Froch: “The Yank’s aren’t having the best of times so far” – News
November 20th, 2009
By Scott Gilfoid: World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Carl Froch was sounding a little bit cocky in today’s Super Six tourney press release in talking about recently beaten Americans Andre Dirrell and Jermain Taylor, commenting “The Yank’s aren’t having the best of times so far. I felt for Jermain Taylor getting stopped in the last round against [Arthur] Abraham, it was like my fight with him all over again.
Ward will do just fine against Kessler, and there won’t be any doubts about the outcome. Andre Dirrell lost a controversial 12 round split decision to Froch on October 17th in Froch’s home city of Nottingham, England. The outcome of this fight caused a lot of anger for boxing fans who saw the fight, because many of them felt that Dirrell should have won the fight. Even many boxing fans from England felt that Froch lost the fight.
While some boxing fans did feel that Froch won, a huge amount disagreed with the outcome and thought that the talented Dirrell was given a bad deal in the fight. Given how controversial the outcome was, the last thing you would think for Froch to do is make mention of the Yanks [Americans] not having the best of times in the Super Six tournament. If it was me, I’d just be happy that I got the win, although I wouldn’t be all that happy if I fought as poorly as Froch did in his fight with Dirrell.
Froch had huge problems with the hand speed of Dirrell in the early part of the fight. Froch then reported to fighting rough in the 5th to try and get Dirrell off his game. It worked initially, because the referee allowed Froch to get away with the fouls and ignored Dirrell when he would complain about it.
Froch says “I’m really looking forward to the Kessler fight because I know that’s exactly what it’s going to be – a fight. Dirrell didn’t come to fight and it made for a poor spectacle for the fans, but you know when me and Kessler get in the ring there’s going to be fireworks.” It seems like Froch wasn’t comfortable with the boxing ability of Dirrell, and continues to refer to him as fighting a ‘negative’ fight. However, Dirrell didn’t do anything different from Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Robinson and Floyd Mayweather Jr. Dirrell hit, moved and made Froch’s slow punches miss badly.
It was beautiful boxing and it seemed to really frustrate Froch, who appeared to be hoping that Dirrell would stand and trade in a more traditional fight. I hate to be the one to break this to Froch, but Dirrell doesn’t fight like that nor does Andre Ward or Jermain Taylor.
“I have the power to KO anyone out there including Kessler,” Froch says. Gee, I think all of the Super Six fighters in the tournament have the power to knockout anyone in the tourney. These are, after all, some of the best fighters in the entire division. That wasn’t exactly a brilliant observation from Froch.
If Kessler is dumb enough to stand in front of Froch with his hands down for 12 rounds, yeah, I can see Froch knocking Kessler out. However, the fight won’t be like that and I think Froch is going to be totally destroyed by Kessler. It won’t be close. Dirrell probably would have done a job on Froch too if he had fought more aggressively in the early part of the fight instead of wasting time complaining to the referee for the fouling of Froch.
“Even when I beat Mikkel, I still expect him to bounce back and we will probably end up having a rematch in the final,” Froch says. Wrong. Kessler will be beaten quite badly this Saturday night by Ward, and when Kessler fights Froch, Kessler will be the one likely wins this one with ease, not Froch.
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Who’s talking now brits?!?!? THIS ARTICLE WAS SPOT F*CKING ON. Crotch got the only win he’s getting in this tournament & it was a gift. Ward wrecked Kessler as the author of this article said he would. Ward will face Abraham in the finals. Abraham will lose to Dirrell. Bad style matchup, but he’ll still meet Ward as the last two standing.
How can you have the cheek to compare Dirrell to Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Robinson and Floyd Mayweather Jr. Dirrell is a p u s s y who is so scared of getting hit he runs all night throwing the VERY occasional weak punch. Ali Robinson and Floyd are all proven champs and to put Dirrell in that bracket shows exactly how delusional and biased you are and as for Kessler/Ward your gonna look a chump AGAIN when Ward loses but no doubt you’ll have the poor excuses already made up for that. Oh he was robbed by the judges, oh he got a lucky punch or oh Ward had a mysterious injury that he had before the fight. Muppet.
Hes right though scott the yanks are having a sh$t time of it with two losses soon to be followed by a third. cant wait to hear your excuses tomorrow. the light was bad, the ring too big, gloves wrong size, you are full of it.
it’s so much fun watching Scott talk up these untested fighters, ward could well be a future champion, but kessler is a step too far for him at this stage. Much like dirrell biting off more than he could chew with froch.
Both have gaping holes in their techniques. Dirrell proved he couldn’t fight at all on the inside, ward is going to jump onto a big punch or two tonight.
Kessler by ko is my call.
‘While some boxing fans did feel that Froch won, a huge amount disagreed with the outcome and thought that the talented Dirrell was given a bad deal in the fight’
No they didn’t, and more importantly neither did the judges.
Dirrel runs from a guy his same size for 12 rounds and he boxes ‘beautifully.’ Haye does the same against a guy a foot taller & 7 stone heavier and you slate him!
You have no credibility at all. Your boxing knowledge is poor and your predictions are always wrong. I actually cant remember you calling a fight correctly!
Man you havent spend much time outside us borders if you think Ward will “walk” all over Kessler.. Your not dooing wards any favors by telling the world he won this fight before the first bell has even rang.If Ward has to have any chance in the fight vs Kessler he has to fight way better than i´v seen in any of his fights so far.
Scott mate your a joke
The yank he’s talking about is you Gilfoid..
froch is spot on with his comments I love him
Dirrell won that fight, Froch has limited boxing skill, Kessler will beat him, ten Abraam will beat him.
I’ll be completey straight with you Scott, despite what some alot of people say including brits, Im still 100% behind Froch on this one, im not bias though by any means, Froch didnt have a mark on him and Dirrell did nothing eye-catching for the judges. Against Jermaine Taylor I seen it completly different, Taylor had floored Froch, hurt him, outboxed him and was landing cleanly unlike Dirrell (mainly because he planted his feet at the right time). Going into the last round of the Taylor fight I had Froch down two rounds, two of the judges had him four down wherea the other had Froch up four, had Froch lost on points there would be a similar ongoing debate like the one about this fight but we wouldn’t keep going on for as long.
PS. If you see Dirrell, tell himm to watch some tapes of Winky Wright, he might learn how to fight on the backfoot and do some damage also.
gilfoid loves it, last grain of dignity left saturday will rid him of that then where next scotty boy……..
quit writing. kill yourself. its the only way.
Fu*king boring change the record, you write utter sh*t on a constant basis Scott, FFS GROW UP!