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  • $tate of Mind
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    #1

    I have a question for UK fans

    From the outside looking in it seems like Carl Froch doesn't get the same type of notoriety and support as fellow UK fighters Amir Khan and David Haye. Is this true? Does Froch fight on Sky, does this have something to do with it? I ask because Froch has arguably done more than both Khan and Haye, although Haye was the undisputed CW champion.
  • SirTomJones
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    #2
    Froch has just moved to sky,

    Khan is a superstar boxer over here I guess.

    People have followed him since the olympics.

    Lots of the early fights were on free television. Which helped build a fan base

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    • Forza
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      #3
      Because froch is an arrogant ugloid

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      • The_Golden_Goy
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        #4
        Originally posted by Sir TomJones
        Froch has just moved to sky,

        Khan is a superstar boxer over here I guess.

        People have followed him since the olympics.

        Lots of the early fights were on free television. Which helped build a fan base

        this is practically the whole reason. Khan was mainstream before his first professional fight

        and can I assume SirTomJones you saw Iron Maiden over the weekend?

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        • HughJass
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          #5
          i dont think froch will ever have a huge fan base because of the calzaghe situation

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          • Medved
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            #6
            Because Froch didnt get any media exposure in the UK, while Khan and David Haye got plenty.

            Only recently have the UK fans been jumping on the bandwagon since theres not that many to jump on these days for them.

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            • IronDanHamza
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              #7
              Because Froch has just signed with Sky Sports, this year If I remember correctly.

              Alot of his career he had next to no promotion, at all.

              Khan is so much bigger because like Sir Tom Jones said, he has a been a superstar here since he was 17 years and and has had HUGE promotion as early as 17.

              David Haye, wasn't really big here until he moved to HW. THEN Sky put huge promotion into him to build the inevitable Klitschko fight.

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              • Maradoughnut
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                #8
                go pick some cotton TS

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                • SirTomJones
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                  #9
                  Originally posted by The_Golden_Goy
                  this is practically the whole reason. Khan was mainstream before his first professional fight

                  and can I assume SirTomJones you saw Iron Maiden over the weekend?
                  Yeah saw them last Monday in Cardiff

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                  • HitmanHattonAY
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                    #10
                    Froch is my favourite UK Fighter

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