Comments Thread For: Froch Says Vegas Showdown With Chavez Jr. Is Close

[IronDanHamza]

Beating Golovkin wouldn't necessarily have him surpass Calzaghe. GGG has no record at 168, and many still think he's a hype-job waiting to be exposed at 160. If Froch stopped him it would be looked upon as a guy stepping outside his weight class.

The 168lb fight that could elevate him above Calzaghe is beating Ward, that's the big one legacy-wise without stepping up to light-heavy.

Froch is already above Calzaghe.

Both at 168 and in general.

[wardnine]

Well I was planning on attending Kovalev/Pascal in Montreal (and perhaps would've been nice to visit Montreal for the first time in my life) but if Froch/Chavez Jr. is finalized will definitely go to that instead...

[Weebler I]

Froch is already above Calzaghe.

Both at 168 and in general.

It's up for debate I think, but as a boxing fan I respect Froch's run more because he did much of his work on the road.

[joesaiditstrue]

supposedly this fight is on the may 2nd card.

[Weebler I]

supposedly this fight is on the may 2nd card.

Source? I read it was for March 28th.

[Grimmer]

I doubt it's close to happening. I think Hearn's telling Froch what he wants to hear.

There's not been a peep stateside about this, not from HBO/Showtime/Haymon's people.

Only Bob Arum who's stated he'll file a law suit if it goes ahead.

Recall Fat Dan saying something only last week about it not bein close either.

Showtime PPV is the only network that could Broadcast this but they've not said a peep either. HBO won't work with Haymon and NBC isn't PPV which is what Froch wants. "A PPV fight on HBO in Vegas". He's used that phrase a number of times.

I've said it for a while, this fight won't happen.

[yoz]

Not sure this fight does great business at the UK Box Office, some hardcore fans will pay for it, that's about it. Chavez Jr is not well-known in the UK, and let's be honest he's a pretty limited fighter.

They'll be concerted marketing in the UK.

[Grimmer]

Not sure this fight does great business at the UK Box Office, some hardcore fans will pay for it, that's about it. Chavez Jr is not well-known in the UK, and let's be honest he's a pretty limited fighter.

There would be a UK leg as well, if it was to happen.

[jmrf4435]

Chavez spoiled ass is about to get wollywomped

[big_james10]

I see a fight coming, but it's going to involve lawyers rather than boxers.

No, it won't and I will tell you why. Bob Arum is lying about Chavez Jr. owing him another fight. If Arum still had the promotional rights to Chavez Jr., he would be raising holy hell about Haymon and Hearn negotiating a fight with Jr. behind his back and would have filed a lawsuit against them for interfering with his promotional rights.

Bob Arum doesn't keep his mouth shut about anything. Yet, he has barely spoken about this matter. The reason is he knows he has no promotional rights to Chavez Jr. When the Chavez Jr./Froch fight is announced, Arum will claim that he cancelled the lawsuit that he allegedly filed and decided to let Chavez Jr. out of his contract for the good of boxing when the truth is that he never had a leg to stand on in this matter.

When that happens, there will be 100 posts from idiots on this site praising Arum for being such as wonderful person.