Pretty solid career in my opinion. Beat good names in Mikkel Kessler, Jean Pascal, Arthur Abraham, George Groves, Jermain Taylor and past prime versions of Robin Reid and Glen Johnson. He was never stopped and avenged one of his two defeats. He called it quits while being on a winning streak which is rare in boxing and left the sport with a final record of 33-2-0-24
I think he will become IBHOF member later. He wasn't great, but very good fighter with awkward skills, heavy hands and iron chin, and, of course, great stamina. Maybe he wasn't very skilled, but he scored some pretty good wins over respectable names.
Great career considering his talent and skill, but he had a good chin, power, stamina and obviously heart.
He was a pretty good fighter. I liked his fight with Jermain Taylor, really gutsy performance, he had a warrior mentality. The Andre Direll fight starkly exposed his limitations. I'd put Froch level with Kessler.
froch is happy enough in retirement that hes surpassed many of his brit rivals, including cowardzaghe (though perhaps not eubank), in terms of boxing resume, esteem, girlfriend hotness and money.
Very good post. I agree with u here I just cant stand his big mouth. Talks way too much crap for me and I still think Dirrell beat him
Very limited in skill Very game Very egotistical Very entertaining He was a throwback. He did get pressured into the groves rematch, but he fought anyone, anywhere. A true road warrior who EARNED his respect and big paydays the hard way. He had the perfect blend of heart, toughness, conditioning and power. You damn near had to kill him to beat him. There was a point in time where you just couldn't miss a Froch fight due to him being in very exciting fights. Benn/Froch would have been a total war. As would Froch/Collins.
A true fighting man who was hard as nails. Not the greatest skill set but in the Abraham fight showed he could use the jab to good effect and limit his opponents oppurtunities. When you see the amount of ducking going on by so called champions now he was a breath of fresh air with his willingness to take tough fights anywhere. I've nothing but admiration for him and I think he'll eventually make the IBHOF.
My favorite fighter of the last ten years. Limited speed and skill, but his will and his chin were iron. A tough, tough throwback fighter. But most of all, I loved he took on anyone and everyone. Talked a lot of smack, but he almost always backed it up. Smoking hot wife only enhances his man's man rep.