I dont know. I dont know much about Froch. But you seem to think he took the easier fight. So it is obvious you know more about Froch than i do. So he may have taken the easier fight but, all im saying is he is not afraid of Froch. It may be a better fight but will it make more money? I dont think so because not many people here know of Froch. So i could see why they take the Lacy fight not because he is ducking him.
if you've read the interviews, DiBella's pretty much said it's a financial move saying ... "who the Froch is Froch?" keep in mind that boxing is not only a sport but a business, if HBO or Showtime didn't want Froch/Taylor, why would DiBella take it? Taylor will run through Lacy, then go for Froch most likely. **eh I dunno if Taylor would go for Pascal, all the reports I've seen said Lacy vs Taylor. Pascal on the other hand, could face Froch, because he isn't really tied down to any fights at the moment (at least what I've viewed) don't mind the 7 posts of mine, I've followed boxing for 7 years just have only been to ***********.com
Because people know who Lacy is, and a fight against a shot Lacy makes twice as much money as a fight against Froch.
There are guys at 168 who will fight anything movin'! Bika, Miranda, Zuniga to name a few. All are bigger names in the USA than Froch. All would probably jump at the chance to fight Froch. That's the right way to get noticed. Running off at the mouth like Froch does just gets you scoffed at.
No because he has a wife and kids and can't do the prison time when he gets arrested for manslaughter:yep
You mean ignorant Americans know who he is, the type that don't have a passport and care only about what happens in their own country, the type that think this fight will be exciting. Real boxing fans care about worldwide boxing.
**The ONLY reason Taylor vs Froch was being considered for the vacant WBC belt is cuz look at the WBC's Super Middleweight rankings (wbcboxing.com) and Froch and Taylor are ranked #1 and #2. so unless Taylor fights Kessler, Bute or Froch he won't be fighting for any kind of title.
When I consider Taylor's resume' I would not be a bit surprised to see him fight Lacy, and then go right after Kessler. People act like the Ouma and Spinks fights were the norm for JT, but they were not. The man fought a younger fresher version of BHop than Calzaghe did and then gave him a rematch. He offered Winky a rematch. He jumped right back in with Pavlik. Taylor ducks no one, and genuinely seems to want to fight the best.
Terrible fight, I wanted to see Taylor in a real fight against Froch, but if he needs a gimme so be it... Stick a fork in Lacy.
Going directly from last nights performance to a fight with JT is a bad idea. I really think it will be Lacy's last fight. Mendoza is SLOOOOOW, and he was catching Lacy flush repeatedly. Imagine what Taylor is gonna do.
Whether its the beating he got, the mental disintegration, the shoulder injury, take your pick he's done at the top level. He was never great to begin with, but he's another level of shite now. He could have competed with Taylor pre-Calzaghe. He's so ****ing slow and one dimensional, and his left-hook ain't even good anymore. He makes Pavlik look like Willie Pep.