Jermain Taylor is facing a no-win situation. Carl Froch is on tap this weekend. He's the WBC super middleweight champ but anytime Taylor mentioned his opponent the last few weeks, the response was most often, who? Froch is 24-0 with 19 knockouts but he's never fought outside of England. Taylor knows that doesn't mean Froch is a fraud, just underexposed. And if there was any chance Taylor was going to overlook Froch, the Brit's trash talk has corrected that issue:

"He's a cocky fighter, but he hasn't lost," Taylor said. "It's hard to fault him for being cocky when you're undefeated. He'll learn when he gets in there with me."

Froch has been trashing Taylor, saying the former middleweight champ is too small for super middleweight:

"Hmmm," Froch said, shrugging. "I thought he was bigger than that. He's going to be in trouble Saturday when I start hitting him with those hard, heavy shots. I'm ruthless when I start landing those shots."

Froch knows everything is on the line against Taylor, who is an established name in the U.S.:

"What I want to do is come to America and establish myself on American soil," Froch said. "This is a great platform for me to do that, to show boxing what I'm about. I don't want to miss out on this opportunity. I know all the odds are stacked against me, but I thrive on pressure."

Taylor's reputation has taken a hit but it's hard to understand why. The guy only fights the best and he's taking a huge risk on Showtime tomorrow night.