{"id":44962,"date":"2011-05-25T21:12:02","date_gmt":"2011-05-26T01:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=10890"},"modified":"2011-05-25T21:12:02","modified_gmt":"2011-05-26T01:12:02","slug":"carl-froch-glen-johnson-war-of-words-boxing-feud-erupts-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=44962","title":{"rendered":"Carl Froch & Glen Johnson War of Words: Boxing Feud Erupts"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>By Marc Anthony<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI am going box around him. If he wants to have a tear up, I will happily oblige. It\u2019s going to be brutal walking in for him.\u201d — Carl Froch<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cMore than likely, he\u2019s going to get hit; he\u2019s going to exchange those blows. That\u2019s what it\u2019s about. I like what he brings to the table. But he\u2019s just not going to be successful against me. He\u2019s in a world of trouble\u201d– Glen Johnson<\/strong><\/p>\n

DiBella:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The winner of this fight will fight Andre Ward, really to claim dominance in the 168 pound division. I think we\u2019ve got a terrific fight ahead of us. Carl Froch is a terrifically exciting champion; he\u2019s only been in good fights. The same can be said of Glen Johnson. Carl Froch is one of the most underappreciated champions in the world. I\u2019m a very big fan of Carl Froch.<\/p>\n

Carl Froch:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pleasure to be on line, I am in great shape. I am in New York for the past two weeks to get acclimated. By end of the week I should really start kicking in (getting used to the time difference). I am an unbeaten fighter as I am concerned.<\/p>\n

I am coming in the fight in my prime\u2026every single run, push up. I am a bit a perfectionist. I am feeling really strong like when I fought Arthur Abraham.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m hitting times on my runs. I was hitting at 26, 27 years old. \u2026 I\u2019m feeling really fit and strong. Never mind 12 rounds, I could probably do 25 rounds. I am not going let this opportunity slip by to become a pay per view fighter.<\/p>\n

Going through the original 3 fighters: having the harder fights?<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve had three tough fights but I\u2019ve made easy work of two of them. Andre Dirrell was quite an easy night\u2019s work. The only fight out of the three that was any hard work was the Mikkel Kessler fight. I made a fight of it, which I shouldn\u2019t have done. It was my own fault. I stood in front of him, which I should not have done. There are reasons for that.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s just as important for (Johnson) as it is for me. It\u2019s me and Glen in there fighting. Forget about the past, this is the here in now.<\/p>\n

Eddie Hearn and Barry Hearn have been brilliant for me. They\u2019ve put my mind at ease in the way they work. There are no problems at all in the background. It\u2019s just all about me concentrating on fighting; keeping fit and staying strong. I had a change in that but have not affected my physical or mental aspect on that.<\/p>\n

I am looking to do what I have to do to win. I will put the pace to what I need to. I don\u2019t think I have to be looking for him. He doesn\u2019t have the speed or skill to match me. He is going straight at me.<\/p>\n

On Andre Ward<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yeah Andre Ward has some skills. These top amateurs don\u2019t make top pros. You look at his record. He hasn\u2019t been overly impressive. I have to beat Ward and what he is lacking is punching power.<\/p>\n

Back on Glen<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am going box around him. If he wasn\u2019t to have a tear up I will happily oblige. It\u2019s going to be brutal walking in for him. I am going be fresh fit strong powerful. I wish this sport was 15 rounds. It\u2019s going be 12 rounds of hell<\/p>\n

My priority for this fight is winning.<\/p>\n

On Mikkel Kessler<\/strong><\/p>\n

I would rather have fought Mikkel Kessler because he has this win over me. I can assure you that fight won\u2019t go the distance. I\u2019m disappointed that I didn\u2019t get a chance to avenge (the Kessler loss). Glen Johnson\u2019s a great fighter. He\u2019s only mixed it with the best of them. I\u2019m giving him plenty of respect. He\u2019s a warhorse and a great fighter, he\u2019s got skill and he\u2019s got bags and bags of experience. But I would have rather fought Mikkel Kessler, just purely for the revenge.<\/p>\n

On Respecting Glen<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am giving him plenty of respect. Glen Johnson is not a guy you are going in to knock out. I think I can get the stoppage. At top level, there is not much to separate. To go in planning on winning by knockout is a bit na\u00efve and stupid.<\/p>\n

On coming to America to fight<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s good to be coming here. I have always been well traveled. This is my third time boxing in America. I am looking forward to fighting Glen here. I can\u2019t wait for the night in Atlantic City.<\/p>\n

On the Super Six<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a shame that the original six lineups aren\u2019t all in there. I think it would have been better for the tournament, but that just shows how hard this tournament is. Some people in the tournament haven\u2019t had the heart and the mentality for it. I haven\u2019t really got much to say about Andre Dirrell, because that\u2019s a grey area. This tournament has given the boxing fans and all the press a lot to talk about. It\u2019s given us fights that would not have happened without this tournament. It\u2019s been a great thing. It\u2019s a big accolade to Ken Hershman and all the promoters involved.<\/p>\n

On Glen and his new weight<\/strong><\/p>\n

I think Glen looks okay at 168. He was throwing the right hand quite sharp. That was against a jaded Allan Green. Maybe he made him look good. I am taking him as he was at 175. I do think he is not the same at 168.<\/p>\n

