Photo: Tom Casino / SHOWTIME – By Jim Dower: Unbeaten World Boxing Council (WBC) super middleweight champion Carl Froch (24-0, 19 KOs) weighed in at 167 in today’s pre-fight weigh-in for his title bout on Saturday night against challenger Jermain Taylor (28-2-1, 17 KOs) in Mashantucket, Connecticut. Taylor, 30, weighed in at two pounds under the limit at 166. Froch, 31, is taking a big risk in traveling from England to fight in front of what will likely be a pro-Taylor crowd in Connecticut.
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Froch vs. Taylor Pre-fight Analysis
Photo: Tom Casino/SHOWTIME – By Matt Stein: WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (24-0, 19 KOs) is running into former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Jermain Taylor (28-2-1, 17 KOs) at exactly wrong time in his career. On Saturday night at the Foxwoods Resort Casino, in Mashantucket, Connecticut,, Froch, 31, will be facing a re-energized Taylor who will walk over anything to get a title and destroy anyone to bring his career back after suffering two defeats to Kelly Pavlik.
ITV To Show Froch-Taylor; Ward Picks Jermain – News
By Eric Thomas: ITV will be showing the Jermain Taylor vs. Carl Froch WBC super middleweight title fight, albeit in a delayed broadcast on Sunday night. The bout will be shown on ITV4 at 8:30 PM on Sunday, making it less than 24 hours after the fight takes place. Hopefully, this satisfies some of the angry British boxing fans who had previously been unhappy that the fight wasn’t picked up by local cable television stations. The fight will be on free TV, so there won’t be any added cost to the fans who want to see the fight.
Calzaghe – Froch Needs to Beat Taylor & Kessler to Become a Super Star
By Jim Dower: In an article from The Sun, Joe Calzaghe chimes in on what World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Carl Froch (24-0, 19 KOs) needs to do to become a super star, saying all he has to do is first beat Jermain Taylor this Saturday night in the United States, and then “then take on and beat Mikkel Kessler convincingly.”
Why Carl Froch won’t quit the UK
By Michael Payne: Over the last week there has been a lot of speculation that because of the problems with a lack of TV deal in the UK, Carl Froch (24-0, 19 KOs) could quit the UK completely & ply his trade in the USA after his fight with Jermain Taylor (28-2-1, 17 KOs) on April 25th. Carl is understandably angry with the lack of coverage but I cannot see him quitting the UK.
Froch-Taylor: Could This Be The Last We See of Carl?
By Scott Gilfoid: I kind of feel sorry for WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (24-0, 19 KOs). Here he is about to travel all the way from merry ole England to fight one of the better super middleweights in the World in Jermain Taylor (28-2-1, 17 KOs) in the United States, and his home country won’t even be showing his fight.
Calzaghe Sees Taylor Beating Froch – News
By William Mackay: Boy, when it rains it pours for WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (24-0, 19 KOs). Just last week, Froch learned that the British television networks decided not to show his April 25th title defense against former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Jermain Taylor (28-2-1, 17 KOs), but now Joe Calzaghe has come down on the side of Taylor and is predicting that Jermain will win if both fighters are “at their best.”
Could Froch Abandon England For the United States?
By Chris Williams: Carl Froch (24-0, 19 KOs) is kicking around the idea of fighting permanently in the United States or Canada after being ignored by British television for his April 25th bout against Jermain Taylor at the Foxwoods Resort Casino, Connecticut, according to the Daily mail. Froch, 31, doesn’t understand how or why his fight isn’t being shown in England, since he’s coming off one of the most exciting bouts of the year, a 12-round unanimous decision against top rated Jean Pascal in December.
Froch vs Taylor
By Michael Payne: On 25th of April WBC super middleweight king Carl Froch (24 – 0, 19 KOs) faces his toughest fight to date taking on the number 1 contender Jermain Taylor (24 – 2, 17 KOs). There has been much discussion over the last few weeks on who has the edge in this one. Some thinking that Froch cannot handle a world class operator such as Taylor & some believing Froch will be too tough for the American. Here I will give you my take on how I see things going & the ways each man can win this one.
Froch-Taylor: Does Carl Have The Talent to Beat Jermain?
By William Mackay: I’ve looked at this fight every which way and I can’t help but come to the conclusion that WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (24-0, 19 KOs) is going to be beaten by his number #1 American challenger Jermain Taylor (28-2-1, 1) KOs) on April 25th at the Foxwoods Resort and Casino, in Mashantucket, Connecticut. Taylor, 30, has essentially everything going for him in this fight – experience, speed, power, youth, boxing ability and best of all, home field advantage.