In all my life of watching boxing, I have felt there were two fighters who were true servants to the sport. They gave everything, every ounce of sweat, every ounce of blood, they fought the best their respective divisions had to offer: Sergio Martinez and Carl Froch. There was little to moan about with their careers, hardly were they known as divas, they gave to the sport and the brought in new fans.
It's sad that Martinez could not leave the sport on his own terms, maybe it was the dying light of a glittering career, the promise (or curse) of the biggest payday in a long and hard journey. Froch, by chance, never got that Vegas date, Chavez Jr was just not good enough. The big Vegas money receded and Froch found himself, he knew what he had done, he knew, as he said in his retirement interview, "it was enough"....it really was Carl Froch. It was enough.
It's sad that Martinez could not leave the sport on his own terms, maybe it was the dying light of a glittering career, the promise (or curse) of the biggest payday in a long and hard journey. Froch, by chance, never got that Vegas date, Chavez Jr was just not good enough. The big Vegas money receded and Froch found himself, he knew what he had done, he knew, as he said in his retirement interview, "it was enough"....it really was Carl Froch. It was enough.
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