I love Carl Froch as a fighter but I think that his win over Taylor was a one hit wonder. I cannot see how he can win this tournament and I cannot see him getting past Dirrell either and I think he will lose his belt in the process. His biggest assets are his mental toughness and grit along with chin but he has not got the tools to beat somebody who can out slick him, outspeed him and box the full 12 without tapering off at the end. Taylor did not win but what Taylor did was pretty much good enough for 11 rounds to leave Froch needing a knockout. If Dirrell can re-enact this same feat without running out of steam he will more than likely win it on the scorecards. I can see Dirrell doing something similar to what Small did against Hall on Saturday. I feel Froch's over confidence will lead him into a false sense of security when he steps in the ring to fight Dirrell. I see him getting hit cleanly and very often and I actually predict Froch being stopped by Dirrell, you can laugh at me now but if this prediction plays itself out then dont be surprised. I am looking forward to reading your hate filled posts lol :good
Froch has pushed his toolbox and physical body to their limits, impressively. If the guy gets beaten by someone with significant advantages in handspeed and athleticism I won't hold it against him. Froch is about as good as anyone could possibly be in his circumstances.
im not sure if dirrell stops him but he def has the skill set to land at will and bounce out before froch can do anything about it. there is the possibility froch loses all his fights in this tourney. im not trying to trash froch or badmouth him in any way b/c i like the guy as well. i like his willingness to come forward and fight anyone. should be very interesting
Have you noticed a noticable slow down in Froch's speed because when I used to watch him when he was fighting against british opponents he seemed to be a bit quicker off the trigger. I noticed a slow down from the Robin Reid fight onwards. am I the only one that has noticed this. I think Froch will get beat to the punch each and everytime against Dirrell and as much as Froch will put pressure on Dirrell I just dont see him landing anything significant. I've seen guys like Froch get outboxed so many times. Dirrell can either stay in close and spoil and then get off with some sharp shots and then get out of there. I see him spoiling, landing some clean hard shots then getting out of there and I see Froch getting slowed from this and stopped late. If you have seen Small vs Hall that is exactly what I envision.
I do think Froch has the capacity to improve somewhat by polishing up what is a ****ing shocking defence,,,maybe he's tried it before and simply cant work out off a hands near chin style? Maybe its his overconfidence in his chin and speed,,but I gotta say good take on it solid chin - Im British to and hate to say it but I dont think he's got a hope in hell of winning the super six.He might well get passed Dirrell but then Ive not seen much of Dirrell so I dont have a ****in clue there really
What you got to remember is that Pascal had not done anything up to that point and almost got knocked out by Omar Pittmann in his previous fight before Froch so he was not exactly a world beater and when you think about it he still has not really fought anybody because who the hell was Diaconu, Diaconu is just a crowd pleaser, I never rated him so basically Froch and Pascal did not prove anything to me. Pascal fought a stupid fight against Froch and he just went hell for leather in there and he did not use any intelligence whatsoever. It was a crowd pleasing fight but not much in the form of real boxing execution. Really and truly Froch was very lucky to remain undefeated, he pulled it off against Taylor but I think he will be embarressed in this tournament.
Pascal is a little bit similar to Taylor and Froch does have some skills. Plus Pascal was constantly engaging with Froch and probably underestimated his chin and power.
Exactly. :deal Pascal is a slightly more impressive win than Taylor, IMO - even if his resume isn't as filled out (yet).
I just put that guy on the ignore list, he has been going around posting gay pictures on several threads. I think he has nothing better to do with his time...
It makes me want to go to a ****** forum and post pictures of hot chicks. (i don't talk like that in real life)
I mean, I post on a forum where that **** is commonplace (and no it's not a homosexual-centric forum - it's a free speech zone that makes ESB's Lounge seem like the most draconian and heavily moderated forum this side of jonasbrotherschat.com - you'll see pictures like the ones above side by side with decapitations, bestiality, and gifs of police brutality and the like.) I just don't expect that here. Generally with the exception of threads clearly titled to the contrary, I do not anticipate NSFW at ESB.