I give his defence a D+.
I think he could, he would just be weight-drained and dried out at the weight. Might make him more vulnerable in rounds 10-12. He will still mop...
Pascal was not top 10. Who did Pascal beat? Taylor was 1-1 at 168 (and it's far from a strong division).
There are WAY better strikers in MMA than Vitor Belfort.
Mikkel Whossler? Man he needs to fight a good opponent, badly.
Froch's limitations were shown, he was badly outboxed by a B-class middleweight for about 8 rounds.
Froch does indeed still suck.
Froch is still just a plodder. JT was a limited fighter who was never the same after Pavlik KTFOed him, yet went up to Froch's weight and...
25-32 for 160 and up. HWs (and maybe CWs) can be prime til 33, 34 on average.
I don't think there's a Cruiser in the world who would face Adamek coming off a 12 month layoff.
1:03 AM? Tough break. :-(
No chance, it broke JT mentally. He will always have a mental scar from getting brutally KOed like that.
Flores is one of the best listed but has a hurt hand from the Herrera fight.
Taylor is blown up middle who hasn't been the same since Pavlik brutally KTFO'd him. Beating him at 168 is hardly a noteworthy achievement.
Interesting fight, plodding 168 lber with some pop vs a faded top middleweight who is fighting at 168 now. Hard to predict for sure. Froch does...
