Rate Froch as a finisher.

unbelievable finisher, and if he had ever managed to get any of the guys he couldn't stop into serious trouble, he would have had a hell of a chance of finishing them. definitely worthy of his namesake.

, "very economically KTFO"

 

He drops his hands when he has his man hurt and just goes into pure stalker mode, seeing that must be very daunting on a fighter tryna run away with no legs underneath him. It may also give them the confidence to attempt a counter (Bute did often), which Froch would more than likely just walk through, presenting Froch with the opening needed to finish him off.

He is also clearly looking for openings in this stalk mode, he might miss a few when actually throwing a flurry but the first punch ho cocks back and lunges in with more often than not lands absolutely flush on a backtracking opponent, snapping their heads back with the punch, happened multiple times in both Taylor and Bute fights.

 

Oh look he didnt finish the good fighters he faced

 

I agree. He's a good judge of when an opponent is ready to go, doesn't rush the job, picks his punches and gives himself space. 8 or a 9 imo.

 

He is a very good finisher. He probably should've stopped Pascal as well, but was a little over eager that night, (although fighting in his first world title fight in front of his home crowd might explain this).

 

Good point. I re-watched the Taylor fight again yesterday and after the first KD it must have been pretty initimidating to watch Froch just casually stroll across the ring in such a cold, calculating manner.

 

He looks scary as f*ck when he goes into that stalk mode. The best example was the taylor fight ,last round, he looked like a cold blooded killer in there.

 

oh wow he didn't stop the guys who have never been stopped Frochs KO percentage would be alot better if he wasn't fighting world class opponents all the time.

 

Kindof hard to finish spoilers who like to run and slip and slide around the ring, but if someone wants to bang and trade.....they better have his chin.:---(

Bute made an amatuer mistake that night thinking b/c he had equal power to Froch that his unequal chin could bear the fight in the trenches.:huh:huh:huh:-(

 

8 - it's kind of harsh to judge him against the likes of Ward and Kessler (great chins and highly skill full) and Abraham (hardly threw punches all night) especially when neither have even been stopped.

 

Beat me to it :good

 

^this

 

robin reidwasnt finished, he retiered with an elbow injury

 

for sure but the thing is even when the fight was on the outside he was having problems getting off. His southpaw jab is average at best and with froch having quite a big reach advantage I could see how bute was going to have trouble on the outside too. His defence from frochs right hand was non-existent. Froch also showed he could effectively block butes uppercut to the body.

Overall i think that he would have sustained a beating if he boxed on the outside. Leaving him with the option of taking a shot to land one, something he is obviously not durable enough to do. He said as much in his thoroughly honest interview, that he tried to lure froch in to try and counter him on the ropes but he couldn't do it.

Fairplay to him, he has loads of class as a person it seems..

I gave froch an 8 for finishing.