Carl Froch hits back at Andre Ward after he called him “not athletic & an overachiever"
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Carl Froch responds to Andre Ward after his former foe called him "not athletic & an overachiever".
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“It’s very difficult to offend me”
Course it is Carl 😂
@Master _E
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣, just adding to your belief!. Nice one ✌
@Stanley Blues he's talking about his personality... not boxing. Ffs.
"I won 4 World titles if you count the WBA 'regular'"
Congrats on winning 3 World titles 👍🏻
The WBA Regular belt is the real belt tbf. It's the one with all of the history. Muhammad Ali held the regular belt because the WBA (Super) belt didn't exist.
Lol
FootyPolitics yh and then it became a NOT real belt wen they introduced the super.... it’s just interim title in everyone’s eyes just a title to help u get a shot at the super real champ
Hes definatly been thinking it through
🤣🤣🤣
U can tell inside it’s killing him.
Say what you want about Froch, unlike too many boxers he took his beatings like a man, no excuses!
Val Richards part of me really wants to bring up the ash cloud excuse he used when he lost to Kessler! However tbf I could see why he thought the fight was off but he lost to Kessler fair and square!
Val Richards Yh but boxings not about "taking beatings"
@@c.c2234 but he wasn't in boxing,he was in Prizefighting.
@@nelp.950 Still boxing u doughnut
Carl took this... surprisingly well
yh he did but ward wasn’t wrong wasn’t he?
Did he? He was quite passive aggressive mate. "I will never watch an andre ward fight again" "hes boring" lol. Andre ward is technically one of the best boxers of any weight class ever and froch wouldn't watch his fights? Would he watch mayweqthers fights at 147? If I had a kid who was into boxing I'd make him watch fighters like winky Wright, sweet pea (Pernell whitaker for those that do not know), mayweather, hopkins and andre ward religiously because thats how you get longevity out of your boxing career and keep your brain functioning at a high level into your latter years. Granted you could argue I'd personally rather watch 80s tyson or rjj than any of those fighters but if you are not an absolute athletic anomaly like rjj or tyson then you're better off learning the fundamentals.
As far as froch goes he was a fantastic fighter but what 2ard says is pretty true and froch has a bad habit of putting people like calzaghe and ward down far too often. Calzaghe was too old, too heavy, too good and had won too many world championship belts to fight a man who was calling him out after 10-13 fights and hadn't won anything. Froch needs to let that go and put a but of respect of calzaghes name. As for ward... well the only reason froch states how good a fighter he was alongside his passive aggressive comments is because he fought ward and was shower that there are levels to this shit.
I actually really enjoyed watching froch fight but he was a limited fighter that over achieved and couldn't legitimately compete with the best of the best.
@@jakemodi3615 well said, but ward was bloody boring to watch tbh ?
@@mikebryson9350 depends what you enjoy mate and who his dancer partner is. The ward kessler fight was a very good fight to watch as were both the kovalev fights.
Dont get me wrong I'd rather watch manny or lomachenko but I also genuinely enjoy watching a technical chess match of a fight as well.
Jake Modi: to be honest the Kessler fight pisses me off to watch. Wards fouling was way to excessive and under-penalised that night. The Kovalev fights were great though
Deep down froch thinks he’s the best to ever live in his weight class 😂
Haha yeah but hes definitely up there
Haha u just know he does!
He needs to have that mentality
Deep down he thinks he is the greatest human ever and is sick of the likes of Jesus taking his limelight
Not even deep down though
Everything Andre Ward said was correct
I don't like Carl Froch as a man, but you can't deny he was a very capable boxer. Maybe not quite up there with someone like Andre Ward, but to say he's nothing special is ridiculous. And not athletic? The man was ripped in his pomp.
Carl was right about Andre,real men don't like anyman there form of liking is respect.
James Nicholls You honestly think Froch is something special?
He won 3 major belts and lost 2 times on points,and made a lot of money..Wasnt bad
@@jnicholls21 ripped and athletic are 2 different things
Dre is one of the sharpest minds in boxing. Speaks the utter truth
Sam 408312 losing the rematch, that’s a big statement!!
