Boxing Forums



User Tag List

Thanks Thanks:  3
Likes Likes:  20
Dislikes Dislikes:  0
Results 1 to 15 of 55

Thread: Is it Frotch or Frock?

Share/Bookmark

Hybrid View

Previous Post Previous Post   Next Post Next Post
  1. #1
    Join Date
    Oct 2013
    Posts
    4,605
    Mentioned
    38 Post(s)
    Tagged
    1 Thread(s)
    Punch Power
    691
    Cool Clicks

    Default Re: Is it Frotch or Frock?

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

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Jul 2007
    Posts
    66,518
    Mentioned
    1699 Post(s)
    Tagged
    1 Thread(s)
    Punch Power
    3118
    Cool Clicks

    Default Re: Is it Frotch or Frock?

    Quote Originally Posted by powerpuncher View Post
    Froch was by no means great. He had a good punch and a lot of grit. I always say that he overachieved.
    I think he was worthy of being the 2nd best super middleweight in his era. Kessler and Froch went at it for that position. Bute was destroyed. No one else was close. Froch earned what he achieved.
    Do not let success go to your head and do not let failure get to your heart.

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Oct 2013
    Posts
    4,605
    Mentioned
    38 Post(s)
    Tagged
    1 Thread(s)
    Punch Power
    691
    Cool Clicks

    Default Re: Is it Frotch or Frock?

    Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by powerpuncher View Post
    Froch was by no means great. He had a good punch and a lot of grit. I always say that he overachieved.
    I think he was worthy of being the 2nd best super middleweight in his era. Kessler and Froch went at it for that position. Bute was destroyed. No one else was close. Froch earned what he achieved.
    Maybe. Kessler beat him the first time around and then barely pulled off the rematch much after Kessler was at his best. He obviously wasn’t better than Ward (no shame there).

    So overall, he was probably always about 2nd best which is good. He won some and he lost some. So overall, that’s I believe he was good but not great. Not a HOF fighter to me.

  4. #4
    Join Date
    Jul 2007
    Posts
    66,518
    Mentioned
    1699 Post(s)
    Tagged
    1 Thread(s)
    Punch Power
    3118
    Cool Clicks

    Default Re: Is it Frotch or Frock?

    Quote Originally Posted by powerpuncher View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by powerpuncher View Post
    Froch was by no means great. He had a good punch and a lot of grit. I always say that he overachieved.
    I think he was worthy of being the 2nd best super middleweight in his era. Kessler and Froch went at it for that position. Bute was destroyed. No one else was close. Froch earned what he achieved.
    Maybe. Kessler beat him the first time around and then barely pulled off the rematch much after Kessler was at his best. He obviously wasn’t better than Ward (no shame there).

    So overall, he was probably always about 2nd best which is good. He won some and he lost some. So overall, that’s I believe he was good but not great. Not a HOF fighter to me.
    Froch did have to contend with the volcano ash and issues caused by it for his 1st fight with Kessler but anyway he is right to say that he did enough to be rated higher than AJ at this point in their career.
    Do not let success go to your head and do not let failure get to your heart.

  5. #5
    Join Date
    Dec 2004
    Location
    This Lunatic Asylum
    Posts
    23,278
    Mentioned
    428 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Punch Power
    3134
    Cool Clicks

    Default Re: Is it Frotch or Frock?

    Froch didn't overachieve to me, he was much better than I thought, I picked everyone to beat him from the leisure centre days (no live TV). We thought he was doing the worst Roy impression ever but in fact his hero was Naz. I kid you not. He was trying to do Naz. And as Memphis said, he eventually found his style (imagine he didn't have that iron head?).

    My favourite Froch fight was the Aussie sheep farmer snapping his neck back all night for the Commonwealth title. And taking the piss out of the small number of Froch groupies who claimed Calzaghe was ducking him.

    However, credit where it's due, his groupies were right, his run from Pascal to Groves is stronger than most HOF-ers.
    Last edited by Fenster; 05-06-2020 at 11:12 AM.
    3-Time SADDO PREDICTION COMP CHAMPION.

  6. #6
    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Location
    Ireland
    Posts
    11,799
    Mentioned
    3 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Punch Power
    2286
    Cool Clicks

    Default Re: Is it Frotch or Frock?

    Quote Originally Posted by Fenster View Post
    And he has a point regarding that list, he beat/fought much stronger competition than most of that list.
    Absolutely.

    Froch could never be accused of ducking anyone, because he was/is, genuinely convinced that he could beat everyone.
    091

  7. #7
    Join Date
    Oct 2013
    Posts
    8,402
    Mentioned
    99 Post(s)
    Tagged
    1 Thread(s)
    Punch Power
    774
    Cool Clicks

    Default Re: Is it Frotch or Frock?

    Quote Originally Posted by Donny View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Fenster View Post
    And he has a point regarding that list, he beat/fought much stronger competition than most of that list.
    Absolutely.

    Froch could never be accused of ducking anyone, because he was/is, genuinely convinced that he could beat everyone.
    Sorry, I’ve got to take issue with that. He refused to entertain the idea of fighting DeGale , (mandatory at the time) Ward, Golovkin , and insisted that he would only fight Chavez in Vegas . When that didn’t materialise, he duly retired.
    And to cap it all, 3 days AFTER retiring , he goes on Twitter with a picture of his exposed torso and says “too big and tough for GGG!”
    FACT
    Former Undisputed 4 belt Prediction champion. Still P4P and People’s Champion.

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

     

Similar Threads

  1. ANDRE DIRRELL wants CARL FROTCH
    By SalTheButcher in forum Boxing Talk
    Replies: 6
    Last Post: 05-02-2009, 12:56 PM

Bookmarks

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  




Boxing | Boxing Photos | Boxing News | Boxing Forum | Boxing Rankings

Copyright © 2000 - 2025 Saddo Boxing - Boxing