Both Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler look in amazing physical condition for the fight. Here's a video of the weigh-in for the fight;
[video=youtube;kIVIc3Z5xOc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIVIc3Z5xOc[/video]
Many times rematches take a much different course than the first fight. Here's some recent rematches as an example:
- In 2005, Wladimir Klitschko fought Negro Sam Peter and won a close 12 round decision. In 2010, they had a rematch in which Klitschko dominated, and flattened the Negro, dropping him and knocking Peter out in the 10th round.
- In 2006, Art Abraham won a close decision in a very hard fight over hard-punching Colombian Edison Miranda. In the 2008 rematch, Abraham floored Miranda 3 times and won by sensational knockout.
- In 2009, Sergio Martinez lost a close decision to Negro Paul Williams. They had a rematch in 2010, Martinez knocking Williams out with a huge right hand that won "KO of the Year". One of the more notable KO's in recent boxing years.
Based on these rematches, you'd have to say that usually rematches are more intense than the first fight, and often end in knockouts. Probably this is because the fighters have a history, know each other, and there is less need to spend time "feeling each other out".
Froch and Kessler have exchanged some very insulting words towards ahead of this fight and I think we're going to see a very intense fight tomorrow.
Btw, this is a huge fight. Quite possibly the biggest fight of the year. Klitschko-Povetkin will be a huge money maker later on this year and will be massive in Russia or Germany. But this fight is also right up there as possibly the biggest and most watched fight of the year.
