Household Name?

that proves it then . lol

A picture of Carl Froch in Nottingham is like a picture of the Dalai Lama in Tibet.

Hope he's a household name. He's got the 'x-factor' for sure.

 

Yeh i was out of town and got my mates at Uni to watch it, they loved it. Then one of there mates text them saying "Good fight on ITV" and none know anything about boxing apart from the name Calzaghe, Haye and Hatton V Mayweather lol.

 

I dont see him being champion for long.

 

I think he could certainly become a household name - though he won't crack any P4P lists in the way Hatton, Calzaghe and Haye (possibly) have/will.

He is entertaining - the Pascal fight wasn't one for the purists, but one for casual/armchair fans, I certainly know a few that were asking when the next boxing on ITV was.

Two hungry fighters against each other (ITV/Setanta) >>>>>> Quailty fighter vs Bum (Sky)

The casual fan can appreciate fights like that, balls to the wall affairs, but they wouldn't appreciate, say..... Pernell Whitaker vs Floyd Mayweather.

 

If Froch defends against bums for 10 years and then fights an ok hyped contender he will become an household name.

 

Why wasn't it one for the purists?

 

In the sense that neither had any defence whatsoever, the technique at times was pretty bad etc.......

Cracking fight though, both guys really really wanted it.

 

He wont be. But to be honest i don't think that really matters. If the guy is promoted well enough and can stay in the mix competitively he`ll do boxing proud and himself.

 

to become a real household name in the UK you need a rival. Benn has Eubank, Bruno had Lewis.

it would have been great If froch and calzaghe had been around at same time as eubank, benn, collins, watson.

at least we have degale, groves, jeffries and sutherland.

 

I think exposure on ITV should be a bonus although don't know what the viewing figures were. Back in the day, 60's & 70's, most British champs and contenders, especially heavyweights were household names due to the fact that all fights were on BBC, either prime time Wednesday night or Saturday afternoon Grandstand with. ITV or ATV as I think it was then was the only other competition.

 

Terrestrial TV definitely makes a big difference. Getting that kind of show on free tv is a big boost to Froch and he needs more to come.

 

I see what you mean, I think my brain had frozen on the way to work

That said Froch is a better boxer than people give him credit for IMO. He's a tad stiff and slow but he has some variety and a tidy jab.

 

Probably not. For example if he gets his ass whooped by Taylor you'll probably find ITV 1 aren't too interested. He'll then be on the ITV 4 slots. And he will get his ass whooped sooner rather than later.

 

He has the advantage of being English, so who knows?