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Taylor: Froch will never be like Joe
Jermain Taylor has told Carl Froch he does not deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as Joe Calzaghe who he rates as a legend of the sport.
Taylor is set to meet Froch in mid-to-late April with confirmation of the WBC super-middleweight contest expected during the next week.
Froch questioned whether Calzaghe deserved to be regarded as a ring 'great' following his retirement and Taylor has leapt to the defence of the Welshman insisting the Nottingham fighter does not deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as the Pride of Wales.
"It would have been one of the highlights of my career to be in the ring with a champion who has proven himself like Joe Calzaghe," Taylor said.
"The best always want to fight the best, and I wanted to fight Joe. As a fellow champion and warrior, I know the price we have to pay in the ring. Joe retired healthy, wealthy and with a Hall of Fame career.
"Although I am disappointed that we won’t face each other, I applaud his decision to leave on his own terms, and wish Joe the best of luck.
"As for Carl Froch, he is no Ray Leonard, and certainly no Joe Calzaghe, and can’t be mentioned in the same breath as those two great champions.
"Carl Froch never earned the right to be on the same canvas as Joe Calzaghe! Other than in his hometown, a bare few know the name Carl Froch, and how to spell it or pronounce it."
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Jermain Taylor has told Carl Froch he does not deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as Joe Calzaghe who he rates as a legend of the sport.
Taylor is set to meet Froch in mid-to-late April with confirmation of the WBC super-middleweight contest expected during the next week.
Froch questioned whether Calzaghe deserved to be regarded as a ring 'great' following his retirement and Taylor has leapt to the defence of the Welshman insisting the Nottingham fighter does not deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as the Pride of Wales.
"It would have been one of the highlights of my career to be in the ring with a champion who has proven himself like Joe Calzaghe," Taylor said.
"The best always want to fight the best, and I wanted to fight Joe. As a fellow champion and warrior, I know the price we have to pay in the ring. Joe retired healthy, wealthy and with a Hall of Fame career.
"Although I am disappointed that we won’t face each other, I applaud his decision to leave on his own terms, and wish Joe the best of luck.
"As for Carl Froch, he is no Ray Leonard, and certainly no Joe Calzaghe, and can’t be mentioned in the same breath as those two great champions.
"Carl Froch never earned the right to be on the same canvas as Joe Calzaghe! Other than in his hometown, a bare few know the name Carl Froch, and how to spell it or pronounce it."
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