Carl Froch's Previous Fights Reviewed

Dirrell vs Froch is a fight I have been eagerly anticipating.

I have not been this excited for a fight since Cotto fought Margarito.

I made it a point to watch some of Carl Froch's Pro Fights today on DVD and I noticed a few things, good and bad

So far nobody has had the speed and timing to make him pay for his mistakes, apart from Taylor who had his moment in their fight but did not follow up and finish the job he started. Pascal was a sloppy fighter who did not have the timing to do much against Froch, he was pretty much winging away with not much of an after thought.

To some people on this site, they see Carl as some type of pressure fighter but he is not a pressure fighter, he is a counter puncher but he can be good on the front foot if he senses that his opponent is wiltering.

He has imposed himself physically in pretty much every fight and he has eventually got the better of his opponent, albeit stationery targets for the most part.

The question is can he impose himself on a fighter who can physically match him and to add on top of that someone who has more natural talent than Himself, Pascal and Taylor

I see both as sloppy fighters who make alot of mistakes even for top tier fighters so the question about Dirrell not being able to hang at the top level shouldn't even be a question, I think Dirrell beats Pascal and Taylor in my opinion and all 3 fighters could be seen as sloppy at times.

Here is some of the fights I ended up watching along with the things I noticed:

Froch vs Pascal
Froch vs Taylor
Froch vs Dodson
Froch vs Tatevosyan
Froch vs Reid
Froch vs Dartyan
Froch vs Monaghan
Froch vs Page
Froch vs Adamu
Froch vs Woolnough
Froch vs Hague
Froch vs Porras
Froch vs Barney
Froch vs Westerman
Froch vs Magee
Froch vs Groenewald

Froch uses his jab very well to set up his opponent or to break his opponents forward momentum, it's sort of like a jab that is thrown with a purpose of distraction so that he can throw a straight right or uppercut when his opponent is in range. He can be countered off that lazy type jab but the opponent has to have great timing to do it because Froch maintains good distance.

When he lets his hands go he can be devastating, he is definitely heavy handed.

If Froch gets you hurt I have no doubt in my mind that he is going to finish you off. He comes alive when his opponent is seriously hurt.

He has slow hands but he is very explosive when he throws combinations and he has slow but thudding punches

Robin Reid threw a winging overhand right in round 4 which was not the fastest punch in the world but it landed on Froch and it seemed to bother Froch and it was because he was pulling away with that left hand dangerously low. This is something that can definitely be Froch's Downfall as was shown against Taylor. Reid then later in that same round elected to wing 1 or 2 more wild overhand rights which Froch did not like so the question is, if someone can throw these punches alot faster with more power to his chin would we see Froch still standing...That question is open for debate.

People on here seem to think that Carl Froch is the Terminator but we all saw what big right hands did to Margarito, another fighter who relied on his chin to save him when in trouble.

Froch's best punches is undoubtedly his uppercut and his jab along with his left hooks to the body. He does not really load up the right hand but when he throws it, it is like a clubbing punch or sometimes he throws it straight.

After watching Froch I have no doubt in my mind that Dirrell is going to have his own way in there, Froch has never been in the ring with anybody even close to Dirrell in terms of talent.

Taylor and Pascal were credible opponents but Pascal at that time was an up and coming prospect aswell and he had not fought anybody before he fought Froch, nearly being knocked out against an opponent in Omar Pittman and similarly Froch never fought anybody before he fought Pascal,

Jermain Taylor had a good CV but he was definitely a man trying to regain his confidence and Froch in all honesty was quite fortunate that Taylor was not a smarter and also fitter fighter on that night. Froch would not have won that fight. Taylor elected to stand infront of Froch to trade when he did not need to and so did Pascal, difference being Pascal was more trickier to time but once Taylor started to tire is the more he became a stationery target.

Bottom line is Dirrell will box his way to an easy victory with a stoppage being on the cards. Froch is not going to show Dirrell anything he hasn't already seen. Froch has heavy hands but Froch needs to be in range to throw them and if Froch chooses to play the pressure fighter he will get beat to the punch each and everytime. It's like trying to compare Usain Bolt to Johnathan Edwards, the difference in speed is going to be very apparent from the get go.

Thoughts !!!

 

I agree to a certain degree but because you dont see the talent in Dirrell that is waiting to explode on the big stage then you would not see him as talented as maybe Taylor for instance,

You make good points against which I have to agree with but I am definitely sticking my neck out on the line on this one even walking a tight rope to predict that Dirrell will turn alot of heads during this fight.

There is no denying that Froch is a beast and he is tough as they come, very tough but something tells me that I dont think he will be able to handle the incoming on this occassion, no doubt he will be getting hit by a guy who will be landing at will in my opinion but I guess we have to wait for all to unfold.

If Froch does win I am quite happy to eat humble pie and I would have to get behind Froch to win the whole tournament if he was able to pull of the victory against Dirrell.

I can also see Dirrell going into a shell aswell but I dont think he is going to miss the opportunity to shine on the big stage and to add, both men are hungry, lots of trash talk has been happening and both are predicting KO's so we as fans cannot be disappointed win, lose or draw because boxing wins in the end, it is just a shame that one of our fighters have to lose.