Quote Originally Posted by RozzySean View Post
Quote Originally Posted by Fenster View Post
Froch overprotected? Come on now, that's ridiculous.

He turned pro at 26. In the last year he's had Inkin pulling out of fights AND Taylor's own promoter admitting Froch is too dangerous for too little reward before he won the title.

He is now the CHAMPION going into Taylor's backyard. If not the fight doesn't happen. Guys like Taylor NEVER leave their comfort zone for anything.

Froch may well get outclassed and slaughtered - but lacking in balls he most certainly is NOT!!!
You can debate whether or not it's Froch's fault, but he just hasn't had a great class of competition. You can't blame him for Inkin pulling out, no, but it doesn't change the fact this this will be Froch's first world class opponent. With 4 years of pro boxing and 22 fights, Taylor fought Hopkins. Since then, he has fought Hopkins again, Pavlik twice, and Winky Wright. Forget about the welterweights and Jeff Lacy, that's world class competition.
Right.. but the difference is Taylor is American. He's had much more oppotunities to make big fights. Non US based fighters have to travel to get any recognition, otherwise they are labeled "overprotected," even if the big American name refuses to fight them.

Taylor CHOSE to fight Lacy for MONEY instead of Froch for the WBC title (smart). Even as CHAMPION Froch has travelled to make the fight.

He deserves credit for that.