athletes use the internet nowadays. In FACT if you watched Showtime 360 you would have seen Carl Froch reading articles on ESB…World Class Boxers and Trainers use this site as Boxing isn’t covered MUCH in the paper anymore…Some of them even comment under aliases such as Virgil Hunter (who I’ve met in person as Boxtradamus but I won’t give away his alias), Paulie Malignaggi, and Damarcus Corley. I’m SURE that there are many more who read and DON’T comment. And why WOULDN’T they read MY prediction??? I’m the GREATEST Prophet ever born in THIS Sport. Posted January 7, 2013 12:13 amBoxtradamusYup. Learn how to keep UP with the TIMES. People from ALL walks of life use the internet in 2013 including World class athletes. They use twitter TOO. IF you watched the Showtime 360 show you would have seen Carl Froch reading articles on ESB. World Class Boxers AND Trainers read this site although all of them may not choose to comment. Its the Top Boxing website in the World. I’m SURE Kessler has read PLENTY of MY posts. In FACT YOU may be him just trying to misdirect the reader from the REAL reason that the Fight hasnt been signed. MY prediction made you unsure of yourself. Posted January 6, 2013 11:37 pmAnonymousLol Kessler read YOUR predicition ? Give me a break naab. Why on earth would he as a world class athlete go in on this webside to read an unknow guys (you) stupid prediction ? Posted January 6, 2013 6:10 amJoseph HerronStevenson got caught with a punch he didn’t see…it happens in boxing. Since then, he started training with Emanuel Steward and now Sugar Hill in Detroit. He’s a much improved fighter and would give anyone a very hard fight at this point in his career…including Froch, Ward, or Kessler. Posted January 4, 2013 7:24 pmJoseph HerronGuys, no one wants to fight Adonis Stevenson…and for good reason. He’s not a huge box office draw anywhere else but Quebec, Canada, and he’s a very hard punching southpaw who is getting technically more proficient with each fight. Posted January 4, 2013 5:27 pmgraywhy didnt froch fight stevenson instead of mack and get the mandatory out the way? everyone knows the ibf are tough on mandatorys Posted January 4, 2013 4:55 pmFight AficionadoFroch-Kessler I was one of the best fights that year, a top 5 FOY candidate that most forgot about when it was time to vote because knockdowns and KOs didn’t happen. That’s only because they both have rock chins. Those punches would’ve put most other guys to sleep. If they can arrange this Stevenson stepaside I’ll look forward to the bout. But if not, Stevenson will also bring good action. It’s a win-win for boxing fans. Posted January 4, 2013 2:58 pmFight AficionadoWard entered surgery at 6:30am this morning. He keeps saying he will rehab for 3-6 months then his shoulder will be even stronger than it was before. I don’t see how a surgery can make your shoulder stronger than it was, unless by that he means stronger than when he was fighting with an injured shoulder. Posted January 4, 2013 2:55 pmMKWard not fighting for a year, due to a shoulder injury, well that means that his shoulder is shot, and his career is over? hmm somehow I don’t see that. Look mate, several british newspapers had Kessler stalking Froch, and having him in trouble up against the ropes. Did you hear Froch and his corner talking during the fight, between rounds, Froch did not seem overly confident. Concerning excuses Froch was a gentleman about that, unlike some. The fact is that Froch seems to be going into his third easy fight in a row now, a fight nobody cares about. I was really tired of people putting Carl down before the super 6, just like I am tired of the hype surrounding Carl now. Posted January 4, 2013 12:20 pmJuanmaAnd yes, Ward needs shoulder surgery, hense why his fight with Pavlic is off. Shoulder surgery is a BIIIIIGGG risk for a boxer, for reasons im sure you can figure out for yourself Posted January 4, 2013 11:30 amJuanmaDid i say Froch won ? Errrrrr NO MATE!! Kessler won because Froch boxed badly, started slow, and was clearly not his self. If i remember correctly (which i do), there was an ash cloud keeping airoplanes grounded the week of the Froch vs Kessler fight, and Froch had to hire a private plane the day before the fight. Kessler won that fight by 2 rounds imo, but only because Froch didnt box well. AND Kessler never had Froch in trouble at any time in that fight MATE Posted January 4, 2013 11:29 amMKLook mate, read all the british newspapers and comments, Kessler vs Froch postfight, they all said that Kessler won, the BBC had it 2-3 rounds in favour of Kessler. Are you saying that Ward will not fight for the next year? Thats quite a long time. Froch has had 2 easy fights and easy fight coming up, look Froch vs Kessler is the one people want to see. Those damn promoters. None of these two fighters are getting younger. Posted January 4, 2013 10:51 amJuanmaKessler never had Froch in trouble atall in the first fight. Ward needs shoulder surgery, so theres no point in Kessler going after Ward for atleast another year. MK Climb off of Kesslers corey. He is old news. He beat a poor version of froch, and got easily handled by ward. He didnt win a round vs ward on many peoples score cards. You sound like his mother. Ward would probably take Kessler as a tune-up after his surgery Posted January 4, 2013 9:47 amMKDanish media reports the same: Froch vs Kessler 2 is in danger, because Froch has to meet the mandatory challenger first. Lets see if that is correct, if it is it is close to a disaster for both fighters. Kessler needs to meet a top smw fighter again now, he can’t wait that long. He will probably go for Ward, and the Froch fight might never happen. I will have to see this scenario, before I believe it, since Kessler stalked Froch and had him in trouble several times, in the first fight. We heard that a unification bout takes presedence over a mandatory defence, I don’t know what happened since yesterday. Posted January 4, 2013 8:35 amBoxtradamusWell that’s too bad. Kessler must’ve read MY prediction and decided not to go through with it. IF he doesn’t want to get stopped smart move. Posted January 4, 2013 2:24 amAnonymousFroch’s promoter just confirmed to a local media in Montreal that the negotiations with Kessler failed and he couldn’t also a derogation from the IBF. There he said that Froch-Stevenson is on for March or April either in England or Montreal. Posted January 4, 2013 1:30 amNeil(pomy)The first fight was close but the right man won ….. but i think Froch on home turf wins the return (in another close one). Evenly matched fight but home turf swings it. Posted January 3, 2013 8:48 pmBoxtradamusFroch lost to Kessler because the Judges didn’t know how to score effective punches. Froch also lost to Kessler because he ALLOWED the Fight to be scored instead of stopped. Froch had Kessler on the way out 2 or 3 times but didnt go for the kill because he suffered from JET lag or something. As I SAID at the end of the bout I say it AGAIN…IF Froch isn’t suffering from Jet lag he’ll stop Kessler. After getting screwed on the scorecards he’s going for the knockout like Marquez DID. Posted January 3, 2013 6:11 pmJuniorFroch lost to Kessler because he started slowly. He would have lost to Taylor (if he hadnt got the KO late on) because he started slow. He would have beat Pascal by a wider margin if he had started faster. He would have beaten Johnson by a wider margin if he started faster. He FINALY admitted to being a slow starter after the Ward fight, and he changed the way he starts. He started faster against Bute and look what happened! He started faster against Mack and look what happened (not exactly a great acheivement). He will start faster against Kessler and he will beat Kessler. MK, im a fan of both Kessler and Froch, but you sir are VERY bias. Froch is regarded as number 2 in the SMW division by everyone but you. You have said that Kessler is better in every way! I dont think so. They are pretty evenly matched. Froch boxed badly against Kessler. He wont make the same mistake again Posted January 3, 2013 4:01 pmMKYes Froch vs Kessler 2 will never be a 3 round