Re: Boxing Round 2 : Sun Nov 28, 2010 10:27 am  

Abraham was completely out of his depth last night - couldn't get close enough to land and was clearly intimidated by Froch's attacks, especially to the body. Froch was immense, boxed perfectly throughout.

Re: Boxing Round 2 : Sun Nov 28, 2010 11:16 am  

I couldn't have been more wrong!

Froch fought a near perfect fight. Brilliant stuff.

Marquez got off the deck in the 3rd to stop Katzidis in the 9th and then called out Manny Pacquiao for a 3rd fight. I can't see it happening myself.

Re: Boxing Round 2 : Sun Nov 28, 2010 11:34 am  

How old is Calzaghe now??.....Just a thought that with all the deserved praise that will come Froch's way now and undoubtedly people will begin to rate Carl as the better boxer, will Calzaghe's over-inflated ego tempt him to have a big money bash with the Nottingham man??

Re: Boxing Round 2 : Sun Nov 28, 2010 3:30 pm  

The Angry Pirate wrote:

How old is Calzaghe now??.....Just a thought that with all the deserved praise that will come Froch's way now and undoubtedly people will begin to rate Carl as the better boxer, will Calzaghe's over-inflated ego tempt him to have a big money bash with the Nottingham man??

Nah. Calzaghe looks happy retired & loved up with the blonde off strictly come dancing.

Froch should get another bash at Kessler,be a good one

Re: Boxing Round 2 : Sun Nov 28, 2010 4:56 pm  

duke street 10 wrote:

Nah. Calzaghe looks happy retired & loved up with the blonde off strictly come dancing.

Froch should get another bash at Kessler,be a good one

Kessler is finished with a bad injury....Froch's next fight will be a semi final of the SuperSix series, which is apparently going to be against Glen Johnson and then, hopefully, a final against Andre Ward or Abraham.

You have to give Froch credit....Despite all the bad mouthing he has received from Calzaghe, he is steadily building a legacy that the Welshman could only dream of.....Maybe if Calzaghe had shown more ambition in his choice of opponent, then perhaps he could have been remembered in a higher esteem that he presently is....Its because of this that you have to wonder if Calzaghe might be getting itchy feet?

Re: Boxing Round 2 : Sun Nov 28, 2010 5:27 pm  

masterclass from froch... just how i saw the fight going, glad i got my bets on

Re: Boxing Round 2 : Sun Nov 28, 2010 9:17 pm  

The Angry Pirate wrote:

Kessler is finished with a bad injury....Froch's next fight will be a semi final of the SuperSix series, which is apparently going to be against Glen Johnson and then, hopefully, a final against Andre Ward or Abraham.

You have to give Froch credit....Despite all the bad mouthing he has received from Calzaghe, he is steadily building a legacy that the Welshman could only dream of.....Maybe if Calzaghe had shown more ambition in his choice of opponent, then perhaps he could have been remembered in a higher esteem that he presently is....Its because of this that you have to wonder if Calzaghe might be getting itchy feet?

Agree mate.

Calzaghe spent his career cherry picking his opponents defending his lower-rated WBO belt before chasing unification clashes. He had an exceptional work rate and was technically very good but I don't think his chin was ever tested by someone of Froch's punching power and I don't think Calzaghe punched that hard in the context of him being a Super Middle Weight.

If Froch performed anywhere near the standard he boxed last night he'd have beaten Kessler comfortably which puts Calzaghe's performance against Kessler into context IMO.

Re: Boxing Round 2 : Sun Nov 28, 2010 10:09 pm  

Finally Froch put that superb jab into use for the full 12 rounds, and he boxed Abraham' head off his shoulders as a result (George Groves take note!). Best 12 rounds of boxing I've seen put together from a British fighter in a long, long time (Calzaghe vs Lacy?).

Well done Carl, always rated you as absolute class and glad to see you are showing it. I genuinely think he can win the super 6, as long as he boxes at range behing the jab. The awkward angles he comes in from were confusing the hell out of Abraham. Because his hands are low, you do not know which hand is coming next, and he carries genuine power in both hands. Abraham will have had nightmares about Froch's left, it must have been some sort of record for eating jabs.

Re: Boxing Round 2 : Tue Nov 30, 2010 12:39 pm  

It was an awesome display by Froch, the best display of his career and he's starting to build a very good legacy. I hope he doesn't take Johnson lightly though. He's still very dangerous, and he's probably the most power in the S6, Froch can't afford to get involved in a war against him.

As for the Froch-Calzaghe, I think prime for prime Calzaghe would win, and win well. His speed, angles and adaptability would be too much for Carl. Although I think Froch would KO Calzaghe now. Calzaghe is nearly 40 and should stay retired.

Re: Boxing Round 2 : Wed Dec 01, 2010 2:51 pm  

Audley Harrison vows to continue, claiming he was just getting into the fight with David Haye when he got tagged and that the referee was too hasty in stopping it??

Is this proof that Harrison is mentally ill??....Should he actually have his licence revoked so as to protect him from possible damage??....What planet is Harrison on??....etc, etc.....