Froch Slams Smith’s Loss To Eubank Jr.

Carl Froch gave a brutal response to Liam Smith’s loss to Chris Eubank Jr.

Prior to the result, the narrative running into the fight was that Eubank’s career was on the line if he suffered another loss. However, as things would turn out, it was Smith who was on the wrong end of a defeat.

The Liverpudlian was dropped on two occasions, as he was stopped in the tenth round. In the aftermath of the fight, Smith admitted that he had blown up to cruiserweight while he dealt with injuries that delayed the fight.

And as part of that process, it became clear during the fight that Smith had an issue with his ankle. But for all of the things that may have worked against him, Froch made it clear that Smith’s career was over due to the defeat.

Froch On Smith

“He can’t do 160. He’s 35 years old. If you can’t do 160, what is he going to do? Step up to super middleweight because he’s not big enough. So, for me, his career is over. That’s my opinion. I don’t think there needs to be a third fight. I don’t want to take anything away from Chris Eubank’s performance. I don’t want to write off Liam Smith too much, but Liam Smith was that bad,” Froch

Despite this being the case, Eubank did manage to turn around the result himself from the first fight. After being stopped in the fourth round, Eubank hired the services of Terence Crawford’s trainer, Brian McIntyre, and changed the outlook of the fight in the second bout.

And there is no reason why Smith cannot do the same. But for Froch, he criticised the fighter’s preparations.

Froch On The Preparation

“But taking 42 pounds off, being that drained going into the ring, not only is it dangerous, but it’s also kind of conning the fans and cheating the fans and the public. You’re in there to put on a performance, but actually, you have no chance of putting on a performance because you’re physically incapable,” Froch

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