Jake Paul is ‘not stupid enough’ to accept Carl Froch’s fight challenge, taunts retired boxer after calling out YouTuber
JAKE PAUL is “not stupid enough” to accept Carl Froch’s fight challenge, taunted the retired boxer.
Froch called the YouTuber out last week as he continued to take digs at the American.
However, he followed up his own wager by dismissing Paul’s chances.
Responding to a tweet if they would actually step into the ring tomorrow, Froch wrote: “He’s not that stupid!”
Froch, 45, has not fought since 2014 when he beat George Groves at Wembley to retain the WBA and IBF super-middleweight world titles.
He then hung up his gloves with a record of 33 wins and two defeats from his 35 bouts.
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The Cobra remains critical of Paul’s transition into the sport.
The Problem Child, 25, faces Hasim Rahman Jr on August 6 in his sixth professional boxing fight after the Tommy Fury showdown collapsed.
He will be hoping to extending his record to 6-0 after previously beating a YouTuber, a basketballer and two MMA fighters.
And Froch – who has been in discussions about an exhibition return against Roy Jones Jr – is confident he could easily dispatch Paul if they did end up arranging a clash.
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Asked if he would accept an offer from Paul, the Nottingham star told the Daily Star: “I would yeah, because I wouldn’t consider that to be a fight.
“I know he’s doing what he is doing, and he is improving, and he has people that want to watch him box, which is great, fair play to him.
“But somebody like that, how do I put it, if I tried to play football against the top clubs, it’s going to be pointless me being on the bench, or me playing tennis against the top players.
“Jake Paul, is playing at being a professional boxer, but he is not.
“He can’t really fight, he knows how to stand up straight and he knows how to swing a punch, but he’s not a professional boxer.
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“So to answer your question, if Jake Paul called me out, then absolutely.
“I wouldn’t even train for it, I’d take him on, I’d beat him up, and I’d get a good pay day because it’s Jake Paul, then I would go home happy.”