By Scott Gilfoid: With few people giving World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Carl Froch (25-0, 20 KO’s) much chance of success in being able to win the Showtime Super Six tournament which begins in October, Froch took the opportunity to sing his own praises in an interview with Sky Sports earlier today, commenting “I punch like a mule.”
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Froch: “He’s [Dirrell] Quite Nervous” – News
By William Mackay: WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (25-0, 20 KO’s) thinks that his October 17th opponent American Andre Dirrell (18-0, 13 KO’s) is nervous about the series and is trying to spout a lot of bold talk to cover up for it. Dirrell, 26, recently said that he sees his upcoming October fight with Froch will be his “easiest fight” of the tournament.
News – Dirrell sees Froch as an Easy Fight
By William Mackay: World Boxing Council (WBC) super middleweight champion Carl Froch (25-0, 20 KO’s) will be facing a very confident opponent in former 2004 Olympic Bronze Medalist Andre Dirrell (18-0, 13 KO’s), who sees this fight as his “easiest fight.”
Dirrell-Froch, Abraham-Taylor, Kessler-Ward – Showtime Tourney Boxing Dates
By Dave Lahr: The group 1 stage of the Showtime Super Six World Boxing Classic six-fighter tourney will start on October 17th, with WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (25-0, 20 KO’s) fighting challenger Andre Dirrell (18-0, 13 KO’s) in Nottingham, England. In a different location on the same date, former International Boxing Federation (IBF) middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (30-0, 24 KO’s) will be fighting former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Jermain Taylor (28-3-1, 17 KO’s).
Boxing – Super Six to the Rescue
By Gavin bridges: Less than a month ago, rumour began circulating of a Tournament, pulling in six of the premier performers within a certain weight. Immediately, a knee-jerk reaction from myself, any many of my co-contributor.
Froch hoping the Super Middleweight Tourney Makes Him a Star
By William Mackay: WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (25-0, 20 KO’s) has sat on the sidelines much of his career watching fighters like WBO super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe hog all the glory in the UK despite facing less than impressive foes through most of his career. Froch, a no nonsense type of guy who doesn’t believe in taking the halfway approach to his career, was turned off by what he was seeing and vowed that he would direct his career in a different way by taking the toughest fights possible, even if it meant facing tough odds like when he came to the United States to fight Jermain Taylor in April.
Showtime’s Six-Man Super Middleweight Tourney First Round Preview
Photo: SE – By Jason Kim: In looking at the opening match-ups for Showtime’s six-man super middleweight tournament there appears on paper to be three evenly matched fights between the top fighters in the division. Absent unfortunately is IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute, who would have no doubt had as much of a chance at winning the tournament as any of the fighters. In the opening match-ups are as follows:
Will the Losers of the Six-Man Super Middleweight Tourney be Ruined as fighters?
Pictures courtesy of Winfried Mausolf / Sauerland Event – By Scott Gilfoid: Recently in an article at Vindy.com, WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik remarked that the six super middleweight fighters – Arthur Abraham, Jermain Taylor, Andre Ward, Andre Dirrell, Mikkel Kessler and Carl Froch – would “Ruin their careers for peanuts” by taking part in the tournament that begins later on this year in October. My immediate thoughts were that Pavlik sounded hurt and disappointed that he hadn’t been asked to participate in the tournament and was making a snap remark by devaluing something that he might actually want.
Froch – “I’m Going to Be the Last Man Standing” – News
Photo: Tom Casino – By Scott Gilfoid: You got to like World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Carl Froch’s confidence, even if he might be a little deluded about himself. Froch, 31, will be the first fight as part of Showtime’s six-man tournament that starts in October with Froch taking on top super middleweight contender Andre Dirrell (18-0, 13 KO’s) on the 10th of October. “I’m going to be the last man standing,” Froch said with conviction.
News – Froch to Fight Dirrell
By Scott Gilfoid: World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Carl Froch (25-0, 20 KO’s) got some of the worst possible news imaginable today when it was announced that Froch would have to defend his WBC title against undefeated 2004 U.S. Olympian Andre Dirrell (18-0, 13 KO’s) on October 10th as part of Showtime’s six-man tournament.