Evening gents (and ladies)
Question for everyone, what would it take for the British public to get behind Froch on a large scale like Hatton?
Over the past 5 years Froch has consistently faced top opposition and is by far our best fighter, yet he doesn't have anywhere near the pulling power of the Hitman.
Is it to do with the British public's obsession with personality?
Hatton's undoubtedly more likeable than Froch (who I can't stand in some of his interviews) but shouldn't people look past that and support him for the elite fighter that he is? With Hatton's 2 losses in a row I now feel Froch's got the better legacy (though that's a whole different debate).
Not only in boxing do I notice this, some of you may dislike me for saying this but another good example is Ashley Cole, fantastic player and England's most consistent footballer over the past 10 years (maybe behind Scholes) yet he isn't appreciated for his talent. But players like Scott Parker are admired
Froch - Hatton
posted on 26/11/12
personality Mexicutioner! The fact he goes pubs etc and Froch doesn't seem as social
Anyways I hope more people appreciate Froch before he retires.
posted on 26/11/12
im sure it wont bother carl one bit tbh, true boxing fans appreciate the great things CF has done in the sport and as a notts lad myself the things he's done for nottingham sport, hope he gets his big fight with kessler at the city ground next year
posted on 26/11/12
Very arrogant fighter, to be fair he has proved himself against the best, but being humble may get him more fans.
posted on 26/11/12
i wouldnt say he's particularly arrogant, he's honest, arrogance is thinking youre a lot better than you are, i dont see CF as arrogant tbh
posted on 26/11/12
He comes across as arrogant on TV is my point, nothing wrong with being confident, he has every right, tbf, i never used to rate Froch, always though he was trying to be Calzaghe, but i have to admit he has won me over, he is a warrior, a proper fighter.
posted on 26/11/12
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posted on 26/11/12
Froch has proved he can hang with the elite, but not dominate the elite. The super 6 fights showed me one good Froch performance and that was against Kessler, Dirrell was robbed, Taylor was gassed and an aging Abraham well....
Froch vs Dirrell 2
Froch vs Kessler 2
Win these fights Froch and maybe i will not class you as a paper champion.
posted on 26/11/12
The Brits are obsessed with personality: cheeky chappy wastrels like Gazza and Hatton are eulogised whilst consummate professionals like Froch and Cole are despised.
I rolled my eyes at the adulation that Hatton got when he finally called time on his career (for the second time) along with the co-inciding favourable reportage he got for going back in the ring when anyone with an IQ in double digits could see it was a grotesquely stupid decision.
He should have been rounded upon and giving a few roundhouses and not praised to the rafters as some kind of fallen hero.
posted on 26/11/12
The_Red_Cognoscente (U9741)
posted on 28/11/12
If Froch really want's get the same praise as Hatton then he needs to move up to light heavy and become a 2 weight champion. A fight with Nathan Cleverley could give him that chance to create a legacy. For me he needs to beat Kessler next and then move up. He won't get Ward unless he goes back to the US.