Message from home spells trouble for Johnson, says Froch

WBC super-middleweight champion Carl Froch told assembled media gathered in New York yesterday that a message from home has made him even more determined to punish his challenger Glencoffe Johnson in Atlantic City on Saturday night.

"Rachael (Cordingley, Froch's partner) texted me that our son, Rocco, is walking. He took his first steps and I missed it. And I'm going to take that out on Johnson,'' said a fit and confident Froch, who yesterday boasted about being only two pounds over the 168-pound limit after a big breakfast and just eating lunch.

"Johnson is perfect for me. He's made for me. He'll be right there, right in front of me.

"The winner of this fight is going to the Final of the best boxing tournament in the world, the Super Six World Boxing Classic. And the winner is going to be me. I heard Johnson's team talking about an easy fight. They can think what they want. I'm not concerned with that rubbish.''