Froch tells of rough childhood.. having his bicycle stolen etc!`

Wonder how many other World Champs had it THAT bad..? :-\

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYzwd...layer_embedded


What next..? "I had it real bad as a kid... someone gave me a chinese rope burn in School once" - Mike Tyson - 1990

I had a harder upbringing than that for God's sake... Though, he's just answering questions. He's not bragging he's had a rough life. This is hardly news worthy. I blame the journalist.

not exactly as if froch instigates a pity story out of this

Froch just answers the question. Being froch though no doubt by the next time i look up this thread he`ll be villified as an attention seeker:rolleyes:

i had my bike robbed when i was 15yrs old & i still aint emotionally recovered

My favourite line was 'I grew up in a rough area, a lot of ethnic minorities, a lot of black people, drug pushers and bad people.'

It's just a shame he didn't mention the gays he could have offended everybody then.

His bike rides like a gem. ;D

Jesus that was bad sounds like he lived a pretty normal life for a kid in England, I like the way he kept pushing he didn't go to a private school as if the majority of kids in the Uk go to Private School :rolleyes:.

;D What a tool!

My favourite line. "You've got to fight for your bike"

Bahahaha ;D

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;D What a tool!

My favourite line. "You've got to fight for your bike"

Bahahaha ;D

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Hey Big man he had it rough he even had to get back on his bike when he fell off after hurting his arm!!!

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;D What a tool!

My favourite line. "You've got to fight for your bike"

Bahahaha ;D

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Hey Big man he had it rough he even had to get back on his bike when he fell off after hurting his arm!!!

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Apparently Jonny Tapia has been in touch with Froch and asked how Froch ever got through that childhood. Tapia said he could never have coped with such adversity ;)

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Apparently Jonny Tapia has been in touch with Froch and asked how Froch ever got through that childhood. Tapia said he could never have coped with such adversity ;)

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Hahahaha ;D

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Apparently Jonny Tapia has been in touch with Froch and asked how Froch ever got through that childhood. Tapia said he could never have coped with such adversity ;)

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In fact, so did Edison Miranda, Kassim Ouma, Victor Ortiz and a few others... Not sure what they could have said to console him, though.

Just picture what it must be like for him though though - A city that has Blacks, Etnic minorities, Drug Dealers and even Bike theives :shocking: - fair play to the guy for getting out of the hood and growing up so well adjusted

Come on guys don't judge him, you don't what he had to go through living alongside black people and other minorites.

First they took his bike, then as an adult another black man beats him up and makes off with his world title, thank God the British authorities were on hand to rule that he had to give it back.

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Originally Posted by hattonthehammer

not exactly as if froch instigates a pity story out of this

Froch just answers the question. Being froch though no doubt by the next time i look up this thread he`ll be villified as an attention seeker:rolleyes:

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To be fair I'll only criticize him because he's from the UK.

The rest of the interview he goes on to talk about the day he had a pimple.

To be fair he wasn't trying to glorify or romanticize anything... he just said he had a pretty typical working class UK upbringing - which is what he was asked to talk about... :rolleyes:

Froch has got a lot of haters... fuck he even said at the end of the video "just little things like that, it's not like I grew up in Beirut or anything"

To the theme of The Beastie Boys....

"You gotta fight for your bike ..... says Froch'y" ;D

Sounds well rough mate - Nottingham

Hahaha stop trying to defend England's honor that's not what this thread is about. Listen to him, I believe you British call that 'thick'. Talking about being raised rough because there were mixed race and black people around ;D

It's my belief that Froch just isn't that intelligent, a bit simple ;D Come on it's not his first offense either, he openly confuses Andre Ward and Andre Dirrell constantly. I believe if you ask him the guy he fought won the gold medal and is called the Son of God. Seriously, it's not being a hater to laugh at this, it kind of makes me like him more ;D

Poor old Froch... He answers a question about his childhood and tells the truth and people even slate him for that.

I hope he wins the super 6 now, I thought it was Kesslers without doubt before it started but now I think Froch just might take it.

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Come on guys don't judge him, you don't what he had to go through living alongside black people and other minorites.

First they took his bike, then as an adult another black man beats him up and makes off with his world title, thank God the British authorities were on hand to rule that he had to give it back.

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This post should win some type of award!

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Originally Posted by rjj tszyu

Poor old Froch... He answers a question about his childhood and tells the truth and people even slate him for that.

I hope he wins the super 6 now, I thought it was Kesslers without doubt before it started but now I think Froch just might take it.

