http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Wo..._Championships

Froch was outpointed in the World Amateur Boxing Championships against a guy called Goglov - Froch nearly KO'd him in the first round - but Gogolov beat the count. Froch admitted prior to the fight his elbow was seized & very sore. Gogolov won the show outright afterwards. All the pundits agreed that Froch, without the injury would have won the show.

Kostya Tyszu, Pernell Whitaker, Wilfredo Gomez - not many others in the Pro game have medalled in the World Championships.

The British boxing scene was so impressed with Froch that the BBC decided to show Froch's pro debut - they shown all his fights until something like the 11th or 12th - before offering the riduculous £1,000,000.00 to Audley Harrioson, to show his first clutch of fights - wiping out the BBC's boxing budget.

They thought that with Audley's win at the Olympics, it would generate bigger viewing figures - how wrong they were!!

The BBC should have stuck watching a genuine Pro talent, develop from an embryonic state to a potential world champion.

With regards fighting Kessler? ..... Mikkel gets all the props in the world from me and is an outstanding professional talent (amateur career aside).

It would be brutal whilst it lasts - i'm sure Carl has far more respect for Mikkel than Calzgahe....

...Kess & Froch share the same opinion on Joe it would seem from their constant press releases!