Former boxing champion Carl Froch has admitted that he would come out of retirement to take on Jake Paul.

The Cobra, 45, who quit in 2014, said he would lace the gloves up again to battle the former Disney star who has taken the sport by storm over the past few years.

Paul, 25, is now 5-0 as a pro having beaten former MMA fighter Ben Askren and ex-UFC champion Tyron Woodley in 2021.

Now, he's scheduled to fight Hasim Rahman Jr on August 6.

Super-middleweight Froch, who is 6ft 1in, told The Daily Star: “I would yeah, because I wouldn’t consider that to be a fight. 

“I know he’s doing what he is doing, and he is improving, and he has people that want to watch him box, which is great, fair play to him.

“But somebody like that, how do I put it, if I tried to play football against the top clubs, it’s going to be pointless me being on the bench, or me playing tennis against the top players."

Speaking at the launch of the McLaren Turbo Series on PartyPoker in association with McLaren Racing, he said: "Jake Paul, is playing at being a professional boxer, but he is not.

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Carl Froch announced his retirement after beating George Groves in 2014

“He can’t really fight, he knows how to stand up straight and he knows how to swing a punch, but he’s not a professional boxer.

 “So to answer your question, if Jake Paul called me out, then absolutely.

“I wouldn’t even train for it, I’d take him on, I’d beat him up, and I’d get a good pay day because it’s Jake Paul, then I would go home happy.”

Froch previously claimed he would be willing to face Paul but only if he agrees to give him at least $50 million in cash.

He told iFL TV: “I wish he’d call me out. Easy money.

“All them YouTubers are easy money, let’s be honest. Come on, they can’t fight, they’re swinging handbags…

“Jake Paul, Logan Paul, I have got absolutely no interest at all.

“Unless they wanna call me out and I’ll go and smash them all to bits.

“$50million, what are you gonna do with that?

“Put it in the bank and watch it just go to the taxman and let it get diluted, it’s of no use.

“And, it’s risk/reward.

“Even though I think it’s an easy fight with one of them YouTubers, you’ve still got a chance of getting hurt.

“So at 43 years old, to answer your question, I wouldn’t be fighting anybody for any amount of money, including £50million.

“Yeah, I’d probably fight him actually. I’d probably fight him for £50million actually.”

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