Carl Froch Admits to Training Injured For Taylor - Boxing News

What the hell is a niggle?

Originally Posted by boozeboxer

What the hell is a niggle?

Slang term for minor injury, same thing as "Knock"

"I've got a niggle in my right leg".

Hmm...not the kinda thing you say before a fight...usually afterwards..kinda odd

I root against Froch simply for how he talks, "I'll smoke his boots", "I've picked up some wiggles", he's got to go, I never thought I would root for Jermain Taylor, a first time for everything.

It is odd that he is bringing up injuries before the fight, the first thing that comes to mind is he is planting the excuse seed in case he loses....

I hope it is nothing cause I am looking forward to this fight......

Well, truth be told I think Froch is in the same boat as us, hes unsure of what he has because he hasnt faced any quality as yet so is talking all sorts of odd craap

Personally I think his story about how hes running 6 miles in 35 minutes is bullshiit, after that knee opp, to run that quick over that period of time will deffinitly not be good for his knee, unless it is sissy treadmill running, his knee would not stand up to that abuse on tarmac everyday for a couple of months.

It could well be his knee hurting him, if it is then Taylor wants to treat him like an old man and make him move.

Froch is a praat though, on One hand hes trying to sound threatning and then on the other hes looking for sympathy about his aching body thats yet to actually fight a world class fighter

Originally Posted by leftylee

Originally Posted by boozeboxer

What the hell is a niggle?

Slang term for minor injury, same thing as "Knock"

"I've got a niggle in my right leg".

I find this strange. If it is so minor, why even bring it up?

Can a girl say "I have been niggled up!"?

Originally Posted by clintuk

Hmm...not the kinda thing you say before a fight...usually afterwards..kinda odd

Not when your looking for a pre-fight excuse it's not. Fraud knows deep down inside he can't win. He's starting his damage control early

Froch i think is a very clever man. I wouldn't think he was injured atall. Just playing some mind games i'd say. I would absolutely love to see some video footage of those sparring sessions him and pascal had in camp. Tremendous.

There are no sure things in boxing, but I'd be shocked if a guy who's been competitive against Hopkins, Wright, Pavlik, Spinks, etc., can't completely school a guy like Froch, who's fought vastly inferior competition. But I guess you could have said the same thing about the first Pavlik fight. Still, I've got Taylor by wide UD.

Hell be ok Froch will ruin taylor I reall believe that. Might fall behind in the early eorunds but Froch owns taylro in the second half of the fight imo

I hear Froch holds his hands low. That's about all I've heard. Any of you Brits have a little more info on him? It has been hard to find film.

Originally Posted by DAWGSWIN

I hear Froch holds his hands low. That's about all I've heard. Any of you Brits have a little more info on him? It has been hard to find film.

He has a good chin but he has never been tested at world level unless you class Pascal as world class.Good power in both hands but has a poor defence.He likes to get into a toe to toe batle.

i really think froch has the killer instinct & fights with his heart as well, in my book exciting to fight! hope he is the real thing!