By Danny Burns: Photo: Casino/Showtime – Two years ago six boxers embarked on a journey. After blood, sweat and some tears the super six, super middleweight’s world boxing tournament comes to a conclusion next month in Atlantic City. On the 29th October, Carl “the corba” Froch (28-1, 20 KO’s) will take on former American Olympic gold medallist, the highly skilled Andre Ward (24-0, 13 KO’s) to decide the winner of this much demanding tournament. Both boxers are putting there world titles on the line, which significantly will be for the W.B.C and “super” W.B.A championships of the world and also for the vacant, prestigious ring magazine belt.
Froch is no stranger to traveling, he has only fought once in the U.K during the super six tournament. He has traveled the world fighting the best opponents in the super middleweight division gaining respect for his desire and courage to challenge the best out there. Andre Ward will have home advantage on the 29th October and I don’t believe this will phase the cobra at all. The man from Nottingham has once again jumped at the chance to fight in the states to show piece his skills in the greatest fight nation in the world. Froch is confident in gaining victory against Ward and being crowned super six champion but I believe its going to be a tough night for both fighters. Andre ward is a very classy boxer that has thunderous speed, the slick American made easy work out of Mikkel Kessler (44-2, 33 KO’s) and Arthur Abraham (32-3, 26). Wards speed advantage will be the key for him to win this fight, Froch had trouble with Andre Dirrell’s (19-1, 13 KO’s) speed when they fought in the U.K but Froch dug in and managed to snatch the victory. The key for Froch to win this fight is if he manages to drag Ward into a fight and by putting a lot of pressure on him, looking for angles, throwing a lot of punches and hitting him hard. I believe Ward hasn’t been in the trenches yet and think froch can take him there and if so, he will make easy work of Ward.
No doubt this fight is going to be an interesting one theirs a lot at stake with two world titles on the line, the prestigious ring magazine belt, the super six trophy and a potential unification fight with the undefeated I.B.F world champion Lucian Bute. I like both fighters and respect both of them for entering this competition which made them fight the best in there division. I don’t believe their will be a lot in this fight maybe 1 or 2 rounds for the winner.
Good luck to both boxers.
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some fair article about Froch , congratulation … very rare thing
…. I wonder what is gonna say Ward’s fans when Ward is gonna be “in the trenches”, i mean KO’ed
… after ward , bute is next
come on froch, nock this chump out
a good bout between two good men. should be held in england to give froch a chance to win.
bloody hell a good article about froch for once, ’bout time
hard to say who will win. its a toss up fight, ward has to be slight fav. saying that froch is hard to beat…. should be a good fight…..
great article. bout time somebody with half a brain wrote something on here. I think froch will ko ward mid rounds.
good article.500 times better than gilfraud who is dead against anyone english.cant wait till big russ at doncaster boxing gets to grips with gilfraud at atlantic city so i will say gilfrauds prayers now as he has annoyed the big fella tut tut.
The author stated: For Froch to win, he needs to put a lot of pressure on Ward……like Bika did? Froch needs to drag Ward into a fight….like Bika did? Like Kesseler tried to? Froch need to look for angles and throw a lot to punches……like he tried to do against Dirrell? Froch need to hit Ward hard and often….like he did against Johnson? Once Froch takes Ward into the trenches, he will make easy work to him……like Bika did? Enough already. I wonder if this author actually watched any to Ward’s fights…….
A stiff jab by Froch at the get-go will make it interesting and might blind Ward long enough for thudding right hands form FROCH
Ward is nothing Froch is ten times the fighter and has fought Much better guyd Kessler Johnson Taylor Direll just recently
Froch should stick to jabs……avoid Ward’s grappling.
An American isn’t going to lose in America in an American tourney backed on american cable period.
Nice to hear a different view on a British boxer’s chances than the rubbish Gilfiod consistently posts on the site.
Nice article.
Great balanced article Danny. Please teach ‘Null & Foid’ to take a page from your book, he is just a complete amateur.
excellent article Danny keep up the good work…. but i think ward will have to much for froch to fast for him keep. it real bro look forward to the next one