Twitter mystery surrounds Froch injury

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  1. BigBone

    BigBone Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The social networking phenomenon Twitter has dropped a load of sportsmen in the mire recently. Carl Froch might very well be the next.

    The Press Association reported earlier today that 'Froch's promoters Hennessy Sports have confirmed the fighter was told to rest completely for three weeks by his physiotherapist on Monday, after initially struggling with the problem on Friday.'

    The PA is a reputable agency and it's unlikely - although possible - that they've made a mistake here.

    Yet a Twitter account (http://twitter.com/carl_froch) purported to be the boxer's own published some very positive noises being made on Saturday:

    "Just had outrageous fitness test report back from science lab. 12:22 pm Sep 11th via web"

    "Everyone looking forward to me versus Abraham then ? raring to go already. 12:21 PM Sep 11th via web"

    This type of inconsistency is meat and drink to those fans who have already started forumulating conspiracy theories about Froch's withdrawal and it needs explaining sooner rather than later.

    The Twitter account was updated just before midnight with "Had to postpone my fight with Abraham due to a back injury - i'm gutted! Sorry to all my fans but you know I will be back to smash him!!"

    http://news.boxrec.com/news/2010/twitter-mystery-surrounds-froch-injury
     
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  2. Jared

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    He's faking it. He knows he'll get sparked out by Abraham.
     
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  3. timeout

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    OMFG FROCH just done a ***** HAYE move!?
     
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  4. Boxed Ears

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    Athletes can't get injured, I know that much. Cowardice is the only choice left.
     
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  5. the_brigand

    the_brigand I'll Eat Her Later... Full Member

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    who's doing this **** at midnight? don't people sleep?
     
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  6. Jared

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    12pm is noon.
     
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  7. the_brigand

    the_brigand I'll Eat Her Later... Full Member

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    midnight is 12am.
     
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  8. Boxed Ears

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    Midnight is 8:30 pm.
     
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  9. TommyV

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    Go back to school you twat.
     
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  10. MrMagic

    MrMagic Loyal Member Full Member

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    For some reason Carl Froch doesnt strike me as one who fakes injuries.
     
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  11. the_brigand

    the_brigand I'll Eat Her Later... Full Member

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    what the **** are you on about? :huh
    what did I do, kill your dog?


    all this conjecture is ridiculously pointless, the Twitter timestamps have no baring on reality.
     
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  12. demigawd

    demigawd Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Um...the_brigand is correct. The article said midnight.
     
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  13. the_brigand

    the_brigand I'll Eat Her Later... Full Member

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    I went to the twitter site, I looked at the timestamp of the last message, it said it was posted 1 hour ago.
    1 hours ago? :huh that's today, wtf?
    So I clicked on it, it says that message was posted 15 hours ago.
    15 hours ago? :huh It said 1 hour ago on the other ...

    But 15 hours ago is 6PM EST or do they mean 1PM GMT? Either way it's not exactly translating to midnight.
     
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  14. Boxed Ears

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    This thread is great. ...I like how this is going.
     
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  15. BigBone

    BigBone Boxing Addict Full Member

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    What was the time when you posted this?
     
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