@Sam 408312 kov won the first fight I totally agree . But kov never won a round during the 2nd
Was a very boring fighter though. Really was. Can't argue with his record, though. I do think he lost the first Kovalev fight, too.
Kovalev won the first fight but Ward won the second. Some low blows but I think Kovalev just could take the ou punishment of those body shots so he called low blow on ones that were on the belt
He's also very inflated and overrated.
Fair play to Carl, he actually made sense here for once. Being an overachiever can’t be a bad thing, because it makes it even more impressive how far Froch went mainly on heart, fitness and toughness.
Yeah I didn't see anything disrespected being said by ward - Carl did achieve loads on heart and toughness what's so bad about that - I'd sooner fight ward than Carl in the street - wards overrated imo never beat anybody really imo - canelo would hav smashed him to pieces
Carl Froch was a warrior, big heart, incredible chin, but Andre Ward’s assessment was spot on regards his athleticism, and his over achievements are based on his limitations as a boxer pugilist(hit and not get hit)Carl won tough bouts through toughness. I understand Wards thought process.
Carl Froch is an absolute legend in his own head.
He's in the hall of fame now so guess it's not only in his head
He is in my head
So your saying froch isn't a British legend?
4 world titles says he is a legend too
Yeah right... World Champion.. What have you got? CSE Home Economics?
People who go around saying "I'm not easily offended" are usually amongst the easiest people to offend, and Carl is a prime example!
And who are you ?
That's the most sense I've ever heard from the mouth of Carl😊
thats what im thinking i quiet like this froch
Would have loved to see calzage play with froch
Would of been a pleasure to see Joe dust him
if only
jack bearfox You’re a clown
@@jack-dy7cx He beat everyone that was around at the time including a prime Kessler who beat Froch and BHOP who took many world class fighters to school. I won't include RJJ because he was past his best but no doubt about it Calzage would have took Froch to school.
@@HK.786 you know nothing about boxing if you think that lol
Froch’s best talent is giving a compliment whilst simultaneously taking it away, I really don’t know how he does it.
An overachiever?! Does he not know he fought infront of 80,000 people at Wembley!
Adil G
I bet it killed him not to mention that 😂😂😂
Tyrone Davies
Er excuse me 800 million!!! 😂😂😂😂
Fighting in front of those many people means what. You guys in the UK 🇬🇧 support your fighters. Frock is a good fighter. Hattie was overrated as well. He fought in the states and not at home and looked average.
@@icebergdl757 how about Fury?
@@sclayton6467 that's a low dig dont remind them of that🤭
Interviewer: "Do you think the version of you that beat Pascale and Bute could have beaten anyone?"
Froch: "Roy Jones Jr would have beaten Andre Ward easily."
Froch is correct
He did say before that that he can’t really see anyone around his era beating him. There’s your answer
The guy interviewing looks like “ he wants to break free “🤣
Its that poxy mustache
hahahhahhaha this killed me
It's stuck on
The way he mixes insults and praise towards Ward is skilful, to say the least.
I take my hat off to Carl Froch for keeping it real.
Ward completely dominated Froch. I had that 10 rounds to 2 and honestly it looked like Ward stopped throwing his right hand in the last 4 rounds which made it easier for Froch to even nick a round or two.
I’m happy he took positive criticism that’s admiral and professional
Your just a hater mate wats that all about
Andrew Paterson
Listen and understand then you might comprehend what I said..
It wasn't criticism. It was just an honest reflection which we agreed with
Hits back??? You mugs filmed it ffs, he totally agreed s.o.g's analysis 🙈🙈
Click bait
Froch an over-achiever and the interviewer nearly achieved looking like freddie mercury.
Calzaghe would of done exactly the same as what ward done to him
Too right!
Calzaghe would have beaten him worse I think
@@Adam-cj2jg i think that too
@@Adam-cj2jg yeah perhaps I think your right calzaghe was relentless
Nah. Styles make fights. Calzaghe almost lost to Robin Read... Whom Froch beat easily
Truth to be told, he surprised me how well he took this. Also, I still watch Ward's fights today and every time I do, I learn something.
