Conor McGregor will get brutal response from Carl Froch after tabling battle supply
Carl Froch has admitted he might be tempted again out of retirement to face Conor McGregor in an exhibition boxing match. But the previous super-middleweight world champion has dominated out the prospect of ever returning to the skilled ranks of the game.
Froch, 45, hung up his gloves on the age of 36 and has since labored as a boxing analyst and commentator.
The three-time world champion appeared on talkSPORT this week to mark the nine-year anniversary of his legendary knockout of George Groves. And when requested if he would take into account placing the gloves again on, he admitted the rise in recognition of taking up YouTube stars and different social media celebrities had a profitable enchantment.
Setting out his place, Froch stated: “Well listen, I’d never get back in the ring against a professional fighter who’s at professional level. I’d never fight somebody like Callum Smith or any of the light heavyweights.
“I’m realistic, I retired when I was 37 nearly, I retired because I couldn’t do it any more. The desire was gone, the injuries were catching up with me, I had a young family at home, I couldn’t compete at world level anymore.
“So to answer your question – no, I wouldn’t box again in a professional capacity. But I don’t consider a fight with somebody like Jake Paul a professional boxing match. It’s almost like a white collar fight for me. I could get in there, take my time, just have a good time, have a bit of fun and make a bucket load of money.
“It’s very low risk and very high reward, so I’d definitely take one of them sort of fights.”
But when pressed on whether or not an settlement with Paul was near occurring, having trash-talked with the YouTube sensation earlier within the yr, Froch performed down the chance of that specific match-up coming to go.
He stated: “No. Jake Paul piped up and started giving me some stick, I answered him back and then he went quiet. He said he wants me to fight Anderson Silva and I said, ‘I’ll fight Anderson Silva and you on the same night.’
“When he lost to Tommy Fury, I think he realised he don’t belong in the professional boxing ring with professional boxers because he’s not good enough. But fair play to him, he’s making money, he’s doing what he’s doing.”
A extra possible head-to-head nevertheless, might be with returning UFC star Conor McGregor, who not too long ago claimed, within the presence of smiling promoter Eddie Hearn, he would ‘slap’ Froch round in an interview earlier than the Katie Taylor vs Chantelle Cameron bout in Dublin.
Froch stated: “I’d in all probability have a roll round with Conor McGregor. I’d like Conor McGregor to get into the boxing ring as a result of he’s operating his mouth a bit these days.
“And he’s received Eddie Hearn cheerleading him within the background, laughing at each crap joke he cracks, that’s getting a bit boring to hearken to. I believe that’d be a superb battle.”