Quote Originally Posted by sanj16
I'm pretty sure that most people here are disappointed with him choosing Manfredi. Was in the gym the other day and had a brief chat with Froch (not that he knows me, just that he was training at the same time) about who he was thinking of fighting next. He mentioned a European, but just to keep ticking over, but they were trying to get him a bigger fight. He said that he would love to fight Calzaghe but that he was going after money and that he could understand why, but that he would like to fight Kessler. He said that they were all world class.
I think that the problem that he has is the the same as Witter. He is a huge risk, that they don't want to take right now.
Honestly speaking, all these top fighters know in their heart of hearts what fights they need to take that would make them legends, and if any of them truely believed in their own ability they would. Calzaghe would take on Froch and Hatton would put Witter to bed.
They are both opponents that are a lot more credible than their next opponents. The only reason they are not has to be that they are not worth the risk.
Opinions?
No it goes deeper then that. It's not a case of quickly putting Witter or Froch to bed. For hatton and calzaghe it also takes up about 3 months of training camp and sacrifice, takes up a tv date that could be used to show a more financially advantageous fight. HBO won't want hatton vs Witter or Calzaghe vs Froch, they want big names that are recognised in the states. Thats what sells there ppv events. Witter is a decent name but his style is boring and his recent performances haven't done anything to suggest that he is capable of putting on a decent show. All in all a fight with these two just isn't really worth anything for hatton or calzaghe. It doesn't financially make any sense at the minute. It may do in a year or so but i suspect it would take a massive win from either Witter or Froch or a shock loss from Hatton or Calzaghe to make this fight a more realstic option.