Can Froch overcome the curse of being British?

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by Earl-hickey, Dec 16, 2011.


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  1. Earl-hickey

    Earl-hickey Boxing Junkie banned

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    Serious talk now boys.

    We Brits are good at sport, but we dont win the bigg'uns

    Our history is filled with "nearly men" and "lovable losers"

    Frank Bruno, David Haye, David Beckhan, Ricky Hatton, Wayne rooney, Gazza, Naseem Hamed, Tim Henman, Andy Murray!

    these are just a few, does Froch fall into that list, the really good fighters/players who just weren't quite good enough when it came to the crunch?

    Or is he one of the exceptions? Johnny Wilkinson, Chris Hoy, Lennox Lewis

    is he in that company?

    Froch is in pole position to be a a typical British "nearly man", he got through to the final more on grit, determination and ruggedness and now he faces the American Ward, Asthetically pleasing, more skilled, more talented. Will he break steriotype, or will he be like Andy Murray in the final of a grand slam?

    What do you think?
     
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  2. gob-bluth

    gob-bluth Member Full Member

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    this thread is void because in the winners you failed to mention jeff hurst, bobby charlton etc etc etc .............
     
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  3. Earl-hickey

    Earl-hickey Boxing Junkie banned

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    I was trying to keep it within our lifetimes, back in the day we had many a winner, this is a modern day phenomina
     
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  4. gob-bluth

    gob-bluth Member Full Member

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    Fair enough
     
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  5. sniffmybadger

    sniffmybadger Relationships are not my forte Full Member

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    Phil 'the power' Taylor is missing too
     
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  6. Flea Man

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    Can Earl Hickey overcome being an absolute ******?
     
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  7. Rangersfan1982

    Rangersfan1982 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    We're talking about actual sports here. Plus Beckham and Rooney have won the European cup. So you can't say they haven't won on the big stage.
     
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  8. sniffmybadger

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    Why is Hatton on the list of nearly men then? A 2 weight world champion, ring magazine fighter of the year. He's definitely won on the big stage!

    This threads a bit wanky anyway!


    The Power is G.O.A.T.
     
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  9. sg85

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    Gotta agree there. Yes you can debate to the high heavens if darts is a sport, but theres no arguing who the greatest player of all time is.
     
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  10. Rangersfan1982

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    I agree it certainly is. But at the end of the day. Darts isn't a sport.
     
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  11. Rangersfan1982

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    Go check the oxford dictionary and look up the definition of the word sport.
     
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  12. Longcount

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    Darts is obviously a sport, just not a very strenuous one. Are you saying that shooting and archery are also not sports?
     
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  13. roe

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    I love how Johnny Wilkinson counts as an exception whereas Beckham, Rooney, Murray, Hatton etc are born losers :lol:

    Good thread :good
     
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  14. GazOC

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    Is golf?
     
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  15. lepinthehood

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    steve davis, stephen hendry, ronnie o'sullivan...
    but to answer your question. froch takes this by tkoin 9th.
     
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