By Edward Chaykovsky
Former WBC/IBF/WBA super middleweight champion Carl Froch (33-2, 24KOs) is still very much in retirement.
Froch's last fight was in May 2014, when he knocked out George Groves before a crowd of 80,000 fans at Wembley Stadium.
He misses the post-fight spotlight of a big win. The boxer keeps himself very busy with his family life. Froch now has three young children with his wife.
At 38-years-old, he's happy to walk away with his physical abilities in place - where in most cases boxers are forced to retire after taking too much punishment and suffering multiple defeats.
“There’s no better feeling than standing victorious in an arena or, in the case of the victory over George Groves, a stadium,” said Froch to The Mirror. “But I’ve got kids now and they give me a different kind of enjoyment.
“When I was fighting, I was very selfish, which you have to be. You have to say no to things, let people down, don’t do interviews, don’t go to places with your missus. But now I’m selfless and I put the children first and, although I miss fight night, the exhilaration and the mixed emotions, and the following two, three, four weeks after a victory, I know that has gone. The good thing for me is I’m in a position where I’ve retired from boxing – boxing hasn’t retired me."
The majority of the British fans are still very eager to see Froch fight again - and that's how he likes it. He walked away on the back of a huge victory, as world champion, and still appeared to be near the top of his game in the ring.
“I’ve left the fans wanting more and that’s the best way to go out. I’ve not left myself wanting more because I retired at the top, a champion, and I can live the rest of my life a champion. I’ve seen other fighters retire as champions and they’ve got money, but they’re miserable and depressed and don’t know what to do with their lives. But people ask me, ‘What is it like being retired?’ – and I tell them, ‘I’ve never been busier," Froch said.
