10 Worst Excuses For Losing A Fight

WBC Super-Middleweight Champion Carl Froch was on something of a roll coming into his clash with Mikkel Kessler in 2010. He was undefeated in 26 fights - so there are rolls and then there are rolls.

With that in mind, a trip to Denmark to topple his next challenger would surely just be a formality for the Nottingham born Super-Middleweight. Well, that was until a volcano erupted in Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland and a huge ash cloud disrupted most of Europe's travel plans for a while - Froch being one of those very Europeans.

Froch eventually boarded a flight after a cancellation and was then shockingly dispatched by the Danish contender.

A rematch was booked a few years down the line and that was when Froch chose to shed some light on what had gone wrong for him in the build-up to his shock title defeat. He admitted that he would've 'been better if that volcano hadn’t put up all that ash in the air. My flight was cancelled so I had a barbecue and ate some burgers and fizz pop.'

So, if Froch hadn't grilled some beef and indulged in a few coke zeros in response to a travel delay, he would've retained his title? Yep, that doesn't sound delusional at all.