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Yup, he'll take it with his blistering hand speed, amazing technical ability and perfect foot placement.:cool:

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Poor old Froch... He answers a question about his childhood and tells the truth and people even slate him for that.

I hope he wins the super 6 now, I thought it was Kesslers without doubt before it started but now I think Froch just might take it.

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Yup, he'll take it with his blistering hand speed, amazing technical ability and perfect foot placement.:cool:

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Or on his physical and mental toughness. I'm not saying the guy is brilliant but I think he's got a great shot at winning this tournament now. He fights Kessler next week and if he comes through that with a W there will be more than just me thinking he'll win. If Kessler only shows what he did vs Ward I think Froch will win too.

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Poor old Froch... He answers a question about his childhood and tells the truth and people even slate him for that.

I hope he wins the super 6 now, I thought it was Kesslers without doubt before it started but now I think Froch just might take it.

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Yup, he'll take it with his blistering hand speed, amazing technical ability and perfect foot placement.:cool:

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Or on his physical and mental toughness. I'm not saying the guy is brilliant but I think he's got a great shot at winning this tournament now. He fights Kessler next week and if he comes through that with a W there will be more than just me thinking he'll win. If Kessler only shows what he did vs Ward I think Froch will win too.

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I don't care what Kessler shows up. Froch's not winning. The Kessler that showed up against Ward could beat Froch as well. Froch has no lateral movement and has wide looping punches. A technical boxer like Kessler will pick him apart. Jermain Taylor was beating Froch before he ran out of gas and Kessler is a better fighter.

I give Froch credit for finding a way to win against good opposition but it's only a matter of time before he loses. He has NO SHOT... I repeat NO SHOT against Ward. None.

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Yup, he'll take it with his blistering hand speed, amazing technical ability and perfect foot placement.:cool:

:rolleyes:

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Or on his physical and mental toughness. I'm not saying the guy is brilliant but I think he's got a great shot at winning this tournament now. He fights Kessler next week and if he comes through that with a W there will be more than just me thinking he'll win. If Kessler only shows what he did vs Ward I think Froch will win too.

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I don't care what Kessler shows up. Froch's not winning. The Kessler that showed up against Ward could beat Froch as well. Froch has no lateral movement and has wide looping punches. A technical boxer like Kessler will pick him apart. Jermain Taylor was beating Froch before he ran out of gas and Kessler is a better fighter.

I give Froch credit for finding a way to win against good opposition but it's only a matter of time before he loses. He has NO SHOT... I repeat NO SHOT against Ward. None.

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I disagree. Someone with Froch's workrate and chin has a great shot vs anyone at SMW. And as for Ward I think Dirrell will take him too.

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Or on his physical and mental toughness. I'm not saying the guy is brilliant but I think he's got a great shot at winning this tournament now. He fights Kessler next week and if he comes through that with a W there will be more than just me thinking he'll win. If Kessler only shows what he did vs Ward I think Froch will win too.

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I don't care what Kessler shows up. Froch's not winning. The Kessler that showed up against Ward could beat Froch as well. Froch has no lateral movement and has wide looping punches. A technical boxer like Kessler will pick him apart. Jermain Taylor was beating Froch before he ran out of gas and Kessler is a better fighter.

I give Froch credit for finding a way to win against good opposition but it's only a matter of time before he loses. He has NO SHOT... I repeat NO SHOT against Ward. None.

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I disagree. Someone with Froch's workrate and chin has a great shot vs anyone at SMW. And as for Ward I think Dirrell will take him too.

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Having a chin doesn't score points and as far as workrate... Ward would dictate the pace of the action as Froch walks forward and gets peppered.

We'll have to agree to disagree.

PS. Froch is goofy looking.

That is all.

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I don't care what Kessler shows up. Froch's not winning. The Kessler that showed up against Ward could beat Froch as well. Froch has no lateral movement and has wide looping punches. A technical boxer like Kessler will pick him apart. Jermain Taylor was beating Froch before he ran out of gas and Kessler is a better fighter.

I give Froch credit for finding a way to win against good opposition but it's only a matter of time before he loses. He has NO SHOT... I repeat NO SHOT against Ward. None.

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I disagree. Someone with Froch's workrate and chin has a great shot vs anyone at SMW. And as for Ward I think Dirrell will take him too.

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Having a chin doesn't score points and as far as workrate... Ward would dictate the pace of the action as Froch walks forward and gets peppered.

We'll have to agree to disagree.

