Former super middleweight world champion Carl Froch is not worried about some potential risk to his legacy – if he decided to come out of retirement to face Youtube star turned boxer Jake Paul.
Paul and Froch have openly traded words in interviews and social media.
The 45-year-old Froch retired from the sport in 2014, after knocking out George Groves in front of 80,000 fans at Wembley Stadium in London.
“I don’t know would it kill my legacy, or would I be the hero? Would I be the hero that stopped all the hype around Jake Paul? I don’t mind Jake Paul doing what he’s doing and having a go, and he’s getting in the ring, the same as white-collar fighters,” Froch told the William Hill podcast
“I don’t mind them – they’re brave. They’re getting in there, taking punches in the face, and he’s done it.”
The 26-year-old Paul will return to the ring on August 5 in Texas against MMA star Nate Diaz.
Paul will aim to bounce back after suffering the first defeat of his career back in February, when he lost an eight round decision to unbeaten light heavyweight prospect Tommy Fury.
Froch had previously stated in interviews that Paul’s loss to Fury, who is viewed by many as still being a novice, was proof of Paul’s inability to actually box.
“I would always be interested in fighting someone who can’t fight like Jake Paul. It’s like someone giving you a suitcase full of money – you won’t say no. I would train for it, I stay in the gym anyway and keep myself in good shape,” Froch told OLBG.
“Right now I am 45 and I retired at 36-37. There is a reason that I retired as after a certain age, the weight cut becomes way too difficult. I wouldn’t make the weight for Jake Paul – I would be 14 stone. If a fight was on the cards – which it isn’t because Paul realised he can’t fight after losing to Tommy Fury and he wasn’t even British level at the time, then I would fight him because like I said before it is easy money.”