Froch v Taylor (in the States) - to be confirmed within 48hrs - according to report.

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  1. JonOli

    JonOli Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Carl Froch to face Jermain Taylor in first WBC defence

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    Carl Froch's first defence of the World Boxing Council supermiddleweight title will be confirmed within the next 48 hours.

    Sources from within the Nottingham boxer's camp suggest his opponent will be the American Jermain Taylor, the former undisputed world middleweight champion, in the United States.
    Mick Hennessy, Froch's promoter, told Telegraph Sport last night that the contest, pitching the title holder against the mandatory challenger, "is set to take place either on April 18 or April 25, either in New York, at Madison Square Garden or in Florida."
    Froch, unbeaten in 24 fights, the last in December, a 12-round gladiatorial battle against Jean Pascal of Canada earning the 30 year old British fighter the prestigious WBC 168lb belt vacated by Joe Calzaghe.
    Froch is relishing the prospect of facing Taylor, who is the mandatory challenger following a unanimous decision over Jeff Lacy last November, and has claimed that the American is running scared.
    He said: "I'm hearing that it's looking very promising but they'll probably still need to drag Taylor to the ring kicking and screaming because I don't think he wants any part of me."
    Taylor (28-2-1, 17 KOs) recently spoke out on Joe Calzaghe's retirement and claimed Froch could not be mentioned in the same breath as the undefeated Welshman.
    "Joe would probably have tapped and slapped his way to a boring points win but I guarantee you, I will smoke Taylor's boots and destroy him," said Froch.
    "He did get one thing right though when he said that I'm no Joe Calzaghe. That's certainly true. When Calzaghe won a version of the world title it took him 10 and a half years to fight in the US and 44 fights before he won the title that I now hold."

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    JonOli, Feb 9, 2009
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  2. Taylex

    Taylex Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Froch by KO
     
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  3. DStew

    DStew Active Member Full Member

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    The only thing Froch is KOing is my ears with the sounds of his inane ranting.
     
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  4. MasterFlo

    MasterFlo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Taylor by TKO, or possibly a shutout. Depends how much of a beating the ref will let Froch take.
     
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  5. Realspitts

    Realspitts Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Taylor by wide UD.
     
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  6. Taylex

    Taylex Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Taylor has a plastic heart and will break mentally when Froch takes him in to the trenches.
     
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  7. BremnerBomber

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    Wow i'd love it to be in MSG.... might even looking at going over, depending on plance prices
     
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  8. konaman

    konaman Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Really hope this goes ahead, these are the kind of fights boxing needs. Hopefully this really gets the wheels spinning towards finding out who the real man is at SMW.
     
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  9. Taylex

    Taylex Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Taylor is so much better why is he avoiding his mandatory opportunity for the WBC belt and trying to fight Allen Green?
     
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  10. pipe wrenched

    pipe wrenched ESB ELITE SQUAD Full Member

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    Sweet. This would be great. I'm with JT fo' sho'.
     
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  11. MasterFlo

    MasterFlo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I watched one segment of Seinfeld and you were able to quote me twice in that time? Did I hurt your feelings? Froch has never been in there with anyone like Taylor, I know he lost twice to Pavlik but he is a class above Froch. Don't forget the man beat Bernard Hopkins twice.
     
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  12. DStew

    DStew Active Member Full Member

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    How do you figure he's avoiding it if he's about to sign the fight?

    The hold-up has been Froch, he's accepting the same deal that DiBella offered back in December.
     
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  13. Bodysnatcher

    Bodysnatcher Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  14. Taylex

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    Taylor is going to have to deal with SMW power now. He got put down by a glancing shot from Lacy so I am thinking Froch is going to bust him up with his big shots.
     
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  15. Realspitts

    Realspitts Boxing Addict Full Member

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    :yep

    as long as he doesnt ringwalk to "Timbaland One Republic: Apologize" like he did against pavlik 2. -wait a minute, that was kinda hard actually, no?

    anyway, froch is nothing jermaine hasnt seen before.
     
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