Froch HOF
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Froch deserves to make the HOF
Re: Froch HOF
I don't think so. But let's wait until his career is over.
Scottrf- Posts : 14359
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Re: Froch HOF
Care to enlighten Steffan? The mans been in consecutive world title fights for years fighting and usually beating whoever is out in front of him. Revenges Kessler defeat with a great display, if he beats GG decisively tonight then what more would he need to do? Aside from Avenge the Ward loss which is probably just out of his reach.
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EX7EY- Posts : 531
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Re: Froch HOF
Steffan's welsh, Froch hounded Calzaghe for years, Steffan hates Froch.
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Re: Froch HOF
The main negative for his case is that he was never "the man" at his weight. But, then again, the HoF standards aren't particularly stringent, so who knows?
Boxtthis- Posts : 1374
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Re: Froch HOF
He defeated two lineal divisional champs and fought the toughest competition in his time (second best to only Ward). Taylor, Dirrell, Kessler, Abraham, Johnson, Pascal, Groves, Bute. That's enough.
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Re: Froch HOF
He wasn't even close to competing with a one armed Ward. Lost to a past peak Kessler, dirrell clowned him when not running away and I really feel got jobbed on a home decision, Taylor I'll leave out, as fights are 12 rounds. Taking all that into account, yes he goes in, but Kessler goes ahead of him, there's plenty of space in Canastota.
jimdig- Posts : 1528
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Re: Froch HOF
No but that said they are letting anyone into the Hall of Fame these days and the modern climate of having any number of belts available means every fighters career seems higher achievement and its loaded with world titles and world title defences.
catchweight- Posts : 4339
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Re: Froch HOF
Not for me I think Froch is a good fighter, but the HOF should for great fighters even though this hasn't been the case over the years.
Nico the gman- Posts : 1753
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Re: Froch HOF
Yes based on the current criteria.
Isn't bleeding Rocky in the HOF?
Isn't bleeding Rocky in the HOF?
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Re: Froch HOF
Sly Stallone would have hammered Joe Louis though
catchweight- Posts : 4339
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Re: Froch HOF
Stallone and many others should be nowhere near the HOF,and whoever put them in are clowns,2 wrongs don't make a right.
Nico the gman- Posts : 1753
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Re: Froch HOF
Should he make it - No
Will he make it - Yes
Will he make it - Yes
Rowley- Admin
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No Louis would have got of the canvas to outpoint him.catchweight wrote:Sly Stallone would have hammered Joe Louis though
Nico the gman- Posts : 1753
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Re: Froch HOF
catchweight wrote:Sly Stallone would have hammered Joe Louis though
Jesus the list of heavyweights who would hammer Louis gets longer by the minute
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Re: Froch HOF
Louis was lucky he want around when Rocky, Apollo Creed, Clubber Lang, Ivan Drago and Thunderlips were around. Even Spider Rico would have beaten him.
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Anybody for a rethink?
EX7EY- Posts : 531
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Why would another victory over Groves cause a rethink?EX7EY wrote:Anybody for a rethink?
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Re: Froch HOF
hazharrison wrote:He defeated two lineal divisional champs and fought the toughest competition in his time (second best to only Ward). Taylor, Dirrell, Kessler, Abraham, Johnson, Pascal, Groves, Bute. That's enough.
Yep, that's his main positive. Possibly the toughest run in the modern era.
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Steffan wrote:Why would another victory over Groves cause a rethink?EX7EY wrote:Anybody for a rethink?
The answer to that is obvious when you are completely blinkered by your Welsh bias pal
EX7EY- Posts : 531
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I am a Froch fan (the fighter not the person) but this victory does nothing for his legacy to be honest. Groves is still a rookie and has yet to win a world title or beat anyone of any serious note. When you look beyond the hype of the fight he is just another challenger that Froch had to rematch due to the controversy of the first fight. You cant help but think that your Calzaghe's, Ward's, Roy Jones Jrs along with British fighters like Eubank and Benn would have beaten Groves convincingly first time around. I am not saying that Froch should not be inducted into the Hall of Fame but I don't think this second victory against a fighter still relatively unproven at world level suddenly means he automatically gets in.
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Re: Froch HOF
Boxtthis wrote:hazharrison wrote:He defeated two lineal divisional champs and fought the toughest competition in his time (second best to only Ward). Taylor, Dirrell, Kessler, Abraham, Johnson, Pascal, Groves, Bute. That's enough.
Yep, that's his main positive. Possibly the toughest run in the modern era.
Well bellow someone like Pacquiao or de la Hoya to be fair.
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Re: Froch HOF
To be honest, I'm not one of those who is in favour of super-stringent criteria for the hall of fame. Whilst I'm a big fan of the now dormant 606V2 hall of fame, which has a best of the best only approach, I think that those discussions are best left to the fans, historians and anoraks. For me, the actual hall of fame is more about being true to its title as a hall of FAME, a place that remembers the names and deeds of famous people. Whilst even on this basis I do think the selections can be a bit wayward, I believe that the hall of fame should exist primarily as a record and memorial of the most important fighters in their respective eras. On this criteria, I think Froch should and will be inducted at Canastota.
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Re: Froch HOF
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2014/jun/01/top-five-postwar-british-boxers-carl-froch?CMP=twt_gu
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Re: Froch HOF
Can't have Carl in there If Curry isn't.........
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Re: Froch HOF
Froch needs a big win in the states to get in.
ONETWOFOREVER- Posts : 5510
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Re: Froch HOF
Yes. There are a lot of lesser fighters than Froch in the HOF.
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Re: Froch HOF
Froch will get in. If there was any doubt then the 80,000 Wembley event will remove that given the occasion.
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