Froch v Taylor: USA viewpoint
I’ve seen Jermaine’s last 6 or 7 fights here in the USA.
I can’t explain how a guy beats Bernard Hopkins twice, then loses to Kelly Pavlik twice, who then gets beat (badly) by Hopkins.
The math doesn’t add up.
He looked good against Lacy a few months ago, and I guess this all has some UK connection.
Lacy was Calzaghe’s victim, that put Calzaghe on the road to fighting big names over here. He destroyed Hopkins and then Roy Jones Jr. I still think it was lame of Calzaghe to fight two guys at the end of their game and then calling it quits. But this isn’t about Joe now. This all leads to Froch.
I don’t know what to expect. Jermaine needs this to get away from his two loses to Pavlik. It’s even more interesting that HBO decided to pass on his fight. Which makes it even more pressing for him to get a win. And I’m guessing Froch needs this to get to that next echelon of fighters, and to make a name for himself. Jermaine is his Lacy. Unfortunately, I’m in the same boat as the UKer’s. I don’t get Showtime, so I won’t be seeing the fight either.
I guess we’ll hear what happens.
Source: Peebs, USA Boxing guest writer.
