Comments Thread For: Froch: I'll Pay Showtime 250k, Johnson Bout in Nottingham!

[Ox Barrel]

Well screw you too, Froch. I was planning on going to that fight, instead you'd like to spend 250K to buy the decision. God damn is that ever blatant. On level with Mayweather paying Marquez to be overweight in their fight. Stick to the contract and try to make some fans in the US. I know Johnson isn't the kind of dude to put up a stink about this, he really should.

[crold1]

While reading your work I generally agree with most of what you say. With that said, I must respectfully disagree about the Froch v Dirrell fight.

That's fine. It was close. The fight was an eyesore.

[Rome-By-Ko]

Thank god you don't teach math since you read the scores and thought someone only gave Froch 1 round.

No I listen to Froch and he said he was only giving one rd..He said this to damn I forgot his name the one who promotes AA and Kessler..He said it at the press con for the AA fight,and dude looked real suspect I might add..

But anyway back to you only giving swing rds to Kessler??When it was obvious that Froch was landing the clean effective shots..Sure Froch only won three rds(lol)that's is why Kessler looked like he was hit by a bus right??

[crold1]

No I listen to Froch and he said he was only giving one rd..He said this to damn I forgot his name the one who promotes AA and Kessler..He said it at the press con for the AA fight,and dude looked real suspect I might add..

But anyway back to you only giving swing rds to Kessler??When it was obvious that Froch was landing the clean effective shots..Sure Froch only won three rds(lol)this is why Kessler looked like he was hit bus right??

You should just read the scores. That's the easiest place to find out how many rounds someone was given.

Some guys bruise and cut easier. Going into the 12th round with Chavez, one would hardly know Meldrick Taylor had won nine rounds by looking at him. I've said, since, I could see it closer but I've never had Froch winning the fight. I don't think it was obvious in most of the rounds and thought Kessler controlled more of the action and outworked Froch in a lot of rounds. It was a close, great fight. My scorecard just went towards Kessler more. Happens sometimes.

[Rome-By-Ko]

You should just read the scores. That's the easiest place to find out how many rounds someone was given.

Some guys bruise and cut easier. Going into the 12th round with Chavez, one would hardly know Meldrick Taylor had won nine rounds by looking at him. I've said, since, I could see it closer but I've never had Froch winning the fight. I don't think it was obvious in most of the rounds and thought Kessler controlled more of the action and outworked Froch in a lot of rounds. It was a close, great fight. My scorecard just went towards Kessler more. Happens sometimes.

Can't be mad at that,mine went to Froch by two rds..Most people who I talk to who gave Kessler the fight said they had Kessler by two rds..But too say Froch only won 1-3 rds in that fight is crazy the fight was closer then that..But I never argued that you were wrong for giving the fight to Kessler..Just giving Froch three rds is crazy,but hey I heard worse on this site with people calling what Dirrell did when he fought Froch effective boxing..

[-Lowkey-]

When did Nottingham become some place where its impossible for the travailing fighter to win? Simply not the case.

How many times has Johnson been robbed? and how many times has he been robbed on American soil?...........exactly.

[crold1]

Can't be mad at that,mine went to Froch by two rds..Most people who I talk to who gave Kessler the fight said they had Kessler by two rds..But too say Froch only won 1-3 rds in that fight is crazy the fight was closer then that..But I never argued that you were wrong for giving the fight to Kessler..Just giving Froch three rds is crazy,but hey I heard worse on this site with people calling what Dirrell did when he fought Froch effective boxing..

That's far worse.

[Tiozzo]

Those 250K shouldn't go to Showtime to cover their travelling fees, they should go to Johnson's pocket for taking the high risk of getting robbed of a well earned decision in Nottingham.

[adamk1304]

Since when did Nottingham become a venue known for robberies? Dirrell lost to Froch because he fought like a ***** and now everyone is talking about Nottingham as though its Las Vegas.

[Check]

Froch had a hometown fight against Dirrell and got a major gift. Although I kind of agree with Froch that his fans deserve another fight and just Atlantic City not being a good sport for the fight, a contract is a contract and you must follow it. If we just allowed the richest boxers to pay networks where to host fights Manny Pacquaio, Miguel Cotto and other wealthy boxers would never go on the road or leave the comfort of their homefield advantage. Boxing more than any sport is heavily influenced by crowd factors(ref and judge). The contract states that the semi finals and finals are in America and that's just the way it is. Froch can have a home fight after the Super Six.