Fight is just about to start! My predfiction is that Taylor starts well, maybe even drops Carl for the first time in his career, but Carl comes back to KO Taylor in the 12th!
Managed to avoid the result all day. Wow, what an ending, can't believe it. Thought Froch looked out-classed. Taylor looked too fast for him, great comeback.
I thought Froch looked outclassed for the first 5 or 6 but he started putting rounds in the bag after that.
I had it much closer at the time of stoppage.. 105-104 Taylor...... Froch is a warrior. He used to really do my head in but he's got a pair of cracking balls there. Great show. If i'd have seen that live i'd have woke the street up.
Great fight, awful long ad breaks after every two rounds, the interviewer at the end was stupid as he seemed to be saying the ref should not have stopped the fight which was crazy seeing as jermain was done, and i hated how the guy working for ITV said "we are proud to have shown the fight", yeah they and the other british channels were so proud the ****ers obviously thought he had no chance and did not show it live at the time.
I had Taylor one point up going into the last, with the 12th being a 10-8 or 10-7 Froch would have won on points on my card.
I haven't been that nervous or keyed up watching a fight since Calzaghe Hopkins. No doubt Carl was losing but what an awesome finish. I think Froch will learn from that fight and I don't mean keep his hands up, he's way too far down the line for that but he seemed so nervous and lacking in self-belief for the first 5-6 rounds and he was wasting so much energy being so coiled up. A more relaxed and confident Froch would have started scoring earlier I'm sure of it. On the flip side it must be really dis-heartening fighting Froch cos you know he takes all your best shots then comes knocking at your door in the last few rounds unloading heavy shots. What a warrior!!