Carl Froch predicts prime Joe Calzaghe vs Andre Ward: “He doesn’t know how to lose”

Carl Froch has revealed who he believes would have come out on top in a fantasy match-up between super-middleweight rivals Joe Calzaghe and Andre Ward.

Froch has history with both men for different reasons, having had plenty of bad blood with Calzaghe over the years despite never sharing the ring with the Welshman.

He did happen to face Ward though, suffering a points defeat to the American when they met in the final of the Super Six World Boxing Classic back in 2011.

Calzaghe and Ward are regarded as two of the best ever operators at 168lbs, and both have the distinct honour of having ended their professional careers unbeaten.

With that in mind, Froch was asked on his YouTube channel to break down a potential match-up between the two legends, with ‘The Cobra’ first explaining what he would want to see happen.

“That would have been one hell of an interesting fight. I’d have liked to have seen Joe Calzaghe set about Andre Ward and beat