Carl Froch opens up on WhatsApp messages from Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury

Former boxing world champion Carl Froch has opened up on WhatsApp messages from Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury. The ex-super-middleweight champion is not any stranger to creating divisive feedback, and it seems that two of the largest names within the sport have had sufficient.

Froch retired in 2014 with a formidable report of 35 wins, 24 of which got here by way of knock-out, in 35 fights. Since leaving the ring the 46-year-old has turned to punditry, the place he isn’t afraid to voice his unfiltered opinions.

The British-born fighter has not too long ago been embroiled in a disagreement with Anthony Joshua, who criticised the pair’s former coach Robert McCracken. After taking concern along with his feedback, Froch has since revealed that Joshua tried to succeed in out by way of textual content.

Speaking to The Daily Star, he mentioned: “I have no personal animosity with him, but when I speak on my channel – Froch on Fighting, it’s the best YouTube channel out there – I just try to be honest.

“I say what the followers are pondering and generally it hurts individuals. They know the reality hurts.

“I have had three or four messages from AJ, but he has deleted them before I could see them on WhatsApp. That’s a true story.”

AJ is not the one fighter who has tried to confront Froch in current weeks. Tyson Fury has additionally reached out after taking concern along with his feedback forward of his bout in opposition to former UFC fighter Francis Ngannou.

“Tyson Fury messaged me the opposite day, simply to justify the Ngannou combat, which is simply in regards to the cash, however we all know that anyway,” he mentioned. “I have had a couple of messages but it’s all friendly, no nasty stuff. The only person who was ever nasty was George Groves.”

Fury and Francis Ngannou have agreed to combat in Saudi Arabia on October 29 after proposed bouts in opposition to both Anthony Joshua or Oleksandr Usyk fell by way of.

Anthony Joshua will as an alternative face Dillian Whyte in a rematch combat on August 12 on the O2 Arena. The pair first fought again in 2009 as amateurs with Whyte claiming the win on factors. Both fighters squared up once more in 2015 with AJ claiming the win by way of TKO within the seventh spherical.