selij Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Cleverly willing to fight Froch at 168 WBO light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly (26-0, 12 KO’s) hasn’t been able to lure IBF/WBA super middleweight champion Carl Froch (31-2, 22 KO’s) into the ring to fight him despite having called him out over and over again for the past year. Froch and his promoter’s response is that he fights at 168, and Cleverly fights at 175, so that fight can’t happen. Cleverly is now willing to move down to 168 for one fight to face Froch this year. Cleverly’s father, Vince Cleverly, said to the southwalesargus.co.uk “He’s got himself a deal and we’ll happily accept that challenge. It would be a one-time thing. Nathan would bully Carl at super middleweight and for one fight we’d be happy to step down a weight.” Really.......................? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavpowell Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Re: Cleverly willing to fight Froch at 168 Cleverly in "desperate quest for relevance" shocker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonRingRules Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Re: Cleverly willing to fight Froch at 168 Nathan would bully Carl at super middleweight and for one fight we’d be happy to step down a weight.” Really.......................? --- Had high hopes for Clev, a sharp mind and good looking kid with speed and heart, but seems to have faded badly and now making Chad Dawson death rattle noises just like his promoter. Shame that....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brooklynbrawler Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Re: Cleverly willing to fight Froch at 168 Clev needs to ditch the media bursts and get on with doing something...absolutely ANYTHING of note...in a ring. He's not even on anyone in his own division's radar at the moment, let alone stepping down to a new division...that needs to change, and he needs to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mofo2 Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Re: Cleverly willing to fight Froch at 168 Damnnnn I hope this fight gets made at 168, Clev will get absolutely fucking leathered :mlol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshDevilRob Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Re: Cleverly willing to fight Froch at 168 He is chasing Froch but I doubt the Notts man is going to accommodate him. Agree, that Nathan just needs to get higher profile fights, in his own division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemurphy Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Re: Cleverly willing to fight Froch at 168 He is chasing Froch but I doubt the Notts man is going to accommodate him. Agree, that Nathan just needs to get higher profile fights, in his own division. He just doesn't seem to realize that the best case he can make for a Froch fight is inside the Ring and not at a press conference. He's obsessed with fighting Froch, but doesn't care that over to the ring itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mofo2 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Re: Cleverly willing to fight Froch at 168 He is shouting for a fight that isn't likely to happen or practical for him to take....Bhop looking to fight Froch only highlights that even the top fighters in his own division don't see him as a good fight to take, so instead of trying to jump on Carl's coat tails to elevate his status he should be looking to raise his own profile by taking on decent level opponents in his own division...the mere fact he believes he has enough to beat Cobra only shows how deluded this kid is about his own ability! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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