Good appraisal on all counts. Froch has the right to feel a bit aggrieved also from all the hype and press Khan has got, whist Carl has been somewhat kept in the dark, though his achievements are superior.G0mez wrote:Froch spoke to Amir at the BBC sports personality awards and they cleared the air. Agreeing that it wasn't doing either of them favours and that if his honest appraisal upset Khan, he'd refrain in the future - but that in this sport you have to take the plaudits with the criticisms. Since then you'd be hard pushed to see anything in the media where one has mentioned the other.
If Froch is guilty of anything, it's not sparing Khan's fragile ego when answering the question of 'where now for Amir' after the Breidis defeat. Froch said it was a long road back, but there was definitely question marks surrounding the jaw section. Then when pressed on his Kotelinik win many moons later, he said he'd not actually seen it, but heard he'd won, but was told it was fairly negative and his mate described it as boring even. That Amir was afraid to engage but a wins a win and Amir needs to do what he needs to do.
Next thing, the poison came out from Khan who said he was jealous, that he lives in a pad in LA with P-diddy as his neighbours. That he can sell more tickets in Nottingham and that he's a star and nobody knows who Froch is. That's he's bitter and a horrible person. Then some 6 months later used it again when declaring he was leaving the UK, to attack John Murray and Froch through the print press. Saying how he came through boxing 'the hard way' despite having a silverspoon up his ass since he signed pro terms. I remember in Hatton's book, when he'd beat Olivera in London, that across town a huge Khan party was being thrown for him and Hatton had not even got an invite or something. That he'd heard he'd signed something like a £100k a fight deal or something before throwing a punch - wheras Hatton was on pennies until the latter stage of that part of his career.
Khan is a prat and the day will come when that leash HAS to be taken off and he's going to get chinned so hard that he'll just turn it in.
A guy with ZERO ko's in Rashid Drilzane made him touch down first, then he got put on queer street by super feather Limmond. An old 5'4 Michael Gomez dropped him with a left hook.... he's going to get absolutely mullered the first true world class opponent he faces. Hell, he's been absolutely and utterly obliterated by a Columbian bin man in less than 60 seconds already.
Everyone will then kick themselves and say 'why the hell did we think that someone who has been exposed so many times at domestic level, would suddenly become a super star' ... the writing is has been on the wall for about 4 years. Now he's ducked a guy in Marcos Maidana (28 wins, 27 kos) to fight Paulie Malignaggi (27-5ko).
The last guy Paulie knocked out was in 2003 and he was a journeyman. Trust me, after him it will be the corpse of Erik Morales wheeled out for a last hurrah at 140lb.
And yet we criticise those who are willing to fight the best, again and again - yet cut this dork a bit slice of respect for what? for providing absolutely bugger all.
You have to remember, and correct me if I'm wrong, but Carl actually won Britain's first medal ever in the amatur world champs - a competition that most afficionados consider to be tougher than the olympics. (Froch won a bronze, in the same comp David Haye won a silver.)
Carl has fought and beaten far better competition, even when he has struggled. Yes Khan beat Barerra - but this was an old Barerra, a heavy Barerra, and was rather an inconclusive ending.
Sounds right to me.... Although I do believe Kevin is still alive and well. 
Good point. I definitely hope Kevin is alive and well too.....
