Twitter mystery surrounds Froch injury

The social networking phenomenon Twitter has dropped a load of sportsmen in the mire recently.

Carl Froch might very well be the next.

The Press Association reported earlier today that 'Froch's promoters Hennessy Sports have confirmed the fighter was told to rest completely for three weeks by his physiotherapist on Monday, after initially struggling with the problem on Friday.'

The PA is a reputable agency and it's unlikely - although possible - that they've made a mistake here.

Yet a Twitter account (http://twitter.com/carl_froch) purported to be the boxer's own published some very positive noises being made on Saturday:

"Just had outrageous fitness test report back from science lab. 12:22 pm Sep 11th via web"

"Everyone looking forward to me versus Abraham then ? raring to go already. 12:21 PM Sep 11th via web"

This type of inconsistency is meat and drink to those fans who have already started forumulating conspiracy theories about Froch's withdrawal and it needs explaining sooner rather than later.

The Twitter account was updated just before midnight with "Had to postpone my fight with Abraham due to a back injury - i'm gutted! Sorry to all my fans but you know I will be back to smash him!!"