There's an episode on the Simpsons where Bart accidentally becomes famous because of his catchphrase and Carl Froch is basically the 'I didn't do it Kid' at this point. It took him just seven seconds to mention his moment at Wembley on the Chase.
Carl Froch should be famous for being one of the best pound-for-pound boxers of his time, for being a super middleweight world champion, for his excellent pair of fights with Mikkel Kessler but instead he's famous for knocking George Groves out at Wembley.
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Sure the actual moment of knocking Groves out is worth being remembered for. It was a great shot to down the Londoner and it was some for of redemption for the Cobra after many felt the first fight between the pair was stopped too early.
The problem for Froch though is that he's not really remembered for the fight but just for repeating it so often that we now wait with baited breath for him to say it whenever he appears. We're the class staring at Bart until he says 'I knocked George Groves out in front of 80,000 people at Wembley.'
And then the 40 year old goes on ITV quiz show The Chase and takes just seven seconds to let Bradley Walsh remember that he is the I didn't do it kid, or in Froch's case the I did do it kid:
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Froch has found a new career as a pundit and commentator on Sky Sports for some of the biggest fights in this country and he was on duty for Dillian Whyte's bout with Lucas Browne on Saturday night.
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During the fight at the O2, which Whyte dominated and won in six rounds with a comprehensive stoppage, the Brit missed an uppercut but on commentary Froch made a Michael Owenesque faux pas saying, "The right uppercut missing quite badly there, but why not try it, he can't miss," oops!
Still, don't think he mentioned Groves on commentary so that's a win for him!
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