Let’s just say it wasn’t exactly neutral commentary from Carl Froch.
Thousands upon thousands of people on this side of the world stayed up into the wee small hours to watch Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather go head to head in Las Vegas.
Assuming they were watching the fight via *cough* legitimate means *cough*, the vast majority of people watching the fight here and in the UK will have done so on Sky Sports Box Office, who made it available for the decent price of €24.95 (compared to over $89 from Showtime in the US).
Many of those who did cough up that money subsequently found themselves a bit cheesed off at the commentary of Carl Froch, who didn’t really acknowledge the impact made by McGregor in the opening rounds in particular and appeared to go out of his way to express his admiration for Floyd 'Money' Mayweather.
To be fair to Froch, his prediction that Mayweather would eventually take advantage of a tiring McGregor later in the fight was eventually proved correct, but there was something about his tone that stuck in the craw of many viewers.
Froch was even trending in Ireland at one point during proceedings and we don’t think it was for the right reasons; a combination of the early start and McGregor edging towards defeat probably didn’t help the mood of some of those who posted the comments below.
https://twitter.com/TrendsIreland/status/901670704705413121
https://twitter.com/paddypower/status/901666745668308992
https://twitter.com/simonhead/status/901672667375427584
https://twitter.com/KevinMcGettigan/status/901665698312839168
https://twitter.com/ReesGreenwood10/status/901666647207006210
https://twitter.com/DuaneHolmes/status/901672628313870336
https://twitter.com/IanWright0/status/901675894879727617
https://twitter.com/TheSharpeEnd/status/901676962397212673
https://twitter.com/chazaustin10/status/901674140242989056
https://twitter.com/MattyDawson90/status/901672977275736064
https://twitter.com/RossMcCaff/status/901664354013237249
https://twitter.com/SleevesElliott/status/901669271612379138
