The Cobra; My Story

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9780091938291
• ISBN10: 0091938295
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 2011-04-28
• Publisher: Ebury Press

Summary

Carl Froch, known as 'the Cobra', was brought up tough on a Nottingham housing estate. He started boxing at just nine years old, but as a teenager his life went off the rails and left home to live in a slum doing drugs with his girlfriend. But Carl's mum and brother wouldn't let him ruin his life - they knew that what he needed was to get back in the ring. Luckily they succeeded, and Carl has never looked back. Carl Froch is now Britain's world champion at super-middleweight with an unbeaten 25 fights (with 20 KOs). His greatest fights have already gone down in boxing history, culminating in his defeat of American Jermain Taylor in defence of WBC title in April last year. Knocked down for the first time in his career, he was behind on everyone's scorecard but his own, until, with just 14 seconds of the fight to go, he came back in spectacular fashion with a stunning knock out. Carl Froch's revealing story from inside the high-stakes world of boxing pulls no punches. From his lost years to his ascent to World champion. He is currently a contender for the title in the innovative new Super Six Boxing Classic, which pits the best six fighters in the world against each other in a round-robin tournament. Already one win in, we'll follow Carl every step of the way as he prepares for the fight of his life - the most anticipated showdown of the tournament against Mikkel Kessler in April. Massive and unmissable, this fight will take Carl to a new high.

Author Biography

Carl Froch (Author) : Carl Froch was born in Nottingham in 1977. He took up boxing aged nine, and turned pro in 2002 after winning two amateur titles. He is currently taking part in the Super Six World Boxing Classic super middleweight tournament devised by American giant Showtime, against five of the greatest middleweight boxers in the world.