By Frank Warren

CONGRATULATIONS to Carl Froch who powered his way to a place in the Super Six final with a good win over Glen Johnson.

Froch confirmed his status as one of our leading fighters, but I'm not sure of his claims that he will become a 'legend'.

That's not for him to decide and, at the moment, he's not got there.

As for Eddie Hearn, who said that Froch was the greatest fighter that Great Britain had ever produced - that's the greatest bit of bulls*** I have heard of.

Although Johnson is a good name, his loss to Froch was the 15th of his career, while before November last year he had not made super-middleweight for a decade.

And despite being 42 years old, Johnson was easily catching the Cobra with right hands.

On the flip side, Froch is always in exciting fights, and is building a reputation for being a true warrior.

Comparisons with Joe Calzaghe are inevitable as both he and Froch are, or were, super-middleweights. But Joe would always have won had they met.

Carl has a big heart and good chin, but so did Joe and I just feel Calzaghe's hand speed and movement would have been too much for Froch.

Take a look at one of their common opponents, Mikkel Kessler. Froch was beaten by the Dane, who in turn was out-classed by Calzaghe.

In the Super Six final, Froch faces Andre Ward - an unbeaten American who everyone over there is touting as the next big thing.

But the best boxer around that weight is Bernard Hopkins, who even at 46 is putting in stellar displays.

Froch may have got away with taking risks against Johnson, but if he did the same against Hopkins, he would come unstuck.

FRANKIE GAVIN says he'll retire if he loses to Curtis Woodhouse on July 16 in Liverpool. That's fighting talk!

Also on that show, soldier-turned-boxer John Loveday makes his debut. Heavyweight Loveday served in Afghanistan and lost his best friend and comrades out there.

I'm a big supporter of our Armed Forces with Tickets for Troops - it's good to be promoting a retired soldier as well.

THERE was another amazing claim this week.

Barry McGuigan insisted that Carl Frampton was the best prospect he had seen in 30 years.

Barry is one of the sport's good guys but, please, do me a favour.

GREAT news for boxing - Primetime have inked in Amir Khan's next fight.

And terrestrial channel 5 are airing the British and Commonwealth heavyweight title clash between Dereck Chisora and Tyson Fury. Both fights are on July 23.

HATS off to my former accountant David Bernstein, the FA chairman who has tried to take on FIFA.

Sepp Blatter is so tainted I would not blame some nations for trying to form a breakaway organisation.

It happened in boxing in the 1970s and 80s but I'm not sure football has the stomach for the fight.

It would be nice if the BBC stopped paying rights money to FIFA for big events and started investing in other sports, including boxing, instead.

FLOYD MAYWEATHER will fight again in September when he takes on Victor Ortiz. Mayweather hasn't fought since May last year so it's a welcome return to action and should be a good fight.

But it's still not Manny Pacquiao...