Is it Frotch or Frock?

[ykdadamaja]

How do you properly pronouce Carl Froch's last name, is it Frotch as in crotch, or is it Frock as in cock?

Frock as in "what a fucking cock"

It is though also properly pronounced as nob head


and here is another reason why

https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/7...sapp-messages/

lolol....

[Spicoli]

How did that p4p British list clamor not make it's own thread on this forum of all places ? Considering 30 years span I'll do him one better, no way in hades I'd rank David Haye over Nigel Benn ffs. Froch talks a lot but he was also very exciting in their with a helluva beard.

[Fenster]

This forum has always been more American-centric than British. Speaking of Froch, 90% of the forum had zero interest until he rocked up in America to get mullered by Taylor. Like every British fighter those days he was a "bum," "protected," "padded Euro record." And he has a point regarding that list, he beat/fought much stronger competition than most of that list.

[Gandalf]

Agreed. I like to mock Froch for his delusional Calzaghe views, but he was solid, beat champions and indeed never got knocked out by a relative unknown. Joshua has to prove a bit more really. Froch fell short at times, but has a lot of good wins.

[p4pking]

In fairness I don't think his being British was actually the reason most thought he wouldnt prove to be world class. He had a style that just looked like it wouldnt work out, it didn't look pretty no matter who he fought and it was easy to think better fighters would handle him.

[Memphis]

I'd go along with that. I was thinking right back when he fought Charles Adamu for the Commonwealth title that would be his limit. Stick him in with anything better and he's coming a cropper.

Froch had a serious case of delusions of grandeur when it came to boxing and the style he was going to adopt. Fancied himself as a bit Roy Jones, when in actual fact he was a hard bastard with a granite chin, decent dig and a serious set of bollocks. Those things took him far further than I expected him to go.

[Master]

Froch also had a good right cross and a lethal right uppercut. He was very fit and strong so could punch it out with the most strongest fighters in the division. His fight with Pascal was pure action.

The super middleweight division was far better pound for pound than the current heavyweight division. Andre Ward was the best at the weight. Anyone second to him was not bad.

[smashup]

I was ringside for Froch v Magee which I covered for this very site, Froch banged him out cold for about 2 mins and kept his Commonwealth title.
Seeing Froch up that close that night you could tell he was going all the way and all at ringside agreed.
One hard motherfucker 😎

[Ron Swanson]

In fairness I don't think his being British was actually the reason most thought he wouldnt prove to be world class. He had a style that just looked like it wouldnt work out, it didn't look pretty no matter who he fought and it was easy to think better fighters would handle him.

Don’t go interrupting quality little brother bellyaching with thought.

[powerpuncher]

Froch was by no means great. He had a good punch and a lot of grit. I always say that he overachieved.

[Spicoli]

This forum has always been more American-centric than British. Speaking of Froch, 90% of the forum had zero interest until he rocked up in America to get mullered by Taylor. Like every British fighter those days he was a "bum," "protected," "padded Euro record." And he has a point regarding that list, he beat/fought much stronger competition than most of that list.

For a few years early on I thought it was straight out of Manila . Fighters have to start somewhere and strive for bigger recognition. I slagged on Calazaghe a hundreds time more than Froch though calling a fighter a bum before he gets a chance on a huge stage is always ignit. As we've seen the Global 'face' of the sport has massively expanded.

[Fenster]

This forum has always been more American-centric than British. Speaking of Froch, 90% of the forum had zero interest until he rocked up in America to get mullered by Taylor. Like every British fighter those days he was a "bum," "protected," "padded Euro record." And he has a point regarding that list, he beat/fought much stronger competition than most of that list.

For a few years early on I thought it was straight out of Manila . Fighters have to start somewhere and strive for bigger recognition. I slagged on Calazaghe a hundreds time more than Froch though calling a fighter a bum before he gets a chance on a huge stage is always ignit. As we've seen the Global 'face' of the sport has massively expanded.

Exactly. The good thing about modern American fans (ignoring weirdo LBDC/PBC race baiters) is they understand boxing is a global sport. The old American pundits/journos/fans were so nationalistic and frankly racist it was shocking. Many former great blokes on here believed if it wasn't in America it didn't count. Remember old CutMeMick telling me - "America is the Oscars of boxing, it doesn't matter unless it happens here." How quickly times change.

[p4pking]

Cutmemick also told us if you didn't paint your nails and pretend to type gibberish to illustrate that you had a wine cooler with dinner it didn't count...He didn't know shit about boxing either.

[powerpuncher]

I’m actually glad that there are Brits around here because it helps me get to know fighters better. I wish that the US had more of a local following like other countries do.

[Fenster]

Cutmemick also told us if you didn't paint your nails and pretend to type gibberish to illustrate that you had a wine cooler with dinner it didn't count...He didn't know shit about boxing either.

This is true but everyone's 2nd favourite poster - behind Wacko - and prolific LA boxer stalker (before Elie Seckbach) held clout. He forced me to infiltrate media archives to produce evidence that Marquez had turned down several offers to face Naz. After I provided bombproof evidence he rebutted with something Larry Merchant said on HBO. Boxing fans have always been a different breed.