Thread: Froch does want Ward in UK showdown and dares him to cross the pond

I reckon this would easily sell out wembley with the right undercard

Originally Posted by Tam Seddon

I reckon this would easily sell out wembley with the right undercard

if it was sold as Carls official last fight then maybe but is there even 90,000 people living in Nottingham?

If it's on ITV then people would watch for free at home anyway

Originally Posted by Tam Seddon

I reckon this would easily sell out wembley with the right undercard

Like quigg v Frampton or Brook v kahn even De gale v groves 2 ,something big like a double main event

I can't see Ward coming to England and I can't see Froch going to America and I can't see their relative promoters coming up with a deal before it goes to purse bids. So what happens if it does go to purse bids? Obviously it's worth more in Britain than it is in America so Hearn should win the bid. But what happens then? Can't see Ward coming to England.

Some good points here


Froch said he won’t be giving up his last remaining world title, and he dared Ward to come over to the UK to fight him at the Forest Ground in Nottingham. Froch doesn’t think that Ward likes to travel outside of the U.S, and he seems to be expecting him not to take the fight.

It’ll be really interesting to see if Ward calls Froch’s bluff by agreeing to go over and fight Froch in the UK. The question is if Ward does this will Froch quickly vacate his WBA title rather than getting in the ring with Ward for a potential second defeat.

Froch was beaten in their fight in 2011, even though Ward was fighting him with just one hand. Ward came into the fight with a fractured left hand, which forced him to use just his right hand for much of the fight. Ward did use his left, but he wasn’t able to get the power on his shots due to the pain from the fracture.

“I fought him [Andre Ward] in the US,’ Froch said via the Dailymail.co.uk. ‘Now it’s only right that he comes over here. To be a truly great champion you have to box overseas. Ward needs to be forced to travel out of his comfort zone. I dare him. He will discover that I’m a very different animal here than I was that night on the Boardwalk.”

Froch says he was bummed out in being in the United States around Christmas time the last time he fought Ward. Froch wasn’t happy away from home around Christmas, and he wasn’t happy in fighting Ward in Atlantic City.

I don’t see how things would be different with Froch fighting in the UK rather than the United States against Ward. I mean, Froch looked equally poor in his fight against the talented Andre Dirrell, and that fight took place in Nottingham.

The only difference was that two of the judges gave Froch a controversial 12 round split decision win. If Froch wasn’t talented enough to beat a one-handed Ward in the U.S, then why in the heck would anything be difference in the UK?

Unless Froch is hoping to get another controversial win like the one he got over Dirrell, I don’t see how the venue and the country would make any difference at all. The fact of the matter is Ward simply was the better fighter. They could have staged the fight in Froch’s living room with his family and friends as the spectators, and I don’t see the outcome being any different.

Ward could really throw a wrench into Froch’s plans by agreeing to fight him in the UK. The fans could then see if Froch was on the level when he dared Ward to fight him in the UK, or if Froch was merely flapping his gums in hopes of winning points with the fans.

Will Andre Ward call Froch’s bluff?

Originally Posted by Tam Seddon

I reckon this would easily sell out wembley with the right undercard

Decent fights cost the promotor money though. They have to pay those fighters and the bigger the name the bigger the purse.

Originally Posted by ruthless rocco

Originally Posted by La Cucaracha

So if negotiations stall & it goes to purse bid & RocNation wins will Froch travel?

rocnation are a joke!

Fair enough but the question still remains, if Wards promoters win a purse bid how quick does Froch vacate

i think that it would be smart for ward to call the bluff. if froch bites, go over there, beat him easily again, then get rid of the "only fight in my hometown" title that has been his biggest criticism. it would also make him relevant again very quickly.

i honestly dont really care what he does, as long as he hurries up and fights somebody.

Andre Ward To Froch: You Are Not Dictating Anything! - Boxing News

Ward being a little bitch no surprises there

Originally Posted by Tam Seddon

Andre Ward To Froch: You Are Not Dictating Anything! - Boxing News

Ward being a little bitch no surprises there

Froch should just fuck the WBA belt off and do what he wants at this stage of his career and go after the money.

Ward gets on my tits a bit to be honest, great fighter but very boring to watch and doesn't fight nearly enough for my liking.

((Gary Jacobs was a good Scottish welter from the 80/90s))

Matchroom wont beat RocNation if it goes to purse bids.

Originally Posted by Fenster

((Gary Jacobs was a good Scottish welter from the 80/90s))

Matchroom wont beat RocNation if it goes to purse bids.

Funny thing is, as soon as it was pointed out, I remembered him. (Nose splattered right across his face from memory.)

Originally Posted by Primo Carnera

Originally Posted by Fenster

((Gary Jacobs was a good Scottish welter from the 80/90s))

Matchroom wont beat RocNation if it goes to purse bids.

Funny thing is, as soon as it was pointed out, I remembered him. (Nose splattered right across his face from memory.)

Jacobs got smashed by Pernell Whitaker.

no disgrace in that.

Originally Posted by Primo Carnera

no disgrace in that.

No but he was finished after that fight, thought he could have taken an easier champion and the fight was shown on BBC.