Carl Froch tells AJ staight: “If you can't stand the heat get out the f****g kitchen”
Former WBC World Champion Carl Froch doesn’t seem to be a fan of Anthony Joshua and Louis Theroux’s new BBC iPlayer documentary or his recent mental health journey.
The Cobra was very vocal in his disappointment of AJ moaning about the fans who have made him rich, and the pressure he feels under to perform all the time.
Speaking to Grosvenor Sports, Froch said:
Joshua should stop moaning about pressure from fans, the fans made him a millionaire
“With great power comes great responsibility. He was a world champion and people are paying him their hard earned money and making him very rich. Boxing is the entertainment business and AJ is obligated to turn up and put on a performance. Rafa Nadal does it every time he's on centre court. Novak Djokovic performs every time under immense pressure, so don't bitch and moan to me that the fans – who have made you a multi millionaire – are putting pressure on you. That's part and parcel of being a professional heavyweight boxer. If you can't stand the heat get out the f****g kitchen. Stop bitching about it.”
Joshua taking phone to darkness retreat ‘a load of bollocks’
“If someone needs time by themself and wants to spend four days alone in the dark, go away and do it because as you become more spiritual – I'm becoming more spiritual and becoming more connected with my own subconscious and with nature – I think it's brilliant to go and spend some time on your own. But don't tell me you're serious about spending that time alone and having a deeper connection to his thoughts when he’s taking his phone with him, so I think that's a load of bollocks.”
I cannot pick a winner between Joshua and Francis Ngannou, it’s a 50-50 fight
“It's a good fight and I can't pick a winner between Joshua and Ngannou because I'm still not convinced Joshua has got the desire to be a top level world champion again. It’s 50-50. I still need to see him in a fight where he looks confident and looks good. AJ’s fights against Helenius and Franklin tells me nothing about where AJ is, so based on that and Ngannou's performance against Fury, I can't pick a winner. I'd like to say Anthony Joshua beats him but based on his last two performances, I cannot pick a winner.”
Eddie Hearn is wrong, Ngannou is world level
“Based on the fight with Tyson Fury, Ngannou is world level. He jumped straight in there with a top five heavyweight and he lost a split decision, so he's world level. I don't care if Fury had a bad night, he still should be able to take out someone on their pro debut. Fury may have gotten old overnight and now he's absolutely shattered, but I don't think he is. Fury is downplaying Ngannou’s performance but Ngannou made Fury look terrible, so when Eddie Hearn says Johnny Fisher can beat Ngannou, he's just building up his fighter, that's what promoters do.”
Deontay Wilder MMA move is ‘recipe for disaster’
Deontay Wilder needs to move on from accusing Tyson Fury of cheating. He's a great fighter – if there was anything wrong with Fury's gloves the referees would have picked up on i -. so concentrate on getting back in the ring. He needs to leave the Fury accusations alone. He has his chance three times and he's beginning to look bitter and silly, and it's a bit boring now.
“He needs to concentrate on getting AJ in the ring. That's a massive fight, but I'd advise him against facing Ngannou in the cage. That's a recipe for disaster. He wants to stay well clear of Ngannou. He's got long, skinny chicken legs and as soon as he takes a kick to the knee or the shin he's going to be bang in trouble, so unless he's got some jiu jitsu background, I'd say absolutely avoid that. It's a different discipline. I'd tell him to stay well clear of it. He's designed for throwing long heavy punches not rolling around on the floor having a grapple, I think he'd get snapped in half.”
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