Comments Thread For: Froch's Fury: 'I Want at Least 1 Million Quid For Germany'

[-Lowkey-]

Well 95% of boxers who have a lot to lose than gain would rather fight at home, Kessler went to Wales and lost his belts, He also went to US and lost his belt..Both AA and frochy have fought once at home and away so i think whoever fights away now need to be fully compensated for it because unless that person scores a KO i dont see whoever fights away from home getting a decision either in Germany or over here in the U.K..

Maybe they can find a neutral ground to fight..say France?

yes a neutral ground looks like the best option for the fighters but will it make the money?

[Dave Rado]

With a great referee like Bailess and international judges, I don't see how they could rob Froch.

Most of the time, in a fight where a fighter gets robbed, the ref has obvious bias towards the home fighter, and his job is just as deciding - if not more -as the judges job.

All the Super 6 fights have international refs and judges from neutral countries. They may not all be great, but they're all neutral.

[Dave Rado]

From one perspective, it kinda exposes how well and protected European fighters are. Don't get me wrong...Froch came to CT and KO'd Taylor in front of a hostile crowd and AA went to FL and beat Miranda, but neither one wants to fight outside their country because 'they wont 100%' for the fight. Fck that. Kessler went to fckn Wales to face slappy joe and then went to oakland of all freakin places in america to lose his belt. Froch: not many ppl like you, much think that you didnt win that fight against dirrell, how bout goin to germany and beating AA in front of everybody and shutting up loud mouths like myself included instead of threatning to pull out of this amazing tourney because not everyones giving you a bottle. karma served froch well in herning, he's paid his due, may the best man win in germany - actually with that being said, the ref should be from the states to be fair or from mexico or someone not from Euro

The ref in the Kessler-Froch fight was Canadian. In the Froch-Dirrell fight the ref was from Panama. The refs and judges in all the Super 6 fights have been from neutral countries. Froch is just being a cry baby.

[Dave Rado]

actually in the post fight interview in the ring Froch was specifically asked if he felt the decision was a robbery and he never said it was.

His exact words were: "I think I would have won that fight if it had been in my home town". Which is rubbish, both because even the British press all thought Kessler deserved to get the decision, and because all the judges and the ref were from neutral countries and the same officials would have been used if the fight had been in the UK.

And that statement combined with the fact that he later said that he wasn't willing to fight Abraham unless the fight is in his hometown, because he doesn't want to risk losing a hometown decision twice in a row, makes it obvious that he is claiming the Kessler fight was a robbery, even if he didn't use that exact word in the post-fight interview.

[BattlingNelson]

All the Super 6 fights have international refs and judges from neutral countries. They may not all be great, but they're all neutral.

The ref in the Kessler-Ward fight was Ward's neighbor.

[Dave Rado]

its funny how everyone is calling froch a ***** yet they have already agreed it would be in england

Sauerland have said there never was any such agreement, that's the whole point; and Froch has implicitly backed down on his claim about that, by saying, in effect, in response to Sauerland saying there was no such agreement, "well in that case I want a lot more money for the fight". And Sauerland also made the valid point that Abraham had to travel half way round the world in his last fight (jet-lag), whereas Froch only had a one-hour flight on a private jet to fight Kessler. Plus, there's a lot more money in the fight if it's held in Germany. Plus, the ref and judges will all be from neutral countries, so Froch's hometown decision claims are just cry-baby sour g****s with no basis.

If Froch still held a title, he'd have an argument. But he doesn't, so the fight should be held wherever makes the most money, and that means Germany. Threatening to pull out of the whole tournament if he doesn't get his way just makes him look like a spoilt brat throwing his toys out of the pram.

[Tongva]

Froch is a ****ing baby. I used to not dislike but I do now

[Dave Rado]

The ref in the Kessler-Ward fight was Ward's neighbor.

A neutral referee was appointed for that fight but he pulled out at short notice. It's hard to get a neutral referee at short notice, so Sauerland and Kessler agreed to the appointment of Jack Reiss, who had the reputation as being one of the fairest referes in the business. (I know you didn't like the way he refereed that fight, but he did have a great reputation, and Kessler agreed to his appointment, and he could have insisted on someone else).

[Hitman932]

The ref in the Kessler-Ward fight was Ward's neighbor.

And Andre Ward was Mikkel Kessler's daddy.

[Portman]

As I see it, he requires an EXTRA 1 million quid to fight the fight in Germany.. Not as in a total for fighting the fight.