Froch: My Autobiography

by Carl Froch

The no-holds-barred autobiography of Britain's boxing legend

When Carl Froch defeated George Groves in their Wimbley Stadium re-match in front of 80,000 fans, it went down as the biggest fight in British boxing history, cementing Carl's place as their greatest boxer—a pure warrior who has never accepted the easy way. Carl grew up a tough kid on a tough Nottingham estate, where boxing helped to keep him out of trouble. His incredible natural ability soon led to a world amateur medal before he turned pro and embarked on a long journey with his mentor and corner man, Rob McCracken. Carl's career has always been defined by taking on the odds with blisteringly tough fights. He was never scared to fight in someone else's backyard, and always faced the hardest opponents to prove himself—Jean Pascal, Arthur Abraham, Andre Ward, Lucien Bute, and his incredible last round knock-out of Jermain Taylor. Buck, of course, he will always be remembered for his showdowns with the great Dane Mikkel Kessler and then George Groves, avenging his initial points defeat by Kessler and finishing Groves for a second time with one of the greatest punches in British boxing history. Froch was first a local and now a national hero, and here he tells the story of how he fought his way through sheer guts and determination to the summit of the boxing world. Previously published as The Cobra , this new edition is fully revised and updated.

Genres: Sports, Biography

352 pages, Hardcover

First published October 9, 2014

Reviews

[James · Rating 3 out of 5]

Have long been a fan of the cobra and his fighting style. In his prime, Carl never ducked anyone and rarely had a boring fight in his life. He was a fighters fighter, who sometimes relied on sheer grit, and iron chin, a devastating right hand, and a refusal to lose to grind out the kind of come from behind victories that inspire fighters and non fighters alike. This book was a decent read, but it suffered at times from the jerky narrative that bounced around in the middle of a scene. When recounting a fight, for example, the narrative takes us to the moment when Carl enters the ring, flashes to some conversation that took place three days after the fight, then flashes back to the fight again within the same paragraph. At times it made it near impossible to figure out what moment we were reading.

[Neil Wright · Rating 3 out of 5]

Always thought that Carl Froch was a bit of an arrogant and annoying person but did appreciate his exploits in the ring.

This book provided a good insight to what he was like as a person, what he did in the build up to fights and a bit into his background/upbringing.

On the whole I enjoyed this book and would recommend to boxing fans as it is a good insight into what goes on in that world with regards preparations and negotiations.

But at the same time I think it is just a bog standard autobiography and doesn't blow your mind so gets a solid 3 out of 5 for me.

I have spent some time on YouTube post reading this book looking at some of the points raised which added a little bit extra to some of the moments I hadn't seen before.

[Mark Maddock · Rating 3 out of 5]

Solid book for boxing fans - no great revelations.

[Christopher · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good