Pillar to Post: Froch Shocks The World, But Is Green The Real Threat?

This past Saturday I bowled a spare on the ninth frame, and followed it with a strike, the first of my illustrious career, resulting in a once thought impossible third place finish amongst my friends. What I did was truly astounding, however one man may have done something a little more incredible just a few hours later, his name is Carl Froch.
Froch absorbed a dagger at the hands of Jermain Taylor in the third round of their super middleweight title fight, and answered back with a needle prick nine rounds later. That needle prick, however, went right through the heart of Jermain Taylor, and American super-middleweight boxing (yeah, I did steal that from Pearl Harbor). As a fan first and foremost of the sport, I’ll take my countryman’s loss, sew my heart back together, and tip my cap to Carl Froch, so congrats Mr. Froch, and chin up Jermain. I will, however, throw this out to you, and you can bobble it around and toss it right back, or take off with it like Percy Harvin down the middle. My call is that a man by the name of Allan Green will beat his next four or five opponents en route to super-middleweight supremacy. Green’s left hook has pop like no other, and rumor has it a bout with Lucian Bute is in the works. If Green can put Bute to sleep with that hook, I would have to give him the green light(no pun intended) to challenge either Froch or even Mikkel Kessler.
Stepping away from the tremendously stacked super-middleweight division, I’d like to extend my congratulations to Timothy Bradley. Tim Bradley outpointed Kendall Holt a few weeks ago to unify the junior welterweight title, and did something that impressed me, he got knocked down. It was the first time in his career that Bradley was put down, and it was only seconds into the biggest fight of his life, fortunately Bradley sprung right to his feet, but really caught my eye with what he did afterward. Bradley had the presence of mind to take a knee after he got up and await the 8 count from the referee. That extra 8 seconds that Bradley took to gather himself may have been the difference between a first round TKO loss and a unanimous decision win. Look out for Tim Bradley, because those are the components you can’t teach, mind over adrenaline.
Being from Minnesota, where our biggest celebrity is Winona Ryder, and that guy who sang about doves that cry, or whatever it was, it’s always cool to meet someone famous. I had the pleasure of meeting top trainer Roger Mayweather a few weeks ago, and it really is pretty cool to hear some stories from a guy who has seen it all, and this weekend, his brother Floyd will lead Ricky Hatton into battle against Manny Pacquiao. Roger Maywether noted that Hatton should be obligated to win given his size advantage, but I’m going to have to disagree with that notion. Hatton’s only loss left the image of him eating a quick, straight right hand on multiple occasions from Floyd Mayweather Jr. If you don’t know what punch I’m talking about it’s basically the same one Manny Pacquiao shot through Oscar De La Hoya’s defense over and over. Mark my words, if Manny sticks with that straight lead it will result in a gradual annihilation of Ricky Hatton.
As the only Minnesotan who doesn’t like hockey, I’d like to point out that you guys should take a peek at our boxing scene if you get the chance. On June 5 our own Phil Williams will take on Contender runner-up Jaidon Codrington, and appearing on the undercard will be Boxing Digest’s prospect of the month Caleb Truax. I’ll do what I can to bring you some coverage, because there are some special fighters emerging from the land of 10,000 lakes.
Before I say goodnight and God Bless I’ll leave you with my short term wish list following this weekend’s bouts.
Allan Green-Lucian Bute
Lamont Peterson-Kendall Holt
Jermain Taylor-John Duddy