Atlantic City, NJ- WBC super middleweight champion, Carl Froch successfully defended his title Saturday against rugged veteran, Glen “the Road Warrior” Johnson. With the win, Froch now moves to the tournament finals against 2004 Olympic gold medalist, Andre ward from Oakland California. Despite the win, Froch had a difficult time with the Road Warrior, who’s pressure style kept Froch on his toes.
Froch had to move constantly, throwing combinations, but most of the punches landed on Johnson gloves. Johnson would occasionally answer back with hard right hand leads that knocked the sweat off Froch’s head. Once Froch started to use the jab more frequently, the fight turned to his favor and the combinations began to land in succession.
Johnson, with both eyes starting to swell, started to work on the body of Froch to try to slow the champ down, but by this point, in the fight, a lot of Johnson’s steam had started to dissipate. It was evident, when Froch landed a hard right hand to the chin of Johnson that whipsawed his head and a giant smile came over the brits face, that the tide had turned. This was the end, for Johnson, as Froch swept the last three rounds and won the fight, comfortably, on this reporter’s scorecard. Despite Judge Nobuaki Uratan, who had the fight even, some officials actually score in favor of the fighter who comes forward, but this was clearly Carl’s fight. It was a great victory for Froch, but the celebration will have to wait, as he, now, prepares for the biggest test of his career, against the super talented, Andre Ward. Ward, most likely, will be the favorite, in the fight, but Froch as showed throughout his career that he is a winner and it won’t be easy for any fighter (whether young and/or talented) to take the title away from the determined Brit.
- The Boxing King -
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