Froch vs Johnson in Quebec June 4th

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I’m hearing that the “Super Six” bout between Glen Johnson and Carl Froch, which was originally scheduled for May 21st, will now take place on June 4th and will land in Quebec City. The bottom line is that Showtime didn’t want this fight going up against the rematch between WBC light heavyweight titlist Jean Pascal and Bernard Hopkins on HBO, who do it again at the Bell Centre in Montreal.

While Quebec City might seem like an odd destination, I actually this is the best place to put it in North America (which I’ve been told is where Showtime prefers the semifinals of the “Super Six”). Fans of Lucian Bute will certainly have an interest in this match-up and I recall that the 2009 junior welterweight unification tilt between Tim Bradley and Kendall Holt drew about 7,000 fans at the Bell Centre. Now that might not seem like an overly impressive number but considering that Bradley is from Southern California and Holt from New Jersey, it’s pretty robust. I’d be willing to bet that there’s not one state in the union where that fight would have drawn as well.

Time and time again, this province has proven to be one of the most vibrant boxing markets in the whole world.

Ali wrote:Quebec is a decent choice, like they say it'll be interesting having Bute at Ringside plus Froch might have some fans from his Pascal fight there.

Diego408 wrote:Not a bad site, but this fight is going to be entertaining and the people that attend it will love it. Two tough guys that come foward and are coming off impressive wins, theyre both going
to fight their asses off. Johnson winning by KO is not out of the question, but Froch outboxing Johnson can be expected. IMO its the best fight scheduled in boxing right now. Its a toss up, but I'd be disappointed if Johnson won. It would be nice to see a pair of Original super six fighters make it to the final round. I'd love to see Ward vs Froch late this year for the final.