affair, in fact I can’t imagine any of the two fighters staying on the floor. In the first fight I thought Froch threw a lot of sloppy jabs, but that Kessler landed the harder punches, especially to the body, but missed a lot. Froch has the advantage of fighting in front of his own crowd, Kessler has a fantastic trainer, so I think the fight will be even better than Kessler vs Froch 1. Kessler will have to impressively beat Froch to win this one. I wish they would finally settle for a clear-cut date and venue. Posted January 3, 2013 3:31 pmBoxtradamusOH. SO Floyd is the SUPER CHAMP and Trout is the regular CHAMP. Well I THANK you Hissydalgo for helping ME to prove MY point. The IBF doesn’t come UP with these types of SHENANIGANS. Posted January 3, 2013 3:07 pmBoxtradamus“Trout took the WBA (ordinary) light middleweight title from Cotto”- NO he didn’t. Like I TOLD you on the ” Is Pacquiao losing…” thread. Before you post GO DO some research. You just continue to make a FOOL out of YOURSELF. Posted January 3, 2013 2:58 pmMyarseWhatever belt Floyd won, that was May 2012 and this is Jan 2013 so unless we’re talking about the WBC and you have Suliman in your pocket then in order to keep ANY belt you have to actually box sometimes. That’s what boxers do. As far as I’m concerned Mayweather is retired until he’s signed up for a fight and named an opponent. Posted January 3, 2013 11:08 amHidalgo“HOW the HECK is Trout the WBA CHAMP when Floyd beat Cotto and became the WBA CHAMP???” Well, Braggadamus, if you knew what you were talking about you’d know the answer to your own question. Floyd took the WBA SUPER light middleweight title from Cotto. Trout took the WBA (ordinary) light middleweight title from Cotto. Now, wehter that makes sense or seems legit is irrelevant. That’s their rules, the principles fought for the respective titles and that’s the way things turned out. See, Floyd took the big belt and Austin got the little belt. Pretty simple if you know how to READ. Posted January 3, 2013 10:34 amMick the MarmalizerBoth Froch & Kessler have chins of granite, so this fight’s going go 12 & well worth PPV. That coming from me is some comment as I’m a tight as a drum when it comes to paying for TV! Posted January 3, 2013 8:23 amMKKessler will be there throughout the 12 rounds, with that in mind, how do you figure that Froch is the heavy favorite, against a much better fighter, a stronger fighter. This will be a war that Froch can’t win, Froch is great, but he is no Calzaghe. Remember that Kessler said, just after the first fight, in a tv interview, Froch is very slow. The Froch hype is based on wins over two weak fighters, Mack and Bute. Posted January 3, 2013 7:52 amhookoffthejabAndre Dirrell took the red pill …. Posted January 3, 2013 6:57 amThe KingslayerWho cares about stupid trinkets Froch vs. Kessler II is a great rematch, I can’t wait. Posted January 3, 2013 5:15 amMick the MarmalizerCommon sence appears to have occured here & hat’s off to the IBF for recognizing unification of sorts(Ward is the true WBA champion). However mandatorie’s & contracts need to be honoured. 168Lb has to be one of the most exciting divisions in Boxing right now & looks to continue that way thanks to the likes of Thomas Oosthuizen, George Groves, James DeGale ETC. One solution to the Stephenson problem would be to match him with Lucian Bute & have the winner fight Froch/Kessler in Canada. TARKOne thing I don’t understand… Where is Andre Dirrell??? Is he going to fight anybody or not? Is he going to talk about his future and what’s happening or what? Posted January 3, 2013 3:10 amAnonymousDavid Haye, hustling, hustling, hustling, Hustling, Hustling, like the other fighters, but trains like an athlete, deserves his fights, never turns into a fat under trained fighter with an HBO contract. Posted January 3, 2013 2:54 amCarl FrochStan Ridgway, camouflage, I just see that on youtube, good one. Posted January 3, 2013 2:22 amAnonymousSue will tweak his nose. Posted January 3, 2013 12:47 amSooty and Sweep and SueGot nailed into the bathroom, it’s a