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  • Published: 15 April 2011
  • ISBN: 9781407079813
  • Imprint: Ebury Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 400
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The Cobra

My Story




The no holds barred autobiography of Carl Froch, Britain's three-time super middleweight world boxing champion

Carl Froch grew up on a tough Nottingham housing estate. His dad took him to the local boxing gym at just nine years old, hoping boxing would keep him out of trouble. Carl’s incredible natural ability soon became clear and he rapidly ascended the heights of professional boxing, becoming three-time Super Middleweight champion and Britain’s most exciting boxer.

In 29 professional fights has suffered defeat only twice. His greatest fights have already gone down in boxing history. In 2009 he was knocked down for the first time in his career by Jermain Taylor. 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. In 2012 he emphatically beat Lucian Bute to reclaim his belt in front of record audiences. The press described the fight as ‘one of the best nights in British boxing’.

The Cobra follows Britain's most respected boxer every step of the way as he prepares for, and fights, the most important bouts of his life. Honest, outspoken, and every inch the boy from Nottingham, Carl pulls no punches in his revealing story from inside the high-stakes world of boxing, from his first discovery of his talent to his ascent to World Champion.

**Fully updated from the hardback; this edition includes two brand new chapters covering Carl's astonishing fifth-round destruction of previously unbeaten Lucian Bute, to reclaim his IBF world super middleweight title**

  • Published: 15 April 2011
  • ISBN: 9781407079813
  • Imprint: Ebury Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 400
Categories:

About the author

Carl Froch

Carl Froch was born in Nottingham in 1977. He is a four-time world champion at super middleweight and currently holds the WBA and IBF belts. His professional record is 33 wins (24 by knock-out) and 2 losses. He lives with his partner Rachael and their two children Rocco and Natalia.

Niall Hickman is the boxing correspondent for the Daily Express. He previously worked with Ricky Hatton on his autobiography The Hitman.

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Praise for The Cobra

Froch is a great fighter... a great British world champion

Telegraph

An amazing and often literally blow-by-blow account

Boxing Monthly

If there is a more exciting fighter than Carl Froch in this country I don't know where he is hiding

Barry McGuigan

Arguably the best pound-for-pound fighter in the UK

Shortlist

One of the finest fighters on the planet

Guardian

The saviour of British Boxing

Daily Mail