Froch shows big testicles

Carl.. just wait a week or so then you'll be out of Calzaghe's shadow! He retired now! Stop harping on!

 

Well done to Froch, credit where credit is due.

 

Not at all! I want Froch to succeed! He kind of makes me laugh.

 

Taylor UD sadly.... unless Froch bombs him.

Froch-Very good, Calzaghe-Great

 

I was saying that last year but I'm not sure Taylor, who I thought was overated in the first place, is as good as he was 2 or 3 years ago. I'm dithering over the fight now.

 

Yeah it depends which Taylor turns up, does he still have the hunger?
Froch will attack I feel and he'll have to otherwise Taylor will outslick him

 

Well done for what exactly, GazOC?:think For wanting to fight the best risk/reward fight at 168?:huh Is there anyone in Froch's position who would not have given an arm and a leg to get a shot at Taylor? I mean...if fighters who have more to lose and less to gain than him would have given an arm and a leg to fight him...Kessler, Bute...for example...think about it...

The real test of Froch's mettle will be whom he fights if he loses to Taylor. Will he take on the likes of Bika, and Andrade (if the latter loses to Bute again, say), or will he take on easy fights he's much more likely to win, in Nottingham, for a good couple of years? When he had the chance to step up before, for much less money, in worse risk/reward fights (e.g. against Bute in the IBF eliminator or against other proven contenders) he didn't fancy it. He was lucky to get a great break in the easiest belt fight at 168 lbs for a long time. Now, the smell of money is overpowering and he realises he's running out of time, and that he has to cash in whilst he's still ****-hot with that shiny belt around his waist.

As a champ who won a vacant title, he'd have been forced to fight 2 mandatory challengers set by the WBC anyway, before being allowed to pick a voluntary opponent. So...it's not like he could have picked someone to milk the belt against AND get plenty of resume points for doing so ...:think Instead of some German bloke few people have heard of and Jermain Taylor...I know whom I would have picked too!

Until then, Froch is what usually comes with two big testicles attached to it - on the day Calzaghe retired, this is what he had to say:

"[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Speaking to Setanta Sports News, Froch said it was “a shame Calzaghe’s not had a career defining fight…he’s got a good record but I’m not going to lose my mind and say ‘he’s Sugar Ray Leonard’ because he’s not. I said a few weeks ago that he should retire. He got put on his arse by 43-year-old and 40-year-old in his last two fights. I’m not stupid. Joe Calzaghe has been a great champion. He’s a warrior, he’s tough, he’s strong. He’s beaten everyone put in front of him. But, how old was Roy Jones Junior when he fought him? He was 40-years-old. Bernard Hopkins was 43. Roy Jones was at his best 15 years prior to when they fought.” Froch had unsuccessfully campaigned for years to fight Calzaghe during Joe’s long 168lb title reign."

Well done for this, GazOC??

...If he had fought you, he'd have had his career defining fight, eh, Carl?atsch

...yeah, what a great guy, so funny, so clever...the future of British boxing and the best SMW in the world!:tired

...am I a hater, GazOC? Am I being unfair?:?:good
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Perhaps a little unfair mate, he could have held out for home advantage but, as you say, obviously Froch isn't getting any younger and wants to earn from the title before its too late and I don't blame him for that.

I don't think I have to defend his views on Calzaghes retirement though, they are nothing to do with this subject.:huh

I thought you liked mandatories.....???

 

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Don't rate him at all. He's incredibly poor technically, slow, his defense is poor and you can see his shots coming a mile off.
He is however very exciting, is very durable and has decent power. I believe Taylor will outpoint him, but theres always a chance Froch could catch him.

 

Pascal-Froch tells you everything you need to know about how this fight is gonna go, unless Taylor shows a more vulnerable chin than Pascal, which seems unlikely given Pascal was troubled by Pitman.

Taylor does most things Pascal did, a whole lot better.

 

Taylor is a better boxer than either Pascal or Froch but I'm not sure how much his heart would be in a tough 12 round fight with a physically stronger fighter. Of course Froch has to be able to turn it into a tough 12 round fight.....

 

Hopkins on his last peformance would beat Carl Froch easy....