Froch, the man who has beaten nobody at all of genuine quality is back on the trail of Calzaghe again. The highlighted line in the article made me laugh out loud. A big fight in itself? Two nobodies is a big fight? Dennis Inkin is yet another fighter who has been protected and has a padded record just like Froch's.
To put it into perspective, Manfredo and Inkin were both ranked in the 70's until of late, Manfredo somehow got a top ten ranking just before the Calzaghe fight was announced and Inkin jumped at about the same time, without having fought anyone.
The problem with the rankings of fighter is that every belt has it's seperate ranking, so a fighter who is highly ranked by one organisation may not even get into the top twenty of another. And fighters with influential managers can gain rankings without fighting.
I would much prefer to see Calzaghe, Kessler and Berrio, all mix it up to get an undisputed champ at the weight, but politics and bull****ters will make sure that it doesn't happen.
http://www.skysports.com/skysports/a...258861,00.html
Carl Froch has urged the WBO to give him the chance to earn a fight against his domestic rival Joe Calzaghe.
Froch wants the organisation to match him in a final eliminator against Dennis Inkin which would pave the way for a fight against WBO champ Calzaghe if he is victorious.
The unbeaten Nottingham fighter took only two rounds to stop Sergey Tatevosyan in his last bout, and firmly believes he would defeat Calzaghe.
He said: "Fighting me could potentially be the biggest fight in British Boxing history. If Calzaghe was forced to take it, I think he would do.
"If he didn't go through with the fight everyone would know why. If he somehow managed to wriggle out of it, I would personally hand him the four feathers.
"Me versus Inkin would be a big fight in itself and would build up a fight against Calzaghe even more."
To put it into perspective, Manfredo and Inkin were both ranked in the 70's until of late, Manfredo somehow got a top ten ranking just before the Calzaghe fight was announced and Inkin jumped at about the same time, without having fought anyone.
The problem with the rankings of fighter is that every belt has it's seperate ranking, so a fighter who is highly ranked by one organisation may not even get into the top twenty of another. And fighters with influential managers can gain rankings without fighting.
I would much prefer to see Calzaghe, Kessler and Berrio, all mix it up to get an undisputed champ at the weight, but politics and bull****ters will make sure that it doesn't happen.
http://www.skysports.com/skysports/a...258861,00.html
Carl Froch has urged the WBO to give him the chance to earn a fight against his domestic rival Joe Calzaghe.
Froch wants the organisation to match him in a final eliminator against Dennis Inkin which would pave the way for a fight against WBO champ Calzaghe if he is victorious.
The unbeaten Nottingham fighter took only two rounds to stop Sergey Tatevosyan in his last bout, and firmly believes he would defeat Calzaghe.
He said: "Fighting me could potentially be the biggest fight in British Boxing history. If Calzaghe was forced to take it, I think he would do.
"If he didn't go through with the fight everyone would know why. If he somehow managed to wriggle out of it, I would personally hand him the four feathers.
"Me versus Inkin would be a big fight in itself and would build up a fight against Calzaghe even more."
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