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Silvamaine on 606: "If Kessler works behind his jab and manages to pick off Froch with his power-shots, then he should be able to win. But I can see Froch wanting to dictate the pace and set a very demanding work-rate, forcing Kessler to dig-deep into the later rounds."
Qaz via text on 81111: "Fact of the day: Carl Froch claims his nose has never been broken. I'm gonna bet £100 that changes tonight."
2051: Both men looked in outrageously good shape at yesterday's weigh-in, with Kessler the lightest he'd been for 14 fights. But the Dane was made to look pretty sluggish by the slick Andre Ward last time out and there were suggestions his best days were behind him. However, don't expect Froch to be as elusive as Ward - he's never been particularly hard to hit - and I'm expecting this to unravel into an all-out war...
2043: As far as I'm concerned, this is pretty much a pick 'em fight. I know a lot of the British newspaper boys are backing Froch to stop Kessler in the middle rounds, but I'm not sure it's going to be that easy - I'm predicting yet another long, gruelling night for Froch. As for the bookies, William Hill have Froch at evens, Kessler at 8-11 and the draw at 22-1. Froch on points is 10-3, Froch by KO or stoppage 5-2...
2040: Hello ladies and gents, and thanks for joining me for what could be a screamer encounter in Herning, Denmark - Nottingham's Carl Froch v Mikkel Kessler for Froch's WBC super-middleweight belt. Victory for Froch would virtually assure him a place in the semi-finals of the Super Six tournament - a loss, and he says he might hang them up. Boxing's nasty like that...
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Silvamaine on 606: "If Kessler works behind his jab and manages to pick off Froch with his power-shots, then he should be able to win. But I can see Froch wanting to dictate the pace and set a very demanding work-rate, forcing Kessler to dig-deep into the later rounds."
Qaz via text on 81111: "Fact of the day: Carl Froch claims his nose has never been broken. I'm gonna bet £100 that changes tonight."
2051: Both men looked in outrageously good shape at yesterday's weigh-in, with Kessler the lightest he'd been for 14 fights. But the Dane was made to look pretty sluggish by the slick Andre Ward last time out and there were suggestions his best days were behind him. However, don't expect Froch to be as elusive as Ward - he's never been particularly hard to hit - and I'm expecting this to unravel into an all-out war...
2043: As far as I'm concerned, this is pretty much a pick 'em fight. I know a lot of the British newspaper boys are backing Froch to stop Kessler in the middle rounds, but I'm not sure it's going to be that easy - I'm predicting yet another long, gruelling night for Froch. As for the bookies, William Hill have Froch at evens, Kessler at 8-11 and the draw at 22-1. Froch on points is 10-3, Froch by KO or stoppage 5-2...
2040: Hello ladies and gents, and thanks for joining me for what could be a screamer encounter in Herning, Denmark - Nottingham's Carl Froch v Mikkel Kessler for Froch's WBC super-middleweight belt. Victory for Froch would virtually assure him a place in the semi-finals of the Super Six tournament - a loss, and he says he might hang them up. Boxing's nasty like that...
This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.