Carl Froch believes it is time for one of the heavyweight favourites of recent years to hang up his gloves.
Walking away from the sport is always one of the hardest challenges for a boxer. Froch managed to do it on an unusually perfect high having knocked out his bitter rival George Groves in front of a then-record 80, 000 people at Wembley Stadium in London. That conclusive ending provided a fine swan song that not many boxers manage.
Right now, there are several heavyweights at the ends of their careers. Deontay Wilder has not fought since a second consecutive loss back in June after being knocked out by Zhilei Zhang.
Tyson Fury revealed he was walking away from the sport in January after two consecutive defeats to the great Oleksandr Usyk, and some believe Anthony Joshua should retire after getting stopped in his last fight by Daniel Dubois.
Froch has now stated on his YouTube channel Froch On Fighting he thinks it is time for Derek Chisora to leave the sport behind amidst discussions of who might be his 50th and final opponent.
“He’s 41, I’m not alluding to the fact that he sounds a bit punchy but in some interviews he does sound a bit slow, sometimes I think he switches off. But I wouldn’t want to see Daniel Dubois teeing off on Derek Chisora and landing at will with big, heavy right hands all night long.
I think ‘Del Boy’ has been a great servant to boxing, he’s had a great career, he’s lost a big chunk of fights but he’s been in with the best of the best. He’s pulled wins out of the bag, he’s been great to watch, he’s been entertaining, but I honestly think he should hang up the gloves and look back on his career but now he should turn it in for the sake of his health.”
Chisora beat Otto Wallin by late stoppage in his 49th fight earlier in February and after the fight said he might choose his final opponent via a coin toss.