PS. Froch is goofy looking.

That is all.

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I am not saying Ward isn't the better as far as technique and skill go but I just feel that Froch walking him down for 12 rounds could force him to be over defensive and if Froch does catch him with some good shots chances are he'll KO him.

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I disagree. Someone with Froch's workrate and chin has a great shot vs anyone at SMW. And as for Ward I think Dirrell will take him too.

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Having a chin doesn't score points and as far as workrate... Ward would dictate the pace of the action as Froch walks forward and gets peppered.

We'll have to agree to disagree.

PS. Froch is goofy looking.

That is all.

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I am not saying Ward isn't the better as far as technique and skill go but I just feel that Froch walking him down for 12 rounds could force him to be over defensive and if Froch does catch him with some good shots chances are he'll KO him.

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Ok... and what say you in regards to his goofy face? Any thoughts or concerns?

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Having a chin doesn't score points and as far as workrate... Ward would dictate the pace of the action as Froch walks forward and gets peppered.

We'll have to agree to disagree.

PS. Froch is goofy looking.

That is all.

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I am not saying Ward isn't the better as far as technique and skill go but I just feel that Froch walking him down for 12 rounds could force him to be over defensive and if Froch does catch him with some good shots chances are he'll KO him.

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Ok... and what say you in regards to his goofy face? Any thoughts or concerns?

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Gotta say he could do with a bit of a nose size reduction, if that thing gets cut open he'll probably bleed to death. Otherwise i have no thoughts on the matter!! ;D

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I am not saying Ward isn't the better as far as technique and skill go but I just feel that Froch walking him down for 12 rounds could force him to be over defensive and if Froch does catch him with some good shots chances are he'll KO him.

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Ok... and what say you in regards to his goofy face? Any thoughts or concerns?

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Gotta say he could do with a bit of a nose size reduction, if that thing gets cut open he'll probably bleed to death. Otherwise i have no thoughts on the matter!! ;D

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indeed. Well played, sir.

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Originally Posted by Drago

i had my bike robbed when i was 15yrs old & i still aint emotionally recovered

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Ironic that I stole someones bike but I recovered

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i had my bike robbed when i was 15yrs old & i still aint emotionally recovered

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Ironic that I stole someones bike but I recovered

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Gotta admit the whole bike being stolen thing is kind of familiar. Anyone ever heard why a certain Cassius Clay started boxing??

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i had my bike robbed when i was 15yrs old & i still aint emotionally recovered

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Ironic that I stole someones bike but I recovered

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Gotta admit the whole bike being stolen thing is kind of familiar. Anyone ever heard why a certain Cassius Clay started boxing??

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Yeah I do remember Ali saying that as a kid someone stole his bike and he swore to whup the guy or never let it happen again etc. I had a house party I didn't really intend to have a little over five years ago when I was finishing high school and my dad was out of townl, and all these shady types about the age I am now starting showing up, sure enough the next day I checked the garage and my mountain bike was gone, I had put well over 2000 dollars into the freaking thing, all my savings and then some. Perhaps not quite as scarring as being robbed point blank, but it REALLY sucked! Aside from not growin up a poor black kid in the southern states during the 1950's, I share his pain entirely;D

Nottingham aint even a rough city, fukking asshole.

And here we have a guy like Miranda who ate Garbage and Road kill because his mother left him for Prostitution....

At least he did not have a bike to be stolen...He may not have made it

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And here we have a guy like Miranda who ate Garbage and Road kill because his mother left him for Prostitution....

At least he did not have a bike to be stolen...He may not have made it

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Miranda's story is a rough one, absolutely heartbreaking. Kassim Ouma as well who has a very tough life being raised during a genocide and all.

I know Froch isn't even playing at having it rough though.

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Nottingham aint even a rough city, fukking asshole.

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Highest murder rate in the country bar none mate!

Try visiting areas like St Annes ;)

I can't believe he made it out of there alive. Thats why he's so damn tough, they actually made him go to public schools. His dad was real strict, damn. Hopefully he can use it as motivation to never go back to that horrible place.

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And here we have a guy like Miranda who ate Garbage and Road kill because his mother left him for Prostitution....

At least he did not have a bike to be stolen...He may not have made it

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Miranda's story is a rough one, absolutely heartbreaking. Kassim Ouma as well who has a very tough life being raised during a genocide and all.

I know Froch isn't even playing at having it rough though.

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No I don't think so either...Besides for as much of a tit he is Froch is not the poor me type....