Carl Froch? Is He a HOF'er?

He never had the makings of a varsity athlete.

 

100% yes. He represented what we all want to see in boxing, exciting fights and the balls to fight anyone

 

yup

 

I'd say so. Ok he was never a multi weight champion or undisputed but he is a 4x world champion at 168 and 1 time unified.

Took on all the hard fights and produced many classic fights/moments.

Pascal - classic
Taylor - classic
Bute - masterclass
Dirrell - classic
Kessler 1 & 2 - classics
Groves 1 - classic (until ref butted in)
Groves 2 - highlight reel KO.

Less said about the Ward & Johnson fights the better.

 

If he was such a great HOFer why did he draw only 80,000 to Wembley when the stadium capacity is 90,000? Answer that question for me. Go ahead.

 

I think because he's a tough guy with a good chin, his boxing gets overlooked. He can look crude at times but he had a good jab and was good at cutting off the ring. Quite economical with his punches. He bronzed at the Worlds, so he always had decent fundamentals.

 

10,000 seats were reserved for Eddie Hearns ego

 

My first take is No, and he was a hell of a fighter just ask him. I rate HOF by Duran, and if you can get there plus or minus Duran's stature even with no mas then there it is. All the greats there From Ali to the sugar rays and Hearns to Hagler are the benchmark from the Marcianos before them.
With that being the case then it all goes downhill. HOF is a business just like anything else, so sure Froch gets in while Groves is the only world beater he ever beat. Hof is more of the same; Keep em coming and keep em taking. Tim Bradley puts it in the dust bin for me so put em all in as far as Im concerned and when the Canelo con gets in straight away it will be a place for casuals to have a slobberfest anyway.

 

Of course he is... people get too wrapped up in 0s ... froch was everything I love about this sport... the guy fought a murderers row too ... he has one of the best highlight reels ever, his run was classic after classic..

 

It's not track and field dumbass.. there are many Fighters who have come & gone (with far more athleticism than Froch) who got nowhere near where he did ..

 

Yes! Without question

 

Yes if the likes of Barry McGuigan are in there then Carl Froch definitely should be.

Wins over Kessler, Groves x2, Taylor, Bute, Abraham, Pascal, Dirrell, Johnson, is a pretty solid resume.

 

Who did the people root for during Groves vs Froch?

I dont like Froch persona but as a boxer he did great. He overachieved a lot based on his skills and always was a roadwarrior making big fights.
So he deserves to be in the hof.

 

No doubt.

Froch was limited skill wise but he has everything else; heart, stamina and very decent power.

I wanted Groves to win in the rematch. He really sold the PPV.

Froch just came across as very angry but fair play to him, he made it work.