Joe Calzaghe laughs off prospect of Carl Froch fight but says he would’ve been ‘too sharp’ for Nottingham bruiser
Joe Calzaghe has laughed off the idea that he could come out of retirement to fight Carl Froch and insisted he would've been 'too sharp' for the Nottingham bruiser in his prime.
Earlier this week, Froch declared that he was willing to come out of retirement and fight the Welshman, who boasts an incredible 46-0 record for his exploits in the ring.
Calzaghe, 48, dominated the super-middleweight division before Froch emerged as one of the finest at 168lb - and the latter has felt aggrieved that he never had a shot at defeating the Italian Dragon.
And speaking exclusively to talkSPORT, Calzaghe has admitted his surprise that Froch, 42, is still beckoning for a bout when they are both retired.
"It's mad, I'm still living in his head after all these years," he told Fight Night. "I've done everything you can achieve in boxing.
"I know what would have happened and I don't take much notice of what he says.
"I'm 48 and I've been retired 10 years, I'm happy with my career.
"When I was at my peak I'd have been too fast and too sharp for him.
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"I think I'd have beaten any super-middleweight, maybe not Roy Jones Jr at his peak."
After reigning the super-middleweight division for a decade, Calzaghe finished his career with a victory over Mikkel Kessler.
And he admitted he knew he had to hang up his gloves after defeating the Danish bruiser.
"After the fight with Mikkel Kessler I knew that was the end," he continued.
"I spoke to my dad and said I wanted to fight Bernard Hopkins, who was Ring Magazine champion, to leave a legacy.
"What mattered wasn't someone piping up, there are always contenders, it was going to America and I did that."