Sunday 31 May 2015 12:38, UK
Carl Froch is backing Kell Brook to beat Amir Khan if they meet after the Sheffield man retained his IBF title.
The Sheffield star retained his IBF welterweight title by stopping Frankie Gavin in six rounds at the O2 on Saturday night.
Brook has set his sights on more big fights and called out Khan straight after the fight and even though promoter Eddie Hearn said it was unlikely to take place, Froch not only thinks Brook would win, but wants him to keep the pressure on his British rival.
If that big fight's not there for Kell or Amir, it's just a natural progression for there’s two domestic world level fighters... it would be potentially an 80,000 fight at Wembley Stadium!
"He called Amir Khan out and it would be nice to see that fight," Froch told Sky Sports Box Office.
"It would be a great fight, a difficult one to pick a winner in - but I would pick Kell for his punching power. But it is a great fight that we should all get to see.
"He has to get on with his own business but he also has to keep banging the drum for it because I know he has spent a lot of his time in America but everyone knows who he is, Amir Khan.
"He's got a great career and he's a fantastic fighter. He [Khan] wasn't great last night (Friday) but he got the win and that's what he does.
"Floyd Mayweather didn't fancy the job and I am not saying he has got anything to really trouble Mayweather but the top two welterweights in the world, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, are soon going to finish and disappear.
"So if that big fight's not there for Kell or Amir, it's just a natural progression for the two domestic world-level fighters. It would be potentially an 80,000 fight at Wembley Stadium!"
Froch also believes that even though he has now defended his world title twice in nine weeks, Brook remains under-rated.
He is now unbeaten in 35 fights and although he was patient against Gavin, he soon showed his class with a clinical finish that should move him up the welterweight rankings.
"He's got very fast hands and that works for him and when he couples speed with the skill he's got and the timing, then comes the power," said Froch.
"He's got all those attributes in abundance and it was an out-classing night. No disrespect to Frankie Gavin, but I couldn't see it going past six.
"It was a domestic tear-up and a good level fight but it was easy for him and he got the job done and showed that he is world class."
