Fighters Popularity: Fom Hero To Zero In The Blink Of An Eye

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I will start with an example and maybe people can add a few more fighters whose popularity fell off a cliff at some point.


Carl Froch was a British hero as he entered the ring to face the up-and-coming outsider George Groves. Nine glorious rounds later and some mischosen words in the post fight interview and Froch is now being held up as the archetypal figure of hate.

As I read around the message boards one thing stands out and that is the absolute disdain people have for the things Froch has been saying. Many of the words describing Froch where once glowing in their praise but not now, vitriol is the word that comes to mind when reading the comments. Froch has now become to many a fighter they want to see take a beating.

I don't necessarily hold the views that the majority seem to have but this is probably because I have come to the conclusion that Froch isn't really all there in terms of his own sanity. All those punches to the head he has taken won't have helped either.

milkyboy wrote:Disclaimer: there is nothing heroic about shooting frank, but some seemed to think so.

Disgusting to say some would think he is a hero...

Could've ruddy made sure of it and not left us with an array of WBO pansy matchups for years to come

makes me laugh how fickle sports fans are.
one night changed froch from britain's best to a washed up big mouth - despite the fact he won. early stoppage or not groves simply couldn't get him out of there and he was on his way to getting the tko win.