Pavlik is proven on the bigger stage. No way to tell if OO would freeze up like Bute did. Maybe that is what they are hoping for.
He has been fighting good opposition.... But when Pavliks name pops up, Froch is running for the hills....
Froch had no fear to face Pascal, Dirrell, Ward, Kessler, AA, and Bute, yet Kelly Pavlik makes him crap his pants? Makes a lot of sense. BTW, Pavlik would lose to every single fighter I just listed.
Location: Youngstown Oosthuizen is not joke either, he fought Chilemba (top contender at 175) in like his 10th fight. I see this being another hard fought win for Froch like the Johnson fight if it gets made. Oosthuizen doesn't seem like the sort of guy who would implode like Bute, he's been in tough fights with good fighters.
Um. No. Oousthuisen is a highly ranked fighter. Don't know if he can hang with Froch, but we'll see. Froch has fought quite a nice run of fights. I don't see him ducking anyone. This is a good fight considering he could have taken a lesser opponent in prep for the Bute rematch.
Just youtubed his Marcus Johnson fight. Not impressed. Easy to hit and lots of shoe shining but the Show crew thought the punch numbers he ran up throwing those pity pats meant something I guess.
Then he should take on the bigger name that brings more money and is less of a challenge. You still upset Pavlik didn't take on Canada's latest hype job in an eliminator?