WBC super-middleweight champion Carl Froch has hit back at his next opponent Andre Dirrell after the American claimed Froch will be the easiest opponent he has ever faced.
Froch faces the unbeaten Dirrell in the first leg of the Showtime televised Super Six tournament at the Trent FM Arena in Nottingham on October 17 and Froch says he will not be intimidated or fazed at what Dirrell has to say
Speaking on promoter Hennessy Sports official website Froch said:. "I’ve heard all that kind of talk before so it doesn’t bother me.
"It’s Dirrell who has to worry about backing up that big talk. I actually believe he’s quite nervous about the series so he’s trying to talk himself up. When he turned up at the media tour last week I think the realisation of what he’d got himself into actually hit home and I think he was a little overawed by the occasion.
"If he’s nervous getting his photo taken alongside the likes of World Champions like myself and Mikkel Kessler how’s he going to feel when he actually has to step into the ring with us?
Added Froch,"He’s got a decent amateur pedigree and he’s done well as a pro so far but he’s about to step up to a whole new level now. Most of the other guys in this tournament are proven, elite level fighters but Dirrell is still untested so it’s up to him to prove he belongs at this level.
"He’s unbeaten obviously so he has that confidence and mentality of a fighter who doesn’t believe they can be beaten but he’s forgetting that I’m unbeaten as well so I have that same confidence and mentality."
July 23, 2009
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