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I dunno if this victory makes Froch an overnight success either. Even Jermain Taylor says that when he tells people he is training for Froch they always ask him "Who is Carl Froch?" so that it is a little embarrassing.









Dissagree!
Froch IS a virtual unknown and if he scalps Taylor in his first defence and in Taylors back yard then the boxing world will sit up and take to Froch instantly. (Everyone loves an underdog)
Let's not forget that the US public were desperate for Pavlik to be the new "Great White Hope" until Hopkins spoiled it for him.
Fact is that the US are still desperate for their own Calzaghe (undefeated white reigning champ) which was what Pavlik was supposed to be so if Carl does the buisness of course they're gonna latch onto him like one of their own
Froch will be in a very handsome negotiating position if he spanks down JT on Sat.
Beating Taylor in style on his own turf is still a massive scalp and it won't be easy at all.
Taylor has the better natural skills and is way quicker than anyone Froch has faced before but Carl is so awkward to fight against and will be huge at the weight and i just see him weathering Taylor in the first 4 or 5 then forcing him back and landing heavy blows.
I think he'll break Taylors heart simply because JT can't knock him out and start to ware him down and get a stoppage around the 10th and if he can do it i'd also expect Froch to base himself in the US from now on and who could blame him after no UK TV channel will be showing Saturdays fight.
I agree that beating Taylor will do tons for boosting Froch's name recognition. He will have beat a big-name former world champion. At or around that weight class, the only bigger names still in the game are Roy Jones and Bernard Hopkins. Bute and Kessler should line up to fight him.

I disagree that american fight fans will suddenly adopt Froch as the greatest ever if he beats Jermain because he is a "great white hope." Pavlik was liked because he knocked out people and was humble doing it. He wasn't brash and arrogant like PBF or provocative like Hopkins. He reminded the average citizen in middle america of an ordinary guy. Take for example, the huge reception for Fernando Guerrero recently on FNF in Salisbury, Maryland. The largely white crowd rooted for Guerrero because he was a polite, local guy. For the same reason Maliggnaggi doesn't enjoy a big following outside of Staten Island because he comes off as a jerk. Moreover, most americans still don't acknowlege Calzaghe's greatness even after he came here and beat our best. And he is a Welsh Italian. If Froch wins over the american public, it won't be because we are looking for the next "great white hope."