Prime Carl Froch against domestic SMWs of the past

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  1. barkin assasin

    barkin assasin New Member Full Member

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    Would any of them beat Kessler or even have chance of fighting him ... Apart from graham... Who was really a middleweight !,
     
  2. silly_illy

    silly_illy Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Henry Wharton...KO's Froch in 6
    Herol Graham...KO's Froch in 11
    David Starie...KO's Froch in 12
    Dean Francis...KO's Froch in 3
    Cornelius Carr...KO's Froch in 4
    Mark Delaney...KO's Froch in 1

    Froch lucky not to be born in this golden era of middleweight greats!
     
  3. HerolGee

    HerolGee Loyal Member banned Full Member

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    and luckier to not be a middleweight, I presume.
     
  4. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I don't agree that Starie, Carr or Delaney would beat him.

    They weren't very good. Carr was half-decent, travelling back and forth between Brighton and Pensacola to spar Eubank and Jones Jr in '93-'94, and gave Collins some problems.
     
  5. bailey

    bailey Loyal Member Full Member

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    Carr put up a great effort against Collins.
    Francis was very good against Carr