~ Denis INKIN v. Carl FROCH ~ ANALYSIS and PREDICTION Thread ~

Where are all the Froch fans?:huh

 

Right, so this fight will take place on the 15th of March, in England. (My guess is Nottingham.)

Let's get analysin'!

 

What evidence is there that Froch's chin is better than very good? It's commonly described as iron. Which hard hitter hit him flush and he didn't flinch? Please remind me...

 

froch has been hit clean many times and walked through them.

best punch he has ever taken was in the 4th round i think of his fight v reid.

reid loaded up on a huge right that came from way back in a big overhand arc and landed flush with full weight and intentions on it.

froch took it flush, moved him backwards , but 2 seconds later was on the attack.

good point is that froch took it very well, which he will have to with his chrnic low hand defense.

bad point he got caught with such an obvious telegraphed shot that started in another postcode and still landed.

 

Froch has a lot of mouth but he's a talented guy and probably the biggest banger in the division.

I'd rate him as the 3rd best SMW right now.. I cant see Inkin going the distance. Froch by KO round 5-7 after a slowish start.

 

If Calzaghe-Hopkins is signed and sealed at 175, what happens to Calzaghe's titles at SMW? Isn't this a WBC eliminator between the no. 1 and no. 2 contendor? If so, and Calzaghe vacates or relinquishes his SMW, would this fight possibly be for the vacant WBC SMW title?

Or will Calzaghe get the option to choose whether he wants to keep the LHW belt (Ring belt) or his SMW belts, and probably be given a time limit to do so?

IF Calzaghe is now officially a 175 pounder, I suppose its probably best to let the 168 division re-build and make this fight a vacant title.

 

I think Joe would still have the option of defending agains the mandatory (winner of Froch v. Inkin). But, obviously, he wouldn't have to do it straight away...probably only at the end of July, or something. But by then, I reckon, he will have already fought with the SMW belts on the table, if at all, say, against Pavlik, although it's unlikely. If he doesn't need the belts to put on the table to attract a big name to 168, he will just keep the Ring belts at SMW and LHW (after he beats Hopkins) and fight with one of those on the table, and thus, drop the SMW belts. Won't defend any of his SMW titles against a mandatory, though. So...winner of Froch v. Inkin, who fight for the mandatory challenger spot for the WBC will be confirmed as WBC Champion once Joe decides not to fight the mandatory/vacate, I think.

 

All the damn politics with all the damn belts. I suppose its only fair Calzaghe after 10 years has the option of moving back down and defending against a Pavlik/Taylor or a Jones - but with so many belts and so many mandatories, he's bound to lose a title or two anyway.

I'd love to see Inkin vs Froch be for the vacant title, Brahmear (sp?) to fight someone for the vacant WBO, as he seems to be planning on; and as Inkin and Brahmear are no. 1 and no. 2 in the WBA and the WBA has a mandatory challenge coming up, this would leave no. 3 Mikkel Kessler as the top most challenger for Mundine (a rematch to a good first fight)... And many a times have we heard Lacy say he wants HIS *IBF* title back, and a Lacy fight I think would be a good test for Bute at this stage.

So in a perfect world (for me, anyway ):

Inkin vs Froch for the vacant WBC
Mundine vs Kessler 2 for the WBA (with no regular title added)
Bute vs Lacy for the IBF
Brahmear vs whoever for the vacant WBO

I reckon that would be good to get the division going, and give a few of the above boys a chance to make a bit of a name for themselves in a once again very open division.

 

It's more likely to be:

Inkin v. Froch for the vacant WBC
Mundine v. Braehmer (Brahmer) for the WBA
Kessler v. ??? (Miranda v. Pascal winner???) for the WBO
Bute v. Andrade v. Stieglitz winner for the IBF

Lacy is faded and not a force anymore. You might as well forget about Lacy.

:good

 

Lacy is still very well rated by most of the bodies. Untill he loses again he will be in the mix.

Joe will keep most of his titles for a while yet... and possibly defend em against Pavlik. I really cant see the WBO ever stripping him now.... he has brought more recognition to the body than anyone. They must know where their bread is buttered. The others might strip him if they dont accept Pavlik ahead of a mandatory.

 

They will all accept Pavlik ahead of the mandatory, I think. But Pavlik won't take this fight. He need not. He has unfinished business at MW, where he belongs, for now.