Carl Froch retired today. He spent his whole career at 168 pounds. He has a solid solid resume but was never the best fighter in the division. I have him top 10 in history at 168. Is that fair? Where do you rank him?
He's about level with Kessler. Not sure if they make top 10 at 168 (since the division's existence 1980s)
Why is he level? He beat Kessler, on top of beating Jermaine Taylor- Linear Middleweight Champion Lucian Bute- Undefeated World Champion Jean Pascal- Linear Light-Heavyweight Champion Andre Dirrell- Undefeated World Champion Arthur Abraham- World Champion Glen Johnson- Linear Light-Heavyweight World Champion George Groves 2x- Beat James DeGale This destroys Kesslers resume of Carl Frocuh Librado Andrade Anthony Mundine Markus Beyer Eric Lucas Manny Siaca Allen Green
I'll have to think about it. He was definitely one of my favourite fighters to watch. Had an element of Rocky Marciano about him. I think he's retiring at just the right time. He was not able to secure the last one or two fights he really wanted and has nothing left to prove. No point sticking around...
No he's not. The division had Michael Nunn, Roy Jones, Gerald McClellan, Michael Watson, Lindell Holmes, Frank Tate, Frank Liles, Tim Littles, Prince Charles Williams, Graciano Rocchigiani, Andre Ward, Nigel Benn, Joe Calzaghe, James Toney, Chris Eubank, and even Leonard & Hearns.
