Johnson to destroy Froch’s big plans for the future
May 18th, 2011
By Scott Gilfoid: To listen to WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (27-1, 20 KO’s) tell you, he’s got it all planned out with him beating Glen Johnson (51-14-2, 35 KO’s) in their Super Six tournament semifinals bout on June 4th and then meeting WBA champion Andre Ward in the finals of the Super Six and beating him. Froch then sees himself facing and beating Mikkel Kessler in a rematch followed by a rematch with WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal and then a dream match against Joe Calzaghe.
Once Johnson takes care of Froch on June 4th, the chances of Froch getting fights against Kessler, Calzaghe, which I don’t see happening no matter what comes of the Johnson-Froch fight, is pretty much impossible. Getting beaten isn’t the end for Froch, but it will likely result in him having to downsize his big fight dreams something fierce. I don’t see Kessler wanting to waste time with fighting Froch against after he loses to 42-year-old Johnson.
I mean why would Kessler want to fight fight Froch after that? He already beat Froch soundly a year ago, and he wouldn’t gain much from beating a guy that was just beaten by Johnson. I don’t that Pascal would want that fight either, especially if he loses to Hopkins. Pascal is going to need to face a winner if he wants to get the attention of the boxing world and he can’t afford to be facing guys coming off a loss like Froch will likely be.
If I’m Froch, I’d forget about all those fights. The one fight I think Froch needs to take coming off a loss to Johnson will be a rematch with the talented Andre Dirrell. Froch beat him by a controversial 12 round split decision two years ago in a fight that few people outside of the UK felt Froch won. I had Dirrell winning by an easy 8 rounds to 3 with 1 even score. If they were to fight a rematch in a neutral country like Canada, I could see the fight being big. It would be a win-win for both fighters and Dirrell could avenge his defeat.
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A rematch with Andre Dirrell? Scott, come on, we all know how much you love Dirrell, and Im pretty sure that if Dirrell can show beforehand he can stand up for twelve rounds, there could be a rematch. The Kessler fight was a close fight, and if all things go to plan, and he fights Pascal for the LightHeavy title, He will be a two weight world champ. Johnson is a canny boxer, and I dont think its an easy night for Cobra, but I cant see him losing either Scott. With regards to a Dirrell rematch, I think its better if he earned another shot, dont you? He hasnt fought since then. Is it over a year now???
@ anonymous; Johnson was stopped by Bernard Hopkins.
Don’t feel bad, I think it was back around 1935…….
both thease men real fighters but i think froch wins on hard fought un pts
froch, is on a path to go down as the greatest british fighter of all time if he gets past johnson and ward.he’s fought the best available home and abroad.haye, khan are jokes compared to him. a true warrior
Froch wins easy on points
Johnson suffers his first stoppage defeat late on.
I think he fully expects to outpoint Johnson.He probably won,t be denied.
dirrell is talented but an absolute coward, it was disgrace the way he avoided ward, came to the uk to dance around the ring and avoid froch for 12 rounds hardly throwing a punch, maybe they could fix a match up between dirrel and braehmer two disgraced fighters squaring off!, nice to see gilfoid come up with an interesting and original story for a change, gilfoid thinks dirrel beat froch, YAWN!.
Froch by UD! Also is this on box office or sky sports?
for someone who doesn’t rate froch you give him loads of publicity and i bet your from the uk
it will be a cracking fight. im really looking forward to it, but there are mixed emotions as im a fan of both fighters (as it seems many people are) i think that froch will have more in the tnak to take it to andre ward in the final. i would love to see him knocked off his perch.
This will probibly be the fight of the tounement. I pick Froch in a hard one ud.
haha nah, if kessler doesnt need to fight him as he has a win over froch, then froch dont need to fight dirrell, as direll has shown he is a bottler who is scared of a fight
Dirrell doesn’t desearve a fight with the talented Froch or any other talented fighter. Dirrell is a Lion without a heart and should leave his boxing career to become a ‘talented actor!’
JOHNSON DESERVES ALL THE RESPECT IN THE WORLD.I AM SURE HE WILL HAVE A FEW GOOD MOMENTS BUT I CANT SEE HIM WINING MANY IF ANY ROUNDS.
You’re convinced Johnson will win however you don’t state any facts to back your prediction.
I don’t put anything past Johnson, he’s shocked us in the past.
However it will be tough for Johnson to win a close decision which menas he has to convincinly beat Froch everywhere; inside, outside, ring generalship & power punching.
Or, Johnson can win by KO, but that possibility seems remote.
The fight will show us just how tough Johnson is & how skilled Froch really is.