By Allen Hmiel: Intangibles? Motive and determination. The will to win. Has the birth of Rocco Froch, Carl’s baby boy finally given the British ‘Cobra” the drive and determination to maximize his many boxing talents? Since Carl has become a new father it seems he has found a new direction and meaning for his boxing career. There seems to be a sense of maturity and purpose in the British Champion at Super Middleweight that was missing before. Carl has something to prove now that he is a father and that is to be the best fighter at 168 pounds in the world and no one will stop him of that goal.
Froch vs. Johnson
Will Froch retire if he loses to Glen Johnson?
By Scott Gilfoid: Before his last fight against Arthur Abraham in November 2010, Carl Froch (27-1, 20 KO’s) was belly aching about possibly retiring if he were to lose the fight. Froch’s thoughts were that if he couldn’t compete at the highest level he didn’t want to continue fighting.
Glen Johnson won’t have any problems finding Froch in the ring
By Scott Gilfoid: 41-year-old Glen Johnson (51-14-2, 35 KO’s) is going to find it relatively easy to locate WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (27-1, 20 KO’s) in the ring when they fight next in their Super Six tournament fight in April or May. Froch, 33, won’t be astute enough to realize that you can’t beat a guy like Johnson on the inside because Johnson is a much stronger fighter in close compared to Froch. If you look Froch’s fights, he really has no inside game.
Warren thinks Froch will be “too young and strong” for Glen Johnson
By Scott Gilfoid: Promoter Frank Warren thinks that World Boxing Council (WBC) super middleweight champion Carl Froch (27-1, 20 KO’s) will have the edge in youth and power in his next Super Six tournament fight against 41-year-old Glen Johnson (51-14-2, 35 KO’s). Warren believes that those attributes will be enough for Froch tow in and make it into the finals of the Super Six tournament, where Warren sees Froch likely facing American Andre Ward.
Froch doesn’t have the tools to beat Glen Johnson
By Scott Gilfoid: WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (27-1, 20 KO’s) is floating on clouds since beating over-trained Arthur Abraham in his last Super Six tournament fight in November. Before the fight, Froch was talking dooms day scenario where he would retire if he lost the fight, but now that he’s won the fight, it’s as if he’s suddenly invincible in the minds of his loyal boxing fans. I hate to drizzle all over Froch’s parade but he’s about to get his backside royally handed to him by 41-year-old Glen Johnson in their next Super Six tournament fight in April or May of next year.
2010 Yearly reports on UK fighters: Haye, Froch, Khan to clean up in 2011
By Cor Lawson: The coming days will see the close of a highly eventful 2010 for British fight fans. The year ended with the following British fighters holding major recognized world titles: David Haye 25-1 (23) WBA Heavyweight, Carl Froch 27-1(20) WBC Super middleweight, Amir Khan 24-1(17) WBA junior welterweight and Ricky Burns 30-2(7) WBO super featherweight. Add to these the up and coming talents such has Nathan Cleverly 21-0 (10), the WBO interim light heavyweight champ, James DeGale 9-0(7), George Groves 11-0(9) and Kell Brook 23-0(16).
Glen Johnson needs to follow the blueprint set by Dirrell and Kessler on how to beat Froch
By Scott Gilfoid: The blueprint on how to beat WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (27-1, 20 KO’s) has already been created by both Andre Dirrell and Mikkel Kessler, so now it’s up to 41-year-old Glen Johnson (51-14-2, 35 KO’s) to faithfully follow that blueprint if he wants to get by Froch in their semifinals Super Six tournament fight next year. This is a do-or-die fight where neither fighter can afford to lose if they want to continue on in the tournament.
Haye thinks he, Froch and Khan will unify titles in 2011
By Scott Gilfoid: It’s sad when fighters have hopeless pipe dreams that have basically zero chance of ever happening in this lifetime. WBA heavyweight champion David Haye is a classic case of one of those pipe dream wishing fighters with his latest dream of himself, Amir Khan and Carl Froch all unifying titles in 2011. I hate to break this to Haye, but that dream is not going to materialize into reality. My grand vision for those three is for all of them to suffer brutal knockout losses in 2011 and come back to the UK without their titles, licking their wounds and hurt feelings.
Fighters that will lose in 2011: Haye, Khan and Froch
By Scott Gilfoid: I have bad news for British boxing fans. Some of their biggest heros, Amir Khan, Carl Froch and David Haye, are very likely going to lose in 2011 and take major beatings in the process. It’s part of boxing for a fighters to get whipped but these guys are long overdue. Khan already almost got taken apart recently in his fight with Marcos Maidana. I called it a draw and I don’t think Khan proved a thing in that fight other than he still has a glass jaw. He’ll get destroyed by Timothy Bradley or Devon Alexander. Maidana and Breidis Prescott would cremate Khan if given a rematch. They won’t get one, of course.
Why is Carl Froch unappreciated in Britain?
By Terry Arthur: After a successful amateur career including a bronze at the world amateur championships. Carl Froch turned pro in march 2002. He then went on to capture the English super middleweight belt in 2003 and the British and commonwealth belts in 2004. These belts took him up the rankings and earned him the chance to fight the then unbeaten Jean Pascal for the World Boxing Council (WBC) strap.