Ward made Froch look like an amateur pub brawler. Levels.
Andre Ward is spot on
I think Andre Ward is right. As a Brit I always liked watching Carl Froch.
But I always thought that Carl wasn't a great boxer. But his heart, determination, chin and toughness was levels above everyone he fought and that won him many fights against better boxers. However those attributrs alone is not enough to beat great boxers like Andre Ward. In that fight it didn't just show that Andre was slightly better, it showed he was levels above Carl
Froch was a beast. He was a great fighter. There's certainly better fighters but he would give any fighter a tough nights work
Why was macklin at church ?
His home is a converted church.it's been mentioned in other videos mate 👍
R KC well with his freinds he would have been in that church for a hell of a long time😂
Does Andre Ward even know that Carl boxed George Groves in front of 80 thousand people at Wembley stadium?
Hahaha
😅😍🤣🤣😂
Froch loves his little digs.. Being stubborn like that makes you a good fighter.. Fighters should be mean..
GSP
Totally agree with both of you lol
@@andpeoplesayineedalife6418 Didnt ask you to congratulate me.. Your vocabulary needs working on
Just imagine a mean Pacquiao 😬
Ward was pretty much spot on (I loved Froch as a fighter). Froch's strengths were his unorthodoxy, fitness, work ethic, self-belief, toughness and decent power. No great speed, average defence, never really made you sit in awe, but you gave him a chance against everyone because he fought the best consistently and mostly won against them, so he had something.
Froch get's a lot of stick but its that arrogance and self belief that played a big part in his successful career.
That's what happens when your constantly under attack.
Carl’s chin was his strength take that chin away he was just an average fighter
Self belief and arrogance were shown to be delusion when he actually fought Ward though!
@Luke 1234 You would think that, but being that "bitter narcissist" as you referred to him as, is what adds to his toughness, grit and determination. I don't suppose you've seen these boxers lose a fight, make a comeback and look like a shadow of their former self. Self-belief is massive in everything you do, especially if you're competing in sports. I can give my own experiences from doing amateur sport. As soon as you start doubting yourself you'll lose what gave you the edge, thus making you a shadow of yourself.
This isn't me saying that you need to be an arrogant tool, who thinks they're above everyone. Although, believing you're better than you are at your chosen task, it'll add to what you're doing. I highly recommend looking into it, as it can have a play on many factors in your life.
@luke gYou're right it certainly does help but there've been plenty of great fighters and succesful individuals who were humble and quiet, believe it or not. Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson were both very timid and shy in their youth and early days, Floyd Patterson was quiet as a mouse you'd be lucky if he said more than 3 words to you if he were in the same room and thats coming from his stable mate Mike Tyson.
The most accurate description for Carl Frocks
It's not that Jeff Lacy was a hype job, it's that Calzaghe effectively ended him in the top flight. Froch is a tediously bitter and biased man.
I think there's definitely an element of that, he humiliated him in there and he never recovered
Partly but he was hyped beyond what he actually achieved
Anyone who gets beaten that badly by Froch is a hype job. lol
I was at that fight. Sat directly behind Joe Egan. Couldn’t see a thing
Jeff lacy was a hype job
I like that Frouch can give Ward some banter back.
Carl achieved what he did through being one of the toughest fighters that ever lived.yes he had skill and some boxing ability but his whole career was built on that chin,strength and ability to give and take punishment.he always looked hittable and sometimes slow of hand and foot but that toughness closed the gap on those more talented.
He never beat an atg however
Dudes pinnacle was fighting George groves low it man 😂😂😂
Frochs wife: “what would you like for dinner?”
Froch: “Joe Calzaghe”
Bitter little man
He'd end up choking on a left wing from calzaghe
Ward can talk about close decisions. Look at the 1st Kovalev fight
Name 2 more
@@godgunsandgoldens low key a compliment
That's true, but Froch used that argument in a previous interview by suggesting Robin Reid beat Calzaghe. It was a close fight, but Joe deserved the win.
one close decision at the end of his career hardly got much there have you
Thank God we had a decent British middleweight in Calzaghe. Props to Froch for his run of luck
That’s ridiculous to say it’s luck. Don’t be so immature
A nice way of saying he is a bum and knowone will remember him.
