Carl Froch: I’d 100% fight Jake Paul; and it would be an easy victory

Four-time Boxing Champion Carl Froch ended his career with a stunning success over arch-rival George Groves at Wembley Stadium over a decade ago.

Froch, eager to end his career on top of his game, thrilled British fight fans throughout his professional career, with successes over the likes of Jermain Taylor and Mikkel Kessler living long in the memory.

Speaking to casino.org, ‘The Cobra’ discussed Jake Paul, with whom the Nottingham man has engaged in arguments with via social media, Tyson Fury, and his hopes for the sport in 2025.

Carl Froch on… Jake Paul

“100% I’d fight Jake Paul. It would be an easy night’s work.

“It would be the easiest fight I’ve ever had in my whole career, even at my age. I’ve been retired for over 10 years. It would be a complete mismatch. I keep myself in reasonable shape. I’m not fight-fit like I was when I competed professionally, but this isn’t professional boxing we’re talking about, this is clown world.

“If you stuck me in a ring with him, it would be a mismatch. He knows it as well as I do, and that’s why the fight won’t happen.

“He called me out, he got p*ssed off with me talking about him on social platforms. He said if I fight Anderson Silva and prove myself then he’d fight me. I replied that I’d fight both of them on the same night, no problem.

“He soon went quiet. Then whenever they asked him about Carl Froch again, he started acting like he’d never heard of me, asking if I was part of Tommy Fury’s entourage. It’s the most ridiculous get-out, but everyone knows that he doesn’t want to fight someone like me, someone who can actually fight back. It’s comical, hilarious.

“I admire the guy, because he knows how to make money. That’s what we do in the western world, it’s the aim of the game. He won’t fight anyone who has any chance of beating him. He’s never going to do it, and now the Tommy Fury rivalry is done, he’s fighting Mike Tyson. He’s running out of ideas; he doesn’t have anywhere to go.

“He’s running out of names and running out of opponents.”

Carl Froch on… Tyson Fury

“I don’t think he weighed in particularly light in the first fight.

“For him to be much heavier, that to me implies that Lennox is talking about a couple of stone. I definitely don’t think he’d want to be going in against Usyk that big.

“He’s already getting slower and less mobile as he gets older. He’s 36 now, and he’s naturally slowed down. He’s not as light on his feet and he can’t throw those same combinations of punches now.

“He is ultimately past his best. In the first fight against Usyk, he didn’t quite look fit enough. He couldn’t sustain his attacks from round five or six onwards. You could see him having a breather, taking his foot off the gas, and Usyk took over.

“Usyk got the stoppage in round nine for me, that fight should have been stopped. He was given a helping hand by the referee.”

Carl Froch on… what happens in Fury v Usyk II

“The first fight was a close one. Or at least it was very close until Fury got knocked down in round nine.

“It’s going to be interesting. Usyk is 37, he’s older than Fury, but he lives the life. It’s not the age of the fighter, but the miles on clock. Fury has more miles on the clock, having had three tough fights against Deontay Wilder, then he was on the floor against Francis Ngannou.

“It’s not a fight we necessarily need to see, we saw all that we needed in the first fight, but rematches are very popular at the minute across the board.

“I’d predict a Usyk win, probably on points. I couldn’t rule out the late stoppage, because if Fury does go for it as he suggests he will, he could gas out towards the end of the fight. It would be great for British Boxing if Fury could win it, as then we might even see a third fight.

“It’s just an incredibly tough ask for him.”

Carl Froch on… his 2025 hopes

“I think Jack Catterall is destined to be a world champion.

“I also like Hamzah Sheeraz, I think he’s a prospect and a great fighter. I’ve got big hopes for his future.

“Daniel Dubois is one of the more high-profile names, while Fabio Wardley, with his white-collar pedigree, could have a big year.

“It sounds like Wardley is one of a few fighters in the frame to take on Joseph Parker next, and we’ll know more about him then.

“It’ll be interesting, as we’ll find out if he really is good enough to compete at world level, because Parker has been in with the very best heavyweight fighters.

“I’d probably put Dubois near the top of my list for 2025 success; he’s only 27-years-old, which is young in boxing terms, but especially for a heavyweight.

“He could dominate now for the next five, six or seven years. He’s another who was linked with a fight against Parker next, which would be a solid test for him.

“Jack Catterall can only go from strength to strength with Jamie Moore. He beat Josh Taylor in the rematch easily, beat Prograis last time and he looks nailed on to be a world champion soon.”

“I don’t know if there are any domestic fights I’m really keen to see, but I’d like to see both Hamzah Sheeraz and Adam Azim continue their progression.

“They’re two good prospects coming through. I want to see them both in some good old fashioned British title fights before making the move towards world level.

“The one fight I really want to see overall is Catterall take on Teofimo Lopez. I think that’s his fight and it’s a massive one.

“Catterall is 31 so he’s still got a few years left to make it happen, don’t get me wrong it’s a tough fight, but it’s the one at the top of my wishlist for 2025.”

Carl Froch on… if he would ever take part in ‘I’m A Celebrity’

“I was asked to do it a few years ago and I sat and had the conversation with the producers. I was very happy when they said I’d not been selected.

“To be honest, I only considered going in because my kids convinced me. The opportunity came up via one of my agents, and I told the family, and they were like, you’ve got to go for it, Dad!

“I just think it’s undignified. You’re in there with creepy crawlies going everywhere, eating and drinking s***. I enjoy eating and make sure I have plenty of calories each day, quality food, protein and non-processed food.

“If I don’t eat 7,000 calories a day, I’m miserable. I need a lot of steak, eggs and complex carbs in my diet.

“If i went in there, I’d be starving, miserable, concerned about my dignity being questioned, and for what? I don’t need the money, and it’s just not for me really.

“The producers might read this and think, oh, well we won’t ask Carl Froch then. That suits me fine; don’t ask me.”

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