Carl Froch: record, next fight and profile →
Former super middleweight champion and Sky Sports pundit Carl Froch was impressed with Anthony Joshua's ability to go the twelve round distance. On Saturday night, Joshua (21-0, 20 KOs) won a lopsided unanimous decision over Joseph Parker to unify the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO world titles before a crowd of nearly 80,000 at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.
Former world champion and Sky Sports broadcaster Carl Froch believes WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder made a big mistake by refusing to fly over to Cardiff, to sit ringside for tonight's WBA, WBO, IBF, IBO unification between world champions Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker at Principality Stadium.
Former unified super middleweight champion and Sky Sports expert analyst, Carl Froch, is giving Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) the edge to win the rematch with IBF, IBO, WBC, WBA middleweight world champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin (37-1-2, 33 KOs). The second fight is scheduled for May 5th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
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Former world champion and Sky Sports expert analyst Carl Froch is hoping that WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder scores a crushing knockout over Luis Ortiz. Wilder will defend his belt against Ortiz on Saturday night from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Ortiz (28-0, 24 KOs), who is regarded as a dangerous puncher with a very hard punch, is widely viewed as the toughest opponent of Wilder's career.
Retired super middleweight champion Carl Froch is fully backing Chris Eubank Jr. to defeat George Groves on Saturday night in their WBA, IBO unification showdown. The two boxers will meet in the semi-finals of the World Boxing Super Series tournament, which takes place at the Manchester Arena. In the past, Froch has sparred with Eubank Jr. and he stopped Groves, twice, in tough competitive contests.
Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker will put their titles and reputations on the line when they meet in a world heavyweight title clash in Cardiff on March 31. Their eagerly awaited unification bout takes place at the Principality Stadium, with the big-punching rivals also defending unbeaten records. Joshua is 20-0 and Parker 24-0.
Last March, in one of the biggest surprises of the year, Tony Bellew moved up to the heavyweight division and pulled off a TKO victory over former two division world champion David Haye at the O2 Arena in London. In the sixth round, Haye's right achilles ruptured and that made him a one-legged fighter, and also changed the entire fight. Bellew took over, dropping Haye twice in the contest. The second knockdown, in the eleventh round, prompted Haye's corner to throw in the towel.
Former super middleweight champion and Sky Sports expert analyst Carl Froch is a big fan of WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol (12-0, 10 KOs) of Russia. Bivol has become a rising force in 2017 - and there are many how view him as a rising star to keep an eye on. He saw action four times last year, including televised fights on both Showtime and HBO.
Former super middleweight champion and Sky Sports expert analyst Carl Froch expects a very big year for IBF, IBO, WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs). First up for Joshua, is a likely unification with WBO world champion Joseph Parker - which is nearly finalized for the likely date of March 31, possibly in Cardiff, Wales.