THE prospect of fighting Kazakhstanโs fearsome Gennady Golovkin could tempt Carl Froch back to the ring.
โI think itโs being discussed,โ Rob McCracken, Frochโs trainer, told Boxing News. โ[Carl is] not sure if heโs going to fight again. He said heโs still got the itch, he thinks he wants to. But obviously heโs his own man. As Iโve always said, I said, โYou decide if you want to do it. If everythingโs right and you want to do it, then youโve got to make the call.โ If he does then everything gets put into place.
โThen away we go. But itโs totally up to him. I let him decide because ultimately heโs the fighter. Itโs up to him whether he fights again. Heโs somewhere in the middle at the minute in spite of what anyone else hears, itโs 50-50. I do think if the right opportunity came up and the right fight, I think he would fight.โ
Although James DeGale now holds the IBF super-middleweight belt, Carlโs old title, itโs Gennady Golovkin that appeals to Froch as a possible opponent. โWithout a doubt, Carlโs been at the top a very long time and youโve got Golovkin coming through. With respect he hasnโt really fought anybody of significant note at elite level and theyโre talking about him as if heโs the second coming. But obviously heโs a middleweight and heโs a lot smaller than Carl, that would be something that would interest Carl, if the terms and the offer was right. But at the same time he is 50-50 whether he fights again. Maybe something like that but weโll see,โ Rob said.
It almost a year since Froch last fought, toppling George Groves at Wembley Stadium, an event that would be hard to surpass. โI think you could top it if you did the same thing again at Wembley or a similar location against somebody with a big profile. I think thatโs the only way youโd top it or equal it. But if you donโt ever top it or equal it, then youโve already done it,โ McCracken mused. โHeโs got a great life, heโs very wealthy. Heโs achieved everything in the sport. Heโs in a good place.โ
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