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23
Froch Not Impressed With Calzaghe; Johnson And Robinson Score Wins
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Carl Froch says he will produce a better performance than Joe Calzaghe did at the weekend in his WBC Super-Middleweight Title Final Eliminator against Denis Inkin (Russia) at the Trent FM Nottingham Arena on May 10. British champion Froch (22-0) 18 KO’s was not overly impressed by Clazaghe’s points win over Bernard Hopkins in Las Vegas on Saturday..
“I’ve been a big Calzaghe fan down the years and I obviously wanted him to win, but it was a terrible performance from him and I thought Hopkins did enough on the night,” said Froch.
“Calzaghe was messy and inaccurate with his punches. Nothing really landed on Hopkins. I thought Calzaghe got beat”.
“To be fair to Joe styles make fights and Hopkins was just looking to spoil later on, but I intend to give a better performance against Inkin. I’m treating this as a world title fight even though it is a final eliminator because I think Joe would rather give up the belt than fight me, I’m to fresh and to dangerous.”
Also on the Hennessy Sports bill is Junior Witter’s (Bradford, England) next defence of his WBC Light-Welterweight Title against his mandatory challenger Timothy Bradley (Palm Springs, USA).
Johnson And Robinson Score Wins
Bronx, NY - Apr 22, 2008 - UNDEFEATED #9 WBA Heavyweight, Kevin “Kingpin” Johnson (19-0-1, 6KO’s), stepped up his game on Friday night, scoring a unanimous 10 round decision, 97-93 (twice), 96-94, over a very game and tough Terry Smith (30-5-1, 18KO’s), telecast live on ESPN2 Friday Night Fights, from the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Oklahoma..
Johnson kept Smith at the end of his razor sharp jab, and used his lightening speed and power to systematically break down the once highly touted Smith. Smith kept the pressure on all night but Johnson was able to avoid most of his power shots while picking Smith apart. The charismatic New Jersey native has steadily climbed the Heavyweight ladder and continues to dominate his opponents.
Johnson has impressed Hall of Fame trainer and ESPN2 analyst Teddy Atlas, “A little bit of an Ali look- alike, maybe a little bit of a Holmes look-alike” said the long time TV commentator. Atlas went on to say that Johnson has “been in with some decent fighters, hasn’t been in soft, has fought some good quality fighters”.
Back East, in another bout featuring a Star Boxing fighter, Welterweight prospect, “The New” Ray Robinson (8-0, 3KO’s) made his hometown debut Friday night at the National Guard Armory in Philadelphia. The UNDEFEATED Robinson was sensational against tough Jason Jordan dominating the fight at every turn. Robinson dropped Jordan four times in route to winning a lopsided 4 round decision.
“I am pleased with the performances of Johnson and Robinson,” said Star Boxing’s Joe DeGuardia, “They both have championship potential.”
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