Amir Khan Rips Froch: "Nobody Knows Him, He's Jealous!"

By Mark Vester

The war of words is back on. Just when you thought they kissed and made up, WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan, and super middleweight Carl Froch, are at odds once again. The two British boxers can't seem to get along. British boxing fans are frustrated because the two fighters are so far apart in weight that we will never see them settle this issue in the ring.

According to a report by Gavin Glicksman of The Sun, Froch once again attacked Khan by stating that he only fights hand-picked opponents, has a glass jaw and has not shown any improvement under trainer Freddie Roach.

Glicksman spoke with Khan, who was happy to fire back at Froch.

"Nobody knows Froch but everybody knows who I am, so I think there's a hint of jealousy there. We've never really spoken to each other, apart from once and he was OK to me then. I spoke to him before one fight I had and he was a really nice guy," Khan said.

"I have a lot of respect for him and I think he's a great fighter, but there appears to be a lot of jealousy on his part. I don't know the real reason for it and I don't let it bother me. Look where I am — I'm having my second big fight in America and nobody knows who Froch is over here. I'm happy with the way things are going for me, so he can say what he wants."

"He's the only person to say I haven't developed under Freddie. I think any other fighter, or anyone who knows about boxing, realises how much I've come on in the last 12 months."

Khan faces Marcos Maidana on December 11 in Las Vegas. Froch returns on November 27 against Arthur Abraham in Helsinki, Finland.