Ok casual ,you dksab.
Andre ward is spot on.....but froch' endurance and power were also world class....he had genuine power through every round
world class power?
When he says not athletic, that doesn’t mean fit, I think he means not fluid in his movements. The thing about Froch and why he’s not one of the greats is he was reasonably easy to hit for a world champion but his punch resistance and powers of recovery were off the chart. Anyone slick, fast and able to avoid punches for 12 rounds would beat him 99% of the time. Still love him though, warrior!
He is a good brawler, decent defence, very fit, good power, great heart, granite chin compensates for fairly mediocre skills. But definitely a top notch brawler.
That’s a classy reaction! Thought he would be mad! 👍🏿
Froch was hard as nails, heart, strength and a sheer will to win, he achieved more than most, so much respect for that, and doing groves twice was just quality.
To be fair, Froch’s response to this was pretty on the money. So many potential If’s and buts. That’s boxing!
Bloody hell i'm starting to like froch wtf sorry everyone
Hahaha
*I think Carl comes across very well here*
He’s backtracking because ward done him
_"He's one of the greatest fighters of all time"_
*Froch a minute later*
_"He's not an all time great"_
Well done mate.
His first statement was aimed at his era, not all eras of boxing, he basically saying he belives andre was the greatest of his time but not the greatest of all time
You was doing so well at first Carl then the bitterness set in
most humble I have ever seen Froch
I have alote of respect for Carl, a proper Notts lad!
This lad was one of the best value for money fighters Britain ever had, all heart, courageous and I don’t understand why people call him.
Because he is so arrogant.
I have to agree with froch in this interview tho 😂
I think everything CF said in this interview was one hundred per cent spot on 🥊
Joe calzaghe is the best super middle we have ever seen ! 46-0
Carl I only bought onion rings froch
Carl Froch beat George Groves in front of 80,000 onion rings at Wembley
Be safe
Carl 'I flew by Ryanair to my wedding' Froch.
What’s with the moustache looks like face on a Pringle box
Trying to appeal to the LGBT community, he wants to break free.
🤣🤣🤣
I was expecting him to say "Good Moaning!"
Carl still mentions Calzaghe when he’s talking about Andre Ward.
Carl is a good lad.
Absolute helmet
Froch fought the toughest 15 fights in a row to close his career. He went 13 - 2. He had a granite chin, and a great personality in and out of ring. Would have loved to seen him & Calzaghe fight. I have Froch as #4 all-time at Super Middleweight
Great personality 😂😂😂
He’s actually correct. What made Froch great was his grit, heart, work ethic, determination and chin…
I didn't see that as an insult. Froch is known for a great chin and great work ethic. The Taylor was just ifs and buts.
Hard for Carl to go any higher up in my estimations, but he’s done it again. Supreme confidence but also that rare virtue - humility. I know many a lesser man who don’t have an ounce of the humility he shows here. Hats off to you.
Entertaining always.
Both great fighters 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I think he took the criticism well to be fair
roddi733 only because he has no choice his piss was boiling inside
Fair play to Froch. Very honest.
Cme across this video randomly, saw the thumbnail & I thought Freddie Mercury was interviewing the Cobra for a second.
Froch is probably the most underrated British fighter ever. His last 11 fights were all world championship fights. How many fighters have done that? He fought all the top fighters in his division throughout his career and the only loss he had was Ward (He avenged Kessler). Who else has ever had a record like that? He had slow hands but he had incredible ring smarts. His timing was probably pound for pound one of the best in his era, you don't go as far as he did with slow handspeed without having incredible timing to make up for it
Overachiever is a compliment in my opinion.
Do you know Carl reads all these comments to make sure someone mentions that he once fought in front of 80,000 people.
All elite fighters over achieve in some way. Andre Ward over achieved. He had to fight boring to gather the success he did, and had not used tactics to the level he did, he may have been beaten.
