Carl Froch on Haye-Harrison, Pacquiao-Margarito, More

By Mark Vester

In his latest Nottingham Post column, former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch gave his opinion on a number of topics, including several fights coming up in the month of November. Froch himself is scheduled for a huge showdown in the third stage of the Super Six Boxing Classic against Arthur Abraham on November 27 in Helsinki, Finland.

Regarding David Haye vs. Audley Harrison, scheduled for November 13 in Manchester, Froch had this to say - "Harrison seems to have really got the public behind him for this one – as we all know the British fight fans love an underdog. He is certainly talking the talk ahead of their fight. Harrison is a big unit, standing at 6'6" and he is also a left-handed southpaw – and Haye has only fought one as a professional to date. But to be fair, he knocked the guy out inside a minute."

Regarding Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito, scheduled for November 13 in Texas, Froch said the following - "The Manny Pacquiao fight looks like it could be interesting, what with the 'disgraced' Antonio Margarito looking to get his career back on track following his one-year ban for being caught with plaster in his gloves prior to the Shane Mosely fight! The Mexican is a big lad for the weight and the rumours are that Manny has had a lot of distractions since he was elected to be a congressman in the Philippines. So who knows, there could be an upset on the cards waiting to happen – but I think the Pacman will come through some tough moments to win."

Regarding his own contest with Abraham, Froch promised once again to make it an exciting war. He seems more enraged with Abraham's promoter, Sauerland Event, and finds motivation in eliminating their only horse from the Super Six. Sauerland's other fighter, Mikkel Kessler, was forced to leave the Super Six with an eye injury.

"When my trainer Rob McCracken lets me off the leash at the first bell, I'm going to rain down bombs on Arthur Abraham and show him who's boss. It will be another victory for Nottingham and I'm looking forward to getting that green WBC belt back around my waste. It will be made even sweeter as I will also be putting Saulerland promotions out of this tournament," Froch said.