My Story

The Cobra

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

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

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

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

An amazing and often literally blow-by-blow account

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 a three-time Super Middleweight World champions, and one of Britain's most respected fighters of all time.

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**

Carl Froch

Carl has fought, without doubt, the toughest list of world class fighters in succession. No other British fighter in history can claim such a record

My Autobiography

When Carl Froch defeated George Groves in their Wembley Stadium re-match in front of 80,000 fans, it went down as the biggest fight in British boxing history, cementing Carl’s place as our greatest boxer – a pure warrior who has never accepted the easy way. 
 
Carl grew up a tough kid on a Nottingham estate, where boxing helped to keep him out of trouble. His incredible natural ability soon led to a world amateur medal before he turned pro and embarked on a long journey with his mentor and corner man Rob McCracken. 
 
Carl’s career has always been defined by taking on the odds with blisteringly tough fights. He was never scared to fight in someone else’s backyard and always faced the hardest opponents to prove himself – Jean Pascal, Arthur Abraham, Andre Ward, Lucien Bute and his incredible last round knock-out of Jermain Taylor. 
 
But of course he will always be remembered for his showdowns with the great Dane Mikkel Kessler and then George Groves, avenging his initial points defeat by Kessler and finishing Groves for a second time with one of the greatest punches in British boxing history. 
 
Froch was first a local and now a national hero and here he tells the story of how he fought his way through sheer guts and determination to the summit of the boxing world. 
 
PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED AS THE COBRA - NOW FULLY REVISED AND UPDATED

Carl Froch

Praise for Froch

The saviour of British boxing

Carl has fought, without doubt, the toughest list of world class fighters in succession. No other British fighter in history can claim such a record

One of the finest fighters on the planet

The saviour of British boxing

Carl has fought, without doubt, the toughest list of world class fighters in succession. No other British fighter in history can claim such a record

One of the finest fighters on the planet

The saviour of British boxing

Carl has fought, without doubt, the toughest list of world class fighters in succession. No other British fighter in history can claim such a record

One of the finest fighters on the planet

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