Froch within reach of Britian's all-time greatest

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I'm not Froch's biggest fan but I can't help but respect the man.

Since leaving the domestic scene, he's fought: Pascal, Taylor, Dirrell, Kessler, Abraham & Johnson.

He lost to Kessler but that was a close fight and had it been in Nottingham, Froch probably would have got the nod.

And all of these fights have taken place within the last 3-years!

He made his first championship defence in America - not in Cardiff against Branco Sobot!

He's fought in Denmark, Finland, and America twice. The final against Ward will also take place in America.

Froch puts Calzaghe's record to shame.

oxring wrote:Woah bamber - Hopkins over the hill? The guy has gone on to become the lineal LHW champ.

Yes - Froch could eclipse Calzaghe.

But lets not forget - his first 20something fights were no-marks. He beats the limited Pascal, the slightly shot Taylor and then squeaks Dirrell. Loses to a one-eyed Kessler before beating the exposed Abraham and a pensioner in Johnson.

Put the other way around - the record doesn't sound quite as amazing really.

Is this the same limited Pascal who beat Dawson. The guy who forced Calzaghe to retire.

You call Johnson a pensioner, yet he was younger than Hopkins when he fought Calzaghe.