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05-22-2015, 05:56 AM
Eddie Hearn confirms possible Froch-Golovkin Wembley
In a tantalizing exclusive by Jeff Powell for The Mail it has been revealed how Eddie Hearn, promoter of former WBA and IBF super-middleweight king Carl Froch, is in talks with middleweight terror Gennady Golovkin’s people, with the topic being the possibility of a mega-match to possibly take place at Wembley this year.
Froch, who has not fought since knocking out arch rival George Groves last May (and has been stripped of his IBF and WBA belts as a result of his inactivity) is reportedly “interested” in facing the unbeaten KO artist from Kazakhstan. GGG is so good, and so feared, he is willing to go up to 168-pounds to face Froch in what would be a massive marquee fight; the type of match-up Golovkin craves. Froch is 37 and he has had one eye on retirement for some months now, yet he did say recently how a fight that motivates him will ensure he boxes again before retirement.
Froch, who has an almost unbelievable resume, where he has boxed, back-to-back, so many top names from the super-middleweight division, has never ducked anyone. Still, Hearn says he is well aware how risky a gamble it would be for his fighter against Golovkin.
“I’ve now spoken directly with Carl about this and he is interested,” Hearn told Mail Online on the subject of a possible Froch Vs. Golovkin super-fight. “I only want him to take it if he’s genuinely motivated because it is a high-risk fight. But it would be massive and we can fill Wembley again. Given Carl’s interest, we have already begun negotiations with Golovkin’s people and they are very keen.”
The optimists will give this dream of a fight a decent chance of coming to fruition, while the pessimists will likely shoot it down as having no real chance of happening. However, if the fight did come off, how much credit would old-school warrior Froch deserve for taking the ultimate risk at the very end of his great career? And how much praise would “The Cobra” get if he managed to defeat Golovkin!
Froch certainly feels he has the stuff needed to topple GGG.
“If I fight Golovkin I will back him up, take what he’s got and beat him up,” Froch told The Mail
In a tantalizing exclusive by Jeff Powell for The Mail it has been revealed how Eddie Hearn, promoter of former WBA and IBF super-middleweight king Carl Froch, is in talks with middleweight terror Gennady Golovkin’s people, with the topic being the possibility of a mega-match to possibly take place at Wembley this year.
Froch, who has not fought since knocking out arch rival George Groves last May (and has been stripped of his IBF and WBA belts as a result of his inactivity) is reportedly “interested” in facing the unbeaten KO artist from Kazakhstan. GGG is so good, and so feared, he is willing to go up to 168-pounds to face Froch in what would be a massive marquee fight; the type of match-up Golovkin craves. Froch is 37 and he has had one eye on retirement for some months now, yet he did say recently how a fight that motivates him will ensure he boxes again before retirement.
Froch, who has an almost unbelievable resume, where he has boxed, back-to-back, so many top names from the super-middleweight division, has never ducked anyone. Still, Hearn says he is well aware how risky a gamble it would be for his fighter against Golovkin.
“I’ve now spoken directly with Carl about this and he is interested,” Hearn told Mail Online on the subject of a possible Froch Vs. Golovkin super-fight. “I only want him to take it if he’s genuinely motivated because it is a high-risk fight. But it would be massive and we can fill Wembley again. Given Carl’s interest, we have already begun negotiations with Golovkin’s people and they are very keen.”
The optimists will give this dream of a fight a decent chance of coming to fruition, while the pessimists will likely shoot it down as having no real chance of happening. However, if the fight did come off, how much credit would old-school warrior Froch deserve for taking the ultimate risk at the very end of his great career? And how much praise would “The Cobra” get if he managed to defeat Golovkin!
Froch certainly feels he has the stuff needed to topple GGG.
“If I fight Golovkin I will back him up, take what he’s got and beat him up,” Froch told The Mail