Froch 'in a different league'

http://sports.setanta.com/upload/Sport/boxing/froch_belt.jpg Carl Froch's promoter Mick Hennessy has told setantasports.com that his charge is in a different league to other British fighters eyeing world titles, as he looks to set up a meeting with Jermain Taylor for the vacant WBC super middleweight title before the end of the year. Despite Taylor's promoter Lou DiBella suggesting that his charge may opt to fight Jeff Lacy instead, Hennessy remains confident that a bout between the two fighters will become a reality and help give Froch recognition on both sides of the Atlantic. " is an exciting fight for me," Hennessy said. "I'm in negotiations right now with Lou DiBella. Whether it be in the US or in the UK we're working on that right now." "I would just say that Khan will never be as good as someone like Carl, it doesnt matter whether Carl is 40 and Khan is 17," Hennessy added. "Carl is in a different league. "He is tough, he can knock you out with both hands, he could go twenty rounds if you wanted to. He's got a massive heart and a fabulous chin. "Amir Khan is a very talented fighter but he could not hold Michael Gomez off and he is a super featherweight. "I honestly genuinely believe that not only would Carl Froch beat Joe Calzaghe but he would take him out inside the distance. Froch meanwhile has told DiBella to stop hiding behind American television to avoid the Taylor fight, adding that a bout with Jeff Lacy would be another mismatch. “I heard Lou DiBella has said ‘who the f*** is Carl Froch to American television', but he will know who the f*** the ‘Cobra’ is when his fighter is laying horizontal in front of him," Froch said. "Then I will ask him what does he know about boxing? In my opinion doing Taylor versus Lacy is just as bad as doing Kelly Pavlik versus Gary Lockett. It’s a mismatch and anyone who buys into that has got to be nuts in my opinion. ============================== Some good quotes from Froch and his promoter. The usual stuff really, but I agree that the Taylor v. Lacy match would be pointless. Froch v. Taylor would be a great fight, IMO.

Comments (18)

Will Froch get credit for beating Taylor or will he be SHOT???

17y ago

dstew

froch has everything pavlik has and more,hes stronger this can't be proven against quality opposition, especially considering they fight at different weights better chin Again, unproven until he gets in the ring with a quality opponent who takes it to him totally unorthodox stylewise which draws you in I can't believe you list this as a positive quality. He keeps his hands down and throws looping punches, and it continually gets spun into "unorthodox style" and "punches from weird angles". You do realize that against a good boxer this is more likely to get him knocked out, right? Besides, Taylor has struggled most against orthodox fighters with solid defense like Pavlik and Wright. hes just a better all round athlete and boxer than pavlik is its that simple,taylors going down!! Better athlete? Taylor is arguably a better athlete than Pavlik; did it matter when they fought? Not one bit, because Pavlik outboxed him. Athleticism can only take you so far in boxing. And even then, I don't think you could convince many people that Froch is a better athlete than Taylor.

17y ago

BattlingNelson

i spoke to carl and he told me hes been calzaghes mandatory challager for over a year thats just complete bs he deserves a shot. Froch must be pulling your leg there. Calzaghe has even had the WBC title a year.

17y ago

1g5a22

carl froch trains at my gym i spoke to froch i think he knows his only chance is to ko jermain and i can really see that happening hes a very big super middlewieght he looks alot bigger then pavlik.like he really said "yeah man, taylors the man,my only chance is to KO him".... hahahahahahahahah,what a tool! froch has everything pavlik has and more,hes stronger,better chin,totally unorthodox stylewise which draws you in,hes just a better all round athlete and boxer than pavlik is its that simple,taylors going down!! barry mcguigan has stated that carl is a superstar in the making,i tend to agree,hes only been a pro for 5 years wait till the big fights come he will be a massive handful for any SMW,and dont compare him to the likes of gary lockett and all the usual british bum shit,hes as exciting a prospect as david haye is if not more so.

17y ago

blackink

Amir Khan is more marketable, Plus he is more talented and his fights are more exciting to watch. Watching Carl Froch puts me to sleep in my armchair. He has heart put he's boring with absolutely zero charisma. Froch has minimal defense, a solid chin and can bang. If that's not exciting to watch, i don't know what is. He doesn't have the best technique in the world, but you know someone will get knocked out when he steps up......whether its Froch or his opponent.

17y ago

Pugilistic

Hey ive spoke to froch hes a good guy he trains at my gym and i can tell you taylor wont expose froch ganranteed. If anything it will be a hard fight for taylor because of frochs size and power but i do agree with jermain winning but that all depends on what jermain shows up to fight froch imo. i never said he wasn't a nice guy, he is probably a great guy but i can't stand him for saying Calzaghe is ducking him when we all know Calzaghe would outbox him with ease, Kessler spanks him as well. Any Taylor could show up and would still beat Froch.

17y ago

sterling

Froch will not be a successful fighter, he is completely lucky that Calzaghe doesn't want to fight him because he would get outboxed and embarassed. I hope a fight with Taylor happens so Taylor can expose him. Hey ive spoke to froch hes a good guy he trains at my gym and i can tell you taylor wont expose froch ganranteed. If anything it will be a hard fight for taylor because of frochs size and power but i do agree with jermain winning but that all depends on what jermain shows up to fight froch imo.

17y ago

Pugilistic

17y ago

The_Legacy

Froch's quote in that article seems pretty controversial. Maybe he's gaining that little bit of charisma.

17y ago

mojack

I'm not disputing the fact that Froch is more ready then Khan for a world title shot, Froch deserves a shot but no way is Froch more talented then Khan!:nono: Mick Hennessy is talking shite. Like i said already, Froch has zero charisma hence why no one talks about him. It's more then just fighting your way to the top of the tree, You need the mouth to go with it to get peoples attention. Jury is still out on both of them...neither are more talented than the other until we know for sure. You can't say Khan is more talented than Froch. How have you come to that conclusion based on Khan's previous opposition? Especially against Gomez he looked far from talented.

17y ago

Chunk

Yes, but Khan is way too young and vulnerable at the moment to get a title shot. He'd be knocked out if he went for a title soon but you still see him being mentioned ten times more than Froch, who has a chance. I'm not disputing the fact that Froch is more ready then Khan for a world title shot, Froch deserves a shot but no way is Froch more talented then Khan!:nono: Mick Hennessy is talking shite. Like i said already, Froch has zero charisma hence why no one talks about him. It's more then just fighting your way to the top of the tree, You need the mouth to go with it to get peoples attention.

17y ago

sterling

i spoke to carl and he told me hes been calzaghes mandatory challager for over a year thats just complete bs he deserves a shot.

17y ago

The_Legacy

17y ago

Chunk

Not sure, I think Hennessy is just saying that Khan is linked with all these world title fights and Froch never gets a mention. I can understand where he is coming from in that respect. Amir Khan is more marketable, Plus he is more talented and his fights are more exciting to watch. Watching Carl Froch puts me to sleep in my armchair. He has heart put he's boring with absolutely zero charisma.

17y ago

mojack

Froch deserves a shot.

17y ago

sterling

carl froch trains at my gym i spoke to froch i think he knows his only chance is to ko jermain and i can really see that happening hes a very big super middlewieght he looks alot bigger then pavlik.

17y ago

The_Legacy

Not sure, I think Hennessy is just saying that Khan is linked with all these world title fights and Froch never gets a mention. I can understand where he is coming from in that respect.

17y ago

Chunk

Mick Hennessy is a complete and utter knob! And what the fuck has Amir Khan got to do with all of this?

17y ago