Carl Froch is the truth.

to be fair he's 30, but he's only been a pro 5 years

 

...Froch is 2 weeks short of 31...so, he's not really 30...by the time he fights his next fight, he'll be 31 well and true.

He has also been a pro for 6 years and 3 months...not 5 years...

http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=097570&cat=boxer

Now...how many fighters who are the truth who are 31 and have been pros for longer than 6 years have still not won a belt? It's not like Froch's been unlucky! He could have been IBF Champ for over half a year by now, if he had chosen to/had been good enough.

 

Apparently he wanted to win the WBC belt, rather than mere fringe titles, like IBF etc. Yet again, contradiction from Carl. Calzaghe only had the WBO belt for years, yet Frochy has spent most of those calling Joe out!

 

He should have got himself in the position to do so then, like Andrade did - the guy with little amateur experience who is one year younger than Froch, who fought Kessler over a year ago for the WBC and WBA titles.

 

Froch might be the best SMW in the world for all we know, but it's ridiculous to argue that since there's no way of knowing how good he is, since he never fought anyone good. He might not be better than B-, for all we know...What is certain, though, is that he is a bit of a joke...a 31 year old prospect calling himself the best SMW in the world, saying how he'd have easily KOed fighters who have actually proved they were world class (Bute, Berrio, Kessler)...and saying Calzaghe is ducking him...

 

He is not 35. He is 31. How many fighters who end up becoming the best in their division do you know who hadn't won a belt by the time they hit 31?

 

I am not sure what point you are trying to make. If fighters don't win a belt by the time they're 28 or so...you have to ask questions about their long-term potential. How much better do you expect Froch to get in the next 2 years or so, before he starts declining physically? Don't forget his style is based on reflexes and physicality in the first place.

 

No he isn't.

 

No, I am not mistaking reflexes for timing.

I am suggesting that a top fighter who has been pro for over six years with Froch's amateur experience would have been a beltholder for a good couple of years already! He'd have beaten Kessler and would have been fighting Calzaghe for the undisputed title, instead of shot Reid, etc. Since his advantages are mainly physical not technical, he is not getting better much. He's never going to make it. He's never going to be the best.

The truth is that Froch has done his best not to step up becase he himself knows he isn't the real deal or close to being the real deal. That is the truth. But I am arguing with a nuthugger here, so...

 

Doorbell you really are a stalker lol

 

I wouldn't say you are arguing with a nuthugger, Decebal!

I think people would have a lot more time for Froch, if he wasn't so deluded. He tried to make the point after the Reid fight that he won by KO whilst Calzaghe won a SD - when the question was asked about the point in Reid's career he didn't know what to say......

Another issue is the fact that he refuses to accept that beating a fighter who had to catch a taxi from Manchester Airport is inferior to beating a fighter who has been in the gym for eight weeks and is acclimatised.