After the fight, Froch was quick to send out a verbal challenge to unbeaten Welsh boxer Joe Calzaghe and was also quoted as saying "Kessler, Pavlik, Hopkins, I want them all to feel the force."
Efter kampen, var Froch med enorm selvtillid hurtig til at sende en verbal udfordring til den walisiske bokser Joe Calzaghe (den eneste der havde slået Kessler på daværende tidspunkt), og blev også citeret for at sige "Kessler, Pavlik, Hopkins, I want them all to feel the force."