The former super-middleweight champion retired from boxing back in 2014, but has teased a potential return to the ring over the last few years
Carl Froch has revealed he would consider coming out of retirement to face either Jake Paul or Darren Till.
Froch, 47, retired from the sport of boxing after knocking out British rival George Groves for a second time back in 2014. While the former super-middleweight champion is happily retired, he has flirted with the idea of making a return to the ring over the last few years.
Back in November, following Paul’s victory over Mike Tyson, the American hit back at Froch after the Brit claimed he could beat the ‘Problem Child’ with one arm tied behind his back. Seven months on, and Froch has once again had his say on the young American.
Speaking on his official YouTube channel. the 47-year-old was asked if he would come out of retirement if ‘the money was right.’ “I have retired 11 years ago. I did retire because I could not be a***d anymore. The desire was gone. I still think I can get in there with most of these jokers that think they can fight like Jake Paul… especially. Jake Paul is f*****g useless. You know what I think about him! I am not interested in boxing. I do not need to fight. I do not need the fame. I am already famous enough.”
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The British star ripped into the ‘Problem Child’ as he believes it would be an ‘easy fight.’ “I think if the money is there for someone like Jake Paul, I would think ‘it is such an easy fight’. I would not really need to train for it… turn up and do my thing,” he continued. “You never know, Jake Paul might actually give me a decent fight… I doubt it.”
On the topic of Till, the boxing icon once again did not hold back in his assessment. The Liverpudlian parted ways with the UFC back in 2023 after losing three fights in a row. He has since gone on to become a big hit under the Misfits Boxing banner – defeating Anthony Taylor and Darren Stewart in his first two fights. Despite Till’s dazzling run of form, Froch is not convinced. “Darren Till, he is an ex-MMA fighter, I addressed him on one of my previous channels. I was probably a little bit harsh on him as I showed a clip of him being knocked out. It was the only time he has ever been knocked out… he was weight drained apparently,” he said.
“But he got ironed out by an MMA fighter and boxers are strikers. We can throw good, solid, accurate punches. I have seen him box and he is not British level. And I was world level… four time world level… Hall of Famer. I have been retired 11 years now but I still think I would get in there and smash his head in.”
He added: “Would I come back for the fight? If the money is right, I would have a very close look at it and I would spend a little more time in the gym. I train everyday, keep myself fit, but I would up the cardio a little bit and start doing a bit of sparring and see how I feel but there is no immediate intention or drive to fight again because my fighting career is done! I have completed the game.”