A fighter to shout about

More people should take notice of Froch

So far I have talked about British stars such as Amir Khan, David Haye and Matthew Hatton but one man who I have only briefly mentioned is Carl 'The Cobra' Froch. The 33-year-old currently holds the WBC world super-middleweight title and he will be putting this title on the line against Jamaican Glen Johnson in Atlantic City on June 4. I feel Froch is a fighter who deserves far more credit then he gets and I hope this post encourages you to follow his next fight and acknowledge another British world champion.

Froch has thus far had a very successful career winning 27 fights from 28, his only defeat came against Mikkel Kessler after a unanimous decision, but apart from this closely fought contest the cobra has seen of many opponents with ease. Although Froch is a world champion and a icon for British boxing it still seems like he doesn't get the kind of attention Khan and Haye get which is unfair. This may be because Froch doesn't fight on Sky like most of the big fighters but that shouldn't make a difference.

I also feel he should be respected because unlike some modern day fighters, he is actually taking on the toughest opponents in his division. For me, a great fighter is one that beats the best around him but in the modern day we see too many people avoiding each other. Examples include Joe Calzaghe who only took on greats like Bernard Hopkins when they were way too old or someone like Khan because although you can see he has a great talent he still hasn't fought anyone good enough. Froch is someone who is taking on the best and this is down to the Super Six tournament.

The Super Six tournament was organised by American giants Showtime and it put six of the best fighters in the super-middleweight division up against each other. These fighters included Andre Dirrell, Kessler, Arthur Abraham, Jermain Taylor, Andre Ward and Froch. This was always going to be a tough task for the Nottingham Forest fan but so far he has shown why he has to be considered one of the best. Easy wins over Dirrell and Abraham showed his quality and even though he lost to Kessler he is still in the semi-finals when he meets Johnson in June after the Jamaican replaced the injured Kessler.

If Froch wins this one he will then go on to the final to meet Andre Ward and a victory in that one would mean ultimate glory in the division. Sometimes I think Calzaghe bailed out not fighting Froch because it would have been a great fight and one that I believe Frcch would be capable of winning. But for now make sure you support Froch in his next fight and keep an eye on his progress but he deserves far more applause.

This video is my favourite part of Froch's career, a fight in which he was losing to Jermain Taylor who has beaten the great Hopkins twice and the man from Nottingham manages to pull off an amazing 12th round knockout, check it out!