Carl Froch chooses an unexpected opponent with whom he has difficulty competing
Carl Froch was a professional boxer who enjoyed great success.
Throughout his twelve years in the ring, the Nottingham fighter held multiple world super middleweight belts and was involved in an iconic rivalry with George Groves.
Now that there are growing talks of a possible bout between Conor Benn and Gervonta Davis, Froch warned Benn not to underestimate the threat that Davis poses, even though Davis is two weight divisions lighter than Benn.
Froch’s caution was based on his own experience, recalling a challenging sparring match with two past British champions in lighter weight divisions.
I sparred with a guy named Wayne Alexander, the British champion and ABA winner, when I first arrived at Lennox Lewis College in Clapton. To be honest, he was too much for me while I was still learning my profession,” Froch said to talkSPORT.
“I was thinking, ‘Bloody hell, is this what it’s like?'” as he, the heavy-handed British light-middleweight champion, pushed me about the ring and pummelling me with punches.
After two or three months of sparring, you become accustomed to it and become accustomed to seeing him at the gym. Next was “The Battersea Bomber,” Howard Eastman, who battled Bernard Hopkins and William Joppy but was unsuccessful.
Howard Eastman threw away the William Joppy fight, but when we started sparring, I thought, “Holy crap, this is the pros. I got a big right hand on my chin.” Although I didn’t sway, I could feel the shots at first until I got used to them.
