Carl Froch targets re-match with Andre Ward after victory against Mikkel Kessler That will come down to the purse split, but Hearn is adamant he will fight tooth and nail for Ward to cross The Pond for a second encounter. I had a little chat with him, and told him that stylistically he's not the most interesting fighter. His style would put a glass eye to sleep," said Froch, beaten by Ward on points in December 2011, but now the holder of the IBF and WBA belts. I know I can hurt Ward if I fight him again, if I listen to what my coach Rob McCracken wants me to do. If I can stamp my authority on him early, I'm convinced I'd beat him. I have two belts, so Ward may come over here to fight. If the Californian opts out, Bernard Hopkins remains another possible opponent. "I would definitely consider Hopkins," said Froch. Then, after the brilliant 24 rounds they have already fought together, there is the prospect of a third fight with Kessler. "A trilogy fight is possible," admitted Froch. Stylistically it works because we are obviously now 1-1, but I dominated him behind the jab, and I'm not sure Mikkel will want to do it again after that. The fight itself was a classic, and will have lasting effects on the longevity of their careers. Froch wanted to outpunch Kessler in volume, and he stuck to the plan, throwing one thousand shots, landing 274. Kessler threw 567, finding the mark with 178 of them. The fight had everything barring a knockdown: they went into the trenches, traded for long periods in the pocket, tested each other's granite chins, while both men had to come through torrid moments. Froch won the first three rounds behind a fast, ramrod jab, punctuated by waves of combination attacks. Kessler battled back in the next three, but was hurt by the home fighter in the eighth as they stood toe-to-toe. As the fight see-sawed, Froch was hurt in the eleventh, when they again fought each other to a standstill. And, in the twelfth, as the atmosphere reached fever pitch, the referee Pete Podgorski suddenly became visible for the first time in the fight as he moved close as if he were about to stop the contest with Kessler under sustained attack from the home fighter. It was a night of savage science, rather than the sweet science. At times, it was reminiscent of those old, grainy black and white films of two men slugging each other to a standstill. The judges scored it 118-110,116-112 and 115-113, all to Froch. That last card was arguably the most accurate. Froch has always espoused brutal openness about the hardship of his chosen profession. Then was a moment, post-fight, when he revealed: If I went back 10 years, and I knew what I was going to have to go through, I'd probably have chosen another profession, perhaps a bricklayer. It was a curious statement from a resolute champion bathing in the light of a classic performance. But that's what you get in boxing. And with Froch: total honesty. That's what this performance was all about.