Carl Froch has spoken about one of the big wins in his career that has ‘no memory’ of.
That came just a few months after their first fight ended in controversial fashion and sparked one of the biggest rivalries of recent years.
Froch was a super middleweight who won world titles on more than one occasion and had plenty of dramatic nights in the ring including against the likes of Lucien Bute, Andre Ward, Mikkel Kessler and plenty of others.
One of the most epic wins of his career came in the dying seconds of a fight with Jermain Taylor at Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket when he made his US debut.
He was down on the cards but come back to win by knockout as the clock ran down and that superb win is what then got him selected for the Super Six tournament which in turn contributed to his induction in 2023 into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
Speaking to Boxing Scene, Froch has admitted that the knockdown he took that night is a “blur”.
“Unfortunately I’ve not got my memory back from that night. That round-three knockdown left me quite heavily concussed. That night, against Jermaine Taylor, climbing off the canvas in round three – I finished the fight quite strong.
“From round eight; nine, I started to get to him. I was clipping him with quite a few shots and backing him up; he was a bit wobbly; shaky on his feet. [But] I couldn’t get him out of there.
“Going back to my corner Rob McCracken was like, ‘Keep backing him up; keep backing him up and when he comes at you, go back at him’. In my head I was, ‘I gotta keep backing him up’. He never told me to go out there and stop him; ‘You need a knockout’. I didn’t even know it was the last round.
“From what I can remember, I didn’t think ‘This is the last round; I’m going all out’. It’s just all a blur. When I look back at the videos, I literally can’t remember anything.
“I can’t remember celebrating. My brother [Lee] jumped in after; my wife Rachael was there. I just can’t remember anything. It’s gone. Hopefully it might come back later on in life.”