Comments Thread For: Carl Froch: 'I Want To Inflict a Beating on Arthur Abraham'

[THE REED]

I'm not sure about this... There can be more than a single way to beat a fighter. AA is not versatile, he always fights the same way : he doesn't do ****, sits back, block punches, then out of nowhere, he wakes up, becomes all wild. He fights in bursts. I hope his trainer will apply MAJOR changes to his style and approach to fighting, because he won't do well in his upcoming fights if he doesn't throw more punches, straighter punches, and start sooner in the fight (preferably into round 1).

I'm not so sure anymore AA will KO Froch. Froch did much better against Kessler than I thought he would. If Froch stays close to AA and throws those looping punches to the body and head like he predicts, I think he could definitely have success. You know, make it an inside fight. AA needs room to punch, he's not used to fighting inside, it could throw him off his game. Neither is Froch used to fighting inside, but if he trains to fight AA inside, it might turn out well. And his uppercutt could be a great weapon against AA for obvious reasons.

If Froch can avoid getting ko'ed, I believe he takes it.

The only way he avoids getting KOed, is by NOT standing in there and trading shots with AA...

[BattlingNelson]

I'm not sure about this... There can be more than a single way to beat a fighter. AA is not versatile, he always fights the same way : he doesn't do ****, sits back, block punches, then out of nowhere, he wakes up, becomes all wild. He fights in bursts. I hope his trainer will apply MAJOR changes to his style and approach to fighting, because he won't do well in his upcoming fights if he doesn't throw more punches, straighter punches, and start sooner in the fight (preferably into round 1).

I'm not so sure anymore AA will KO Froch. Froch did much better against Kessler than I thought he would. If Froch stays close to AA and throws those looping punches to the body and head like he predicts, I think he could definitely have success. You know, make it an inside fight. AA needs room to punch, he's not used to fighting inside, it could throw him off his game. Neither is Froch used to fighting inside, but if he trains to fight AA inside, it might turn out well. And his uppercutt could be a great weapon against AA for obvious reasons.

If Froch can avoid getting ko'ed, I believe he takes it.

I don't think Froch should go inside. He probably has a reach advantage of about a foot. Bodywork and footwork is the key plus Froch's underrated jab should work overtime.

[Rome-By-Ko]

I think it's the worst gameplan he could have...

TO stand and there and want to fight AA is a terrible idea.

You have to go in there with the idea of boxing and more boxing, build points while he holds his guard and get out.

If you stand there and fight AA you are probably going to get knocked out.

I don't believe Froch will tell us his real plan

[black.ink]

I don't think Froch should go inside. He probably has a reach advantage of about a foot. Bodywork and footwork is the key plus Froch's underrated jab should work overtime.

I agree with this, but we all know Froch, and his machoism will want to eventually trade....unnecessarily. This could prove to be a bad idea, the last thing you want to do with the biggest puncher in the tournament is to trade wild shot for wild shot. No matter how good a chin Froch has, it can only take so much....Abraham has a great chin too, so Froch won't shake him as much as previous opponents.

[jazluvr]

I think Abe might have learned from his fight with Dirrell he has to start earlier. His corner can't be THAT dumb to not tell him he's gotta get into it at the start of the fight, not the end...lol. I think Abe's going to tear Frochs head off.

[SplitSecond]

arthur's power is overrated, he has let lesser fighters make the distance

he hasn;t ko'd any elite who hadn't already been ko'd, dude's just hype with hammers not as big as most want to believe

there will be no ko in this fight

[Pullcounter]

Former super middleweight champion Carl Froch wants to send a strong message when he takes on Arthur Abraham in the third tier of the Super Six Boxing Classic. In his recent Nottingham Post column, Froch didn't touch too much on the venue dispute for the fight. Instead he went into detail on how he plans to win.

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froch doesn't have the boxing ability to deal with AA. he's gonna get KOed. possiblly late rounds since froch gets tired late.

[BattlingNelson]

I agree with this, but we all know Froch, and his machoism will want to eventually trade....unnecessarily. This could prove to be a bad idea, the last thing you want to do with the biggest puncher in the tournament is to trade wild shot for wild shot. No matter how good a chin Froch has, it can only take so much....Abraham has a great chin too, so Froch won't shake him as much as previous opponents.

Sure Arthur can throw the abrahammer, but I'm not convinced of his power at 168 as I don't think it has appeared as lethal at this weight and against worldclass opposition.

And Froch's chin is very good as well and he is extremely difficult to hit with a clean shot.

[mathed]

He may want to inflict a beating but the only beating that is going to be served will be the on he receives from AA. Froch is getting ko'd at some point in this fight, he will try to make it a slugfest and pay dearly for it.

[HughJass]

never gonna happen carl!