Showtime "Announce" FROCH v TAYLOR in April

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Froch will stop him...gaurantee it

He wants it more and Taylor is blatantly scared of him already and wanted nothing to do with this fight and tried everything to not fight him.

Carls on a mission and will crush him inside the distance

I've heard this before, but I've yet to hear a reasonable explanation why Taylor, who fought Hopkins x2; Wright; and Pavlik x2, would be scared of fighting a defensively deficient, mostly untested fighter who struggled against Pascal, the only semi-decent fighter he had been in the ring with.

Network interest/money is a legitimate excuse for not fighting a largely unheralded fighter like Froch. Taylor's at the stage in his career where he's trying to maximize his earnings and set himself up for big fights in the future. He's already got name recognition.

I would imagine a fight with someone like Allan Green would bring in a comprable amount of money, with a lower risk, and more American interest, so him persuing that fight is not indicitive of being afraid of Froch. Is Froch a better challenge? No doubt, but he's largely unknown in the States.

I think when people throw around he is scared etc etc its over rated in this case maybe Taylor is scared to what a defeat against a hungry bigger untested guy would do to his carreer, not for one moment a guy like Taylor who has entered the ring against guys like Hopkins Winky and Pavlik scared of facing Froch id say him and his team are aware that if they were to get beat his career would be damaged in a big way.

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Froch will stop him...gaurantee it

He wants it more and Taylor is blatantly scared of him already and wanted nothing to do with this fight and tried everything to not fight him.

Carls on a mission and will crush him inside the distance

I've heard this before, but I've yet to hear a reasonable explanation why Taylor, who fought Hopkins x2; Wright; and Pavlik x2, would be scared of fighting a defensively deficient, mostly untested fighter who struggled against Pascal, the only semi-decent fighter he had been in the ring with.

Network interest/money is a legitimate excuse for not fighting a largely unheralded fighter like Froch. Taylor's at the stage in his career where he's trying to maximize his earnings and set himself up for big fights in the future. He's already got name recognition.

I would imagine a fight with someone like Allan Green would bring in a comprable amount of money, with a lower risk, and more American interest, so him persuing that fight is not indicitive of being afraid of Froch. Is Froch a better challenge? No doubt, but he's largely unknown in the States.

I think when people throw around he is scared etc etc its over rated in this case maybe Taylor is scared to what a defeat against a hungry bigger untested guy would do to his carreer, not for one moment a guy like Taylor who has entered the ring against guys like Hopkins Winky and Pavlik scared of facing Froch id say him and his team are aware that if they were to get beat his career would be damaged in a big way.

Duon't know Skel mate... Taylor found himself as mandatory and (i suspect) an awkward place for himself that he didn't want to be in.
I think he'd have jumped straight in if Pascal would have won and think he genuinely fears the Cobra.
Carls done a great job baiting him and doubting his manhood and i think JT just had enough.
Froch is on the Verge of being a Stadium filler if he beats Taylor in style (I think he has to go all out and win by KO to be honest) and the fact that Froch could well step into Pavliks shoes as "The Great White Hope" potentially earns him a fortune.
Froch is riding high and full of Confidence and i think he'll stun a lot of people.
Hate to bang on about it but he did fight Pascal with a cracked rib and a perforated ear drum and still went to war.
Really hope he does it and it's a brilliant matchup and fair play Cobra for going to the US no problem to fight
Really looking forward to this one and i think Froch could be in another FOTY again!!!!

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Fingers crossed it's nearly a done deal

Boxing: Carl Froch set for first defence of title against Jermain Taylor | Sport | guardian.co.uk