Froch 'almost' blew it like Clinton Woods

Below par most of the way. Awesome world class finish.

Dawson had a Taylor-Froch moment when he was outboxing Adamek and hurt and dropped. He can be hurt but he is very difficult to fight being a southpaw.

You say "on that performance" but I believe Froch will show better form. He could have Abraham now and can be built into beating Kessler.

Let's not forget, Joe and Ricky almost lost their first major US fights.

 

I don't think it was as bad as Woods v Tarver. More like Woods v Johnson because Woods didn't win his rounds like Johnson did. I had it close but Taylor was looking better. The thing is, Froch has a strong mind where as Woods has shown mental weaknesses before.

 

Wasn't that bad. Froch at least tried, he just looked like an amateur for 6 rounds. After that he didn't look amazing, but it was attritional stuff and he started scoring points.

Woods did nothing. Literally nothing. He looked completely overawed by the whole experience, and got caught between going forwards and back. He stood there like a sitting duck and got peppered by left hands, the only punch Tarver has. Abysmal.

 

he was terrified. Probably not of Taylor himself, but being in the US for a big fight. Froch, I think I'm right in saying, was renowned for his nerves in the ams. these obviously flared up again, and now that he's tackled them, I wouldn't expect him to fight so poorly for the first half of a fight again.

also, it really wasn't woods/tarver bad. froch was nearly always in the fight, and but for the lack of judges willing to score even rounds, i think he was 1-3 pts away from Taylor going into the last. Poor performance for Froch, but hardly terrible.

 

are you flint island in disguise??? Be interesting to see Williams in with someone as big as him.

 

I thought the same thing.

 

No way did he.

Woods was pathetic that night. Froch may well have been out boxed for a large part of his fight, but he'd occasionaly land or at least throw something with intent. A visible desire was there.

You can't "blow it" by losing to Taylor, in the States, in your first ever title defence anyway. You can being an experience fighter, coming off some of your best wins, and losing to that version of Tarver - losing in anyway at all to that version of Tarver, let alone being totally shut out. Woods won one or two rounds at very best - being very kind - and the rest were not even remotely close or debatable. In fact I'm not sure if he won any.

Tarver v Woods was one of the worst and most lethargic spectacles of a boxing match I have seen in recent times. The crowd were booing most the fight. Froch v Taylor toward the end was Rocky Balboa stuff!!

 

Nah, I had it even going into the last, this talk of 'outclassed' is way off the mark

He certainly let the occasion get to him early - but he recovered


I see what you mean though, he'd have been set back SO much had he lost...

But he did what he did so why speculate about the scenario if he hadn't won ?! He HAS made waves. It's a done deed.

 

I'm a Froch fan as well but he needs to improve drastically. Others fighters won't gas like Taylor did.

He's not ready for any of the other SMW world champs at this point. I would recommend hiring a top US trainer and make improving his defence a top priority. McCracken is a good domestic level trainer but has done all he can with Froch. Floyd Mayweather Sr would be a good option, especially as he is spending so much time in the UK these days with Hatton.

 

A statement to end all threads.