Froch is spot on here. It's about as humble as you will ever see him!
Spot hating.
Calling someone an elite, undefeated boxer isnt hating. Saying he used tactics is a compliment too. It's very hard to stick to a game plan like Andre did.
Think before you write.
Froch speaking complete sense here ....
Jealousy or not. I totally agree with froch on this one. Andre ward is one of the most boring fighters you'll ever see.
The title tries to frame this as negatively as possible he was actually quite complimentary.
Froch has a heart of a Lion! Superb boxer
Have to say fair play to froch shows real humility, was a close fight and froch was coming on strong at the finish. Great fighter one of the uks best ever
That's a compliment he did really well considering what tools he had in his bag
Froch hits back. Aka agreed with everything he said.
We all know Froch is a complete Bellend and we all know Joe Calzahe would have taken him to school but he is right about Andre Ward, Really boring fighter and I would never go back and re watch any of his fights !
Carl was a bad matchup for Joe
At the end of the day, he beat everyone he fought.
@@H.K.5 You're absolutely right, but in 10 years no one will know who Ward is except for the experts. No one will watch his fights or recommend them to the next generation. It's been 30 years and I'm still watching Hearns, Leonard, Duran, and Hagler. And younger guys are watching them as well.
Mandark Astronomonov believe me Ward’s fight will be recommended to the next generous. People keep forgetting boxing is a sport, an art. It ain’t always about going toe to toe seeing who can get knocked out first. Ward’s fights will always been recommenced along with Mayweathers, simply to showcase the art of boxing! How to get hit and not get hit. Defence boxing is becoming more and more prominent in today’s age and if you want to consistently win, you need to be defensive so up and coming boxers will study fighters like this. You can say he is boring, but Floyd did the exact same thing and everyone still watches his fights? Doesn’t change the fact award was the king of his devision. Boxing is a sport ! Isn’t always about entertainment.
Clickbait!! How did Carl hit back? I think he was surprisingly gracious, he said he agrees with him, lol! Maybe the claim that Andre Ward is boring, that's the only thing I can see. But I don't think it was necessarily him hitting back.
Carl froch just gained a fan. Classy guy
Real humility from Mr Froch. Your a "King" in my eyes. Ffs , Frock knocked out Taylor in the last seconds. One of the best performances , in my top 10.
“It was absolutely spot on to be honest” . First words from Carl Froch.
Freddie Mercury asked some good questions there
"hits back" smh
I think being called an overachiever is a compliment
Imagine how Badly Joe Calzaghe would of schooled him
spot on!
I’ve always liked Carl Froch.....hard worker, with integrity and humble.
Humble ? Hes a complete dick. Loudmouth arrogant prick. Pity groves didnt spark him out in that 1st fight. And calling out joe calzaghe ? He isnt fit to lace calzaghes gloves.
Spot on interview, spot on Andre and a Realist. Froch is a great sports man also a realist.
I never know that Freddie Mercury is still alive👍🏻. Btw, i think there is mutual respect between Carl and Andre and that what makes them the best on their era. Two cool champion's👍🏻👍🏻
Your best win Lucian Bute was a hype job too. Calzaghe had more to him than just a tough chin and heart which is all Froch had going for him. I don't know who Froch thinks he is by continually slagging off better boxers than him like Calzaghie and Ward?
LMAO man I love froch he's funny as hell
What a spot on interview ....classy...but still humble at the same time. Agree with the Taylor-Froch comments from Ward
. On the other foot, who really won the first Ward-Kovalev fight? The judges say Ward .....thats what counts. It was very close, however, and could be lsbeled controversial.....Regardless Froch’s answers were on target. Ward knew how to win.
I imagine he's been called worse things than an "overachiever" in his time. I'd see it as the ultimate compliment.
He can't argue with Ward, you can tell that loss eats him alive
Smh. Man knocked out George Groves in Wembley stadium in front of 80,000 people. Not a lot of people know that
3:11 Nelson gets places where even the virus cant reach, he's fkin everywhere..