Carl Froch was the latest British fighter to become inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
The four-time world champion has some stellar names on his record, with victories over Lucian Bute, Mikkel Kessler and, of course, George Groves.
Froch’s victory over the latter was his career highlight, as he knocked out Groves in the eighth round at Wembley Stadium in front of 80,000 people, which was the Cobra’s last fight.
While that career highlight lives long in the memory, Froch was comprehensively beaten by Andrew Ward, which was the only loss he failed to avenge.
But looking back, Froch had plenty to be thankful for, as he couldn’t help but mention his victory over Groves in his acceptance speech.
Carl Froch of course brings up 80,000 at Wembley in his speech as he is officially inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame today…
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— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) June 11, 2023
“What I was going to do was I going to get up here and try and wing it like David Brent in The Office, but I realise this is serious business, the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
“8,000 fans in Nottingham for my first world title fight, now that’s not the punchline, that’s not the big one. And my last fight was in the national stadium, Wembley Stadium, in front of 80,000 fans.
“I’m going to fly back tomorrow, I’m going to step back on English soil, and I’m going to be the proudest man in the West because of this, so thank you very much,” Froch
Social Media Reaction
Was never a froch fan until his later fights but love him as pundit and respected him for what he achieved in last few fights great fighter 🥊
— stuart sneddon (@sneds1973) June 11, 2023
Love Froch and of course the 80,000! 👍🥊
— Steve Spevack (@SteveSpevack) June 12, 2023
Congratulations @Carl_Froch 👏
— Dan Andrews (@danandrews225) June 11, 2023