John Conteh vs Carl Froch

Those losses took place prior to his fight with Conteh, I'm referring to the streak that included Rodney Bobick and 3-4 Bobby Lloyd.

Just to be clear, I don't know very much about these guys. I can only rely on their respective records to make a determination on how valuable their scalps are. As things stand, I'm struggling to understand why we should put equal or greater value in beating Rondon as we would beating someone as accomplished as Abraham.

 

But outside of losing to Heavyweights, what impressed you about Rondon prior to him falling off a cliff?

 

I'm putting the cash on JC.

 

I'm not trying to be combative mate. I personally know nothing about Rondon, so I was just curious as to why you felt so strongly about it being better than Froch's win over Abraham when a cursory glance over his boxrec doesn't reveal anything particularly impressive. There's a bit of footage of him available on YT. I'll try to find time to watch some of it in the coming days.

As for Froch, I think his win column is seriously impressive, especially by contemporary standards. We spend so much time waxing lyrical about guys who never fulfilled their potential through lack of discipline etc. and here is a guy that absolutely maximised his ability. He may have even overachieved given his obvious limitations in certain areas. This is to be celebrated and admired in my estimation.

 

One is a middleweight and the other a 175 pounder.

 

I am aware of this, Clinton.

What are you driving at?

 

I am driving at you asked why we should pay more heed to a victory over Rondon rather a victory over Abraham. And I wrote that one was a middleweight and one was a light heavy. I am not trying to take the ****, but Rondon was a naturally bigger fellow.

 

I'm terribly confused, Clinton.

Why is this of any consequence?

 

Because in boxing size usually matters. The question here is who wins between Conteh and Froch. You questioned why a victory over Rondon should be more regarded over a victory over Abraham. So I answered.

 

I asked why Conteh beating Rondon should be considered a more impressive victory than Carl Froch beating Arthur Abraham.

I'm confused how weight plays any factor here??