council of war now Posted January 3, 2013 12:39 amnicolasGood point you make, my only problem is why did they theirfore make the title that Donaire had vacant? I guess to answer my own question was it because he was not going to fight their number one contender? However the fight against Ninoshko was a much more meaningful fight. Posted January 3, 2013 12:37 amnicolasI think both Froch and Kessler realize that perhaps their titles are worthless with a victory over the man that beat them in title fights, Andre Ward. It is also possible that Ward may one dahy go up to light heavyweight, and theirfore a victor in a Froch Kessler fight would have the most legitimate claim to being the real world champion at Super Middleweight. If we had a national boxing commision in the US, perhaps we could ban any WBC or the worse WBA from hosting title fights in the US. In Japan they only allow title fights of the WBA or C. If the US would only allow one of the four organizations to host title fights, while not as great economically in the world of boxing as it used to be, this would bring more clarity to the sport than it has now. Posted January 3, 2013 12:33 amTARkKessler was more than a 2 to 1 favorite to beat Ward when they met… The fight was one of the easiest touches because Ward was a very good boxer, and Kessler was robotic and couldn’t box very well at all. I thought Ward would stop Kessler in about 8 after winning every round, but he never gets excited or fired up when he starts clobbering people. He takes his time. Ward, Danny Garcia, Donaire, and the K Bros are 6 of the most controlled fighters I’ve ever seen, but Donaire at least has some facial expressions and doesn’t look so intense like he’s performing brain surgery. Froch wears his emotions on his sleeve and gets really excited when he starts killing you. I expect him to get Kessler going and finish him off—something the super excitable Calzaghe couldn’t do. Posted January 3, 2013 12:30 amAnonymousThat’s an old myth, that was a lucky punch, but a good one, Muhammad Ali had it in control, that is why he was great even then. Posted January 3, 2013 12:09 amHenry Cooper v Muhammad AliI knocked you into the middle of next week, your glove was ripped, just like that, so said Angelo Dundee, it’s the way you tell em. Posted January 3, 2013 12:06 amTommy CooperJust like that, stop it, applause, claws, thank you very much Posted January 3, 2013 12:00 amAnonymouspoor Cheetah, he was injured, got munched by that Lion, it was injured, that’s life. Posted January 2, 2013 11:09 pmHayemakerDavid Haye, but he wouldn’t bite your head off. Posted January 2, 2013 11:00 pmLion v CheetahGet down your own end, or I will set my dad on you Posted January 2, 2013 10:59 pmLion FrochStevenson will get bitten, like the Lion v Cheetah, very sad but true, did you see that, gutted. Posted January 2, 2013 10:44 pmJoseph HerronI agree, Boxtra…the IBF is the most fairly run sanctioning body to all of it fighters. Posted January 2, 2013 10:39 pmBoxtradamusI LIKE the IBF. They’re the most well run organization..They don’t make twenty different versions of the SAME title like these other organizations DO. They enforce their mandatories but will make an exception for a Unification bout. THAT is the way that is supposed to be done. The WBC will strip you for trying to unify because they care about their OWN well being more than the Sport. They don’t want to split sanctioning fees with other organizations. The WBO is a JOKE organization that will stage Vacant title Fights between guys who aren’t even in the Division. THE WBO smells like B.O…don’t even let me get started on the WBA….HOW the HECK is Trout the WBA CHAMP when Floyd beat Cotto and became the WBA CHAMP??? The MORE CHAMPS the MERRIER eh??? The IBF beats em all as far as sanctioning bodies go. Posted January 2, 2013 10:37 pmBoxtradamusYup. Froch beats Kessler AND Stevenson. Froch over Kessler by stoppage. Posted January 2, 2013 10:06 pmAnonymousWAR… Froch will win. Posted January 2, 2013 9:20 pm |
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