Froch: Mikkel’s taken my best so I must hit harder

Carl Froch tells Mihir Bose exactly how he’ll get revenge tomorrow after losing his first fight with the battle-hardened Dane

Evening Standard

Carl Froch would never cast himself in the mould of Muhammad Ali. But tomorrow, when he defends his IBF super-middleweight title against Mikkel Kessler at the O2 Arena, he is willing to borrow one habit of the greatest: predict what round he will win the fight.

“I am going to stop Kessler in round eight, nine or 10,” says Froch. “I can’t see it going the distance. My gameplan is in my head. When I close my eyes I visualise what I need to do from round one: get a good start and be fast and strong. All I need to do is concentrate early on and make sure I am jabbing with my right hand and am very busy.