Arum to Bunce: "Sturm in October, Froch in January is the plan"

[Tam Seddon]

I was using Hopkins as an example with heart as big as Froch's who Pavlik had fought. If Pavlik could twice cope with Taylor who is an immeasurably better boxer, I think he could deal with Froch trying to box. Froch seems to think he is Tommy Hearns, where in reality his handspeed is average & his footwork is abysmal. Fine, Kessler's inactivity is an issue, but if Kessler looks even half the fighter he was before Calzaghe, then I think he dispatches Froch. Bute is a fast, powerful boxer & would do what Taylor did, but would actually finish Froch. I think Andrade was a tougher fight for him because he took everything Bute had & then had him finished at the end. Froch's chin is simply not as good as Andrade's, who may have the best chin in modern boxing. This is clear from the fact that Taylor dropped Froch & had him on queer street, and if he could finish a fight it would be all over. Also pre-fight Froch was taking the piss out of Taylor's power, saying he couldn't drop light-middleweights so he would be no problem for him & if he had such a great chin this would be true. In the meantime Andrade has only been dropped by an absolute bomb from Yusaf Mack, which he got right back up from. Froch is a better boxer, but his chin is just not on the level & his boxing is nowhere near the same level as Bute or Kessler. Like I said, Pavlik is the best option for him, as they are similarly one dimensional.

First of all you saying Carl Froch has awful footwork is the biggest load of bull ever, Carls footwork is what makes him such an awkward fighter to handle in the ring. He knows his range and from that he uses his footwork to get out of danger and implement aggresive forward pressure fighting, what he does best. So you saying he hasnt got good footwork isnt right IMO, I think its one of his most useful assets in a fight. As for the Taylor fight, how many world champions in their first defence travel to the USA against arguably one of their best prospects to date in their backyard? Carl was an underdog in the fight and the US audience didnt give him a chance against JT, he weatherd the storm and came back when he was behind on the judges scorecards to stop JT which was a great achievement. I feel that Carl hasnt been given enough respect in that department, because after the 6th round in the fight I feel he really did start to push Taylor back and because of that the knockout by the 12th was inevitable. It's your opionion on Bute, but we would have to see, I think the fight needs to happen to clarify who is the best at 168, and for Kessler if he gets rid of his shit promotion team I hope to god we see him involved in the 168 mix. As for Andrade it would be an exciting fight, but with the experience Carl has gained in the last year I think he would be able to handle him, it would be good to watch, but carl wouldnt lose to Andrade mark my words on that

Fair points although I disagree & think Andrade would KO him, happy enough to have a sig or avatar bet if they fight. I did say before they fought that I thought Froch would beat Taylor, only to actually be impressed by Taylor & disappointed by Froch, who I didn't feel did anything till the 8th, but fair play to him he did what he needed to win. I think his footwork looks so awkward & at times it looks like he's gonna stumble over his own feet. Eventually he will fight a guy who takes advantage of that & his low hands & makes him pay.

One thing why do Froch fans feel the constant need to mention that 'he went to the US in his first defence against a top fighter in his own backyard' etc etc if no one brings up anything to do with that? Yes I give him respect for that, but it's no reason for me to proclaim him the saviour of boxing. Just because European fighters don't do it, doesn't mean those from Australia, South America & Africa are doing the same.

ill take your sig bet mate definatly ! if it ever did happen! I think it is a big achievement, because i highly doubt if Taylor or another USA name had won the belt and lets say for the sake of arguement that Froch was a bigger name that they would go over to the UK to defend there belt. Carl has shown bottle recently, and thats what i respect about him, he could have taken the easy route but he hasnt, and with fight like Pavlik, Bute and Kessler in the air hes not taking any light steps in trying to achieve his goal of being the new man after JC as number one in the weight class, and that hunger he has was shown in the JT fight and thats why im firm that carl can perform even better in fights against big 168 names and prove that he really is the best in the weight class. Very intersting times lay ahead for Carl and the 168 weight class, I always knew this weight class would have a lot of attraction to it.