By Mark Vester
Carl Froch says November 27 is the end of the road for "King" Arthur Abraham. The former WBC champion is confident that he will knock Abraham out in Helsinki, Finland. The two super middleweights will clash in the third stage of the Super Six Boxing Classic. He continues to lash out at Abraham for his past comments regarding Froch's loss to Mikkel Kessler. Froch is hanging Abraham's DQ loss over his head.
"Arthur Abraham thinks I've lost my mind since my unsuccessful trip to Denmark. Abraham has stated that the defeat has deeply affected me, which made me chuckle. These were words from a man, who went and fought in front of a handful of people in Detroit against a man [Andre Dirrell] I've beaten, yet he was dropped, outclassed and disqualified," Froch said in his Nottingham Post column.
"But I flew through a volcanic ash cloud at the drop of a hat and had a toe-to-toe war with Mikkel Kessler, who was fighting to save his career, in front of 12,000 crazy Vikings, in Kessler's back yard! I've proved against world champions like Jermain Taylor and Kessler than I'm a road warrior, whereas Abraham has proved he's just a loser when he travels. I've got the bit between my teeth now and, in Helsinki on November the 27, Abraham is gonna be Finnish'd!"
Froch gave his take on the Ricky Hatton cocaine scandal. He thinks the British media and fans should get off Ricky's back and remember everything that he's done for the British boxing scene.
"Finally, a word about Ricky Hatton, who has helped put boxing in this country on the map globally. I think he should be left alone now by the media and I wish him a speedy recovery," Froch said.
