Ricky Hatton has reacted to Carl Froch's retirement by hailing the former world champion as "one of the best we've had."
Hatton, who was a two-weight world champion and the darling of British boxing in the 2000s, has been particularly impressed by the attitude of 'The Cobra' (33-2-KO24), who has never dodged the big names in the super-middleweight division.
"From my point of view, he's what makes boxing good. He took on allcomers and didn't shy away from a challenge. We've had champions who have won their title and chosen a few little easy defences. Froch boxed in the Super Six and then took on Lucian Bute," Hatton told Sky Sports News.
"He's similar to me - when I beat Tszyu, my next fight was Carlos Maussa for a world title, then up a weight to fight Luis Collazo for a world title then back down to fight Juan Urango for another world title.
"Carl Froch is made of the same stuff. He's what makes us proud to be British and boxing fans love him because he's got that no-fear factor and will fight anyone."
Having ended his career with the famous knockout of George Groves in front of 80,000 at Wembley, the 38-year-old Froch has signed up to join Sky Sports' boxing team as a pundit.
Four-time world champion Carl Froch has retired from professional boxing and will join Sky Sports as a pundit