George Groves snubbed as Carl Froch names his toughest opponent

George Groves and Carl Froch had one of the most intense rivalries in recent British boxing history. The rivals had some memorable moments, which included Groves and Froch sharing a hilarious pre-fight interview . A brace of fights with Groves would be the final two outings of Froch’s career, as he won both bouts via TKO.

However, Froch was pressed hard in both of the bouts, which included him being knocked down by Groves in their first meeting. Despite the nature of their fights and their rivalry, Froch did not give Groves the accolade of being the most challenging opponent of his career. Instead, another fighter was given the props by the former champion.



Carl Froch names Charles Adamu as the most challenging opponent of his career Despite dropping losses to the likes of Andre Ward and Mikkel Kessler, and Froch having a late comeback win over Jermaine Taylor, another man was named when it came to Froch revealing his most challenging opponent. Speaking on his YouTube channel Froch on Fighting, the former champion gave a clear answer when asked who gave him the biggest challenge of his career. “King Charles Adamu.

.. It was one of them fights, in my first 12-rounder, where by about round seven I was absolutely blowing, feeling tired,” Froch said on the fight.

“I was thinking, this guy, I can’t hurt him. I’d hit him with my best shots and he just stood there. He was a solid, solid geezer from Ghana.

.. He solid as a rock, like a tree actually, a big oak tree.

” “I was hitting him with shots and he just wouldn’t budge. I was tiring, starting to doubt myself, he was coming on strong as well, and, in round eight, Rob McCracken said to me, ‘Go back at him. When you’ve done your attack, go again.

’” Froch then added that the advice from McCracken worked, as he was able to drop his opponent in round eight. The moment in the fight made Froch realize, “I can hurt this guy,” giving him a boost of confidence. “That was the fight I learned the most from.

” Carl Froch defeated Charles Adamu via unanimous decision in 2004 Froch took on Ghanaian fighter Adamu in Nottingham in 2004. The Englishman went into the bout with an 11-0 record at 26 years old. As for Adamu, he was the same age with an 11-1 record.

The Commonwealth Boxing Council Super Middleweight title was on the line in what was Froch’s first 12-round bout. However, he would be able to win the bout via unanimous decision. The final score for the fight was 116-113 in favor of the Englishman, as Froch extended his unbeaten record to 12-0.

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