Quote Originally Posted by bilbo
Quote Originally Posted by jbirdy
you can't honestly think that hopkins beat taylor both times mate. elterriblemorales. taylor won the first fight convincingly and then b hop gave it all the 'i'm not gonna leave it up to the judges this time round' and then faught exactly the same fight as the first time round.
i think carl froch is gonna lose that 0 if he steps up in opposition next year. if he faces lacy, manfredo jr, or even danny green he's gonna lose it. i think brian magee showed that he can be hurt and a fighter with a bit more class will nail him.
Now I completely agreed with you regarding Hopkins losing both times to Taylor, but Froch losing to Mafredo

I don't see that happening, Froch's defense aint all that hot but he has a great chin, bags of stamina and more pop in his hands than anyone Manfredo has ever faced.

I doubt the fight would ever happen but if it did I'd be going for a Froch late stoppage, round 11 or 12.

Manfredo is ok against the Spina's and Pemberton's of the world but against anyone who can box and who isn't technically dead he struggles. Froch would eat him up.
In agreement Bilbo.

A fighter's biggest assets are his whiskers & power, which Froch has in spades.

With regards his pedigree, he trains exceptionally hard and is always in peak condition when he climbs through the ropes, as is pretty obvious from his build.

Perhaps he could be 'out-hustled' over 12 rounds, but i don't believe he'd be stopped.

Froch looks as though he throws fights away, rather than come from behind if that makes any sense - he seems fairly happy to fight along with the tempo at this level.

At the higher level i believe he will be more incentivised to perform 100%, rather than 5% more than his opponent.

The Dodson fight will certainly dispell or prove, any opinions on him.

I think it will be a good domestic UK fight, with rivalry and needle in abundance between the two operators, which will give us arm chairs fans a treat.