I am looking forward for the press conference WED in New York at the Edison Ball room. Glen Johnson, I will see you there as well and good luck with all the questions.<\/p>\n

Lou:<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you don\u2019t like Glen Johnson, you don\u2019t like boxing. You never know what an old man can do as Bernard Hopkins has proven.<\/p>\n

Glen Johnson<\/strong><\/p>\n

We have a wonderful training camp. We are looking forward to a great fight. Carl Froch says he is in shape and I am looking forward to seeing that shape.<\/p>\n

Comparing Carl Froch to any other fighter<\/strong><\/p>\n

He is a tall guy who kind of fights shorts sometimes. I boxed tall guys before all the time never a guy who punches down like a short guy. My advantage is just being Glen Johnson. I feel like I know boxing inside and out. So it\u2019s just going in there, and being confident, and using my skills to their potential, and you\u2019ll see me come out victorious. Carl Froch is a great fighter. I have no disrespect for him. This is about business and I\u2019m all about my business. All of the talk and all of the other stuff is out the window. This is for all the marbles. It\u2019s going to be fabulous man.<\/p>\n

On wearing the Miami Heat Shorts for the fight<\/strong><\/p>\n

They gave me a great opportunity to represent them in boxing.<\/p>\n

Worried about Carl\u2019s game plan<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am not concerning myself with what Carl is going to do. I am more concerned with what I am going to do. I believe I have a winning formula. I don\u2019t think Carl Froch is going to change it.<\/p>\n

On his age<\/strong><\/p>\n

I definitely have the urgency I should have. I\u2019m not getting any younger, to be honest with you. So I definitely look at a fight with the most respect about stepping in the ring, what I\u2019m supposed to do. I\u2019m not going to take any fights for granted.<\/p>\n

But I know that I have a lot of skills and a lot of talent left in me. And I\u2019m looking forward to showing that to the people. A lot of people in boxing know what I can do. I do it time and time again. There\u2019s a lot of respect out there for me. I don\u2019t want to disappoint anyone. That puts me on a high level, and I\u2019m coming out there to show the people what I still can do. I feel excited when people talk about my age, and focus on my age, because that tells me they\u2019re not focused on my skills and what I bring to the table. They\u2019re underestimating me. I\u2019m actually excited to hear Carl Froch speak, because he just keeps getting me excited.<\/p>\n

On Bernard Hopkins recent win<\/strong><\/p>\n

Congratulations to Bernard, he fought a wonderful fight. He got a wonderful win. I didn\u2019t know if he was going to get the decision. Kudos to him, he\u2019s definitely an inspiration to us old guys. And that\u2019s always a good thing.<\/p>\n

On a rematch with Bernard<\/strong><\/p>\n

I want a rematch. I don\u2019t know if Bernard wants it, though. We\u2019ll see what happens.<\/p>\n

On the game plan<\/strong><\/p>\n

I made changes and adjustments I am not going to tell you on my game plan. We are going to keep it on the down low. We will be happy to tell you on next Saturday night.<\/p>\n

Feeling that he can get a fair decision<\/strong><\/p>\n

I really don\u2019t want to concentrate on old things. We always have nervousness about certain things (scorecards), but I\u2019m not going to let that get into my head or get me out of my fight game, or change what I need to do.<\/p>\n

Hopefully the judges will do what they\u2019re supposed to do outside the ring. And that\u2019s all I can do. There\u2019s not much I can do about things that I can\u2019t really control. But if a knockout comes my way, I\u2019ll definitely go for it.<\/p>\n

About his new weight<\/strong><\/p>\n

I feel good and loose. I\u2019m feeling sharp and looking good. I\u2019m excited about this weight class. And I really believe that I\u2019m going to do some good things. I really believe that I\u2019m going to bring some excitement to the fans and give people something to talk about after this fight.<\/p>\n

I really feel sharp, man\u2026really, really feel sharp. And I\u2019m looking real good. And this fight\u2019s going to be an exciting fight.<\/p>\n

On being compared to Arthur Abraham<\/strong><\/p>\n

Well, you know, people seem to think Abraham and I have a similar style. We don\u2019t. Abraham is a totally different type of fighter. That analogy is not even a valid one.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not even concerned about that. That basically let me know that Carl Froch is not even doing his homework, and is not where he should be, if that\u2019s how he sees me as a fighter. If he\u2019s thinking that Abraham and I have a similar style, obviously his preparation is incorrect.<\/p>\n

I see holes. I see plenty of things that I can do. One thing I\u2019ve learned about being a boxer, when you\u2019re looking from outside the ring, it looks a lot different inside the ring.<\/p>\n

His thoughts on Carl Froch<\/strong><\/p>\n

I like Carl Froch. He\u2019s a guy who brings a fight, and I don\u2019t believe the guy can be in a boring fight. I definitely like that. How can you be a boxing fan and not like a fighter who brings excitement and makes a fight of it?<\/p>\n

More than likely he\u2019s going to get hit; he\u2019s going to exchange those blows. That\u2019s what it\u2019s about. I like what he brings to the table. But he\u2019s just not going to be successful against me. He\u2019s in a world of trouble<\/p>\n

On Showtime 9pm est. \/Pacific June 4th 2011 with a double header Mikkel Kessler returning to the ring (Tape Delay).<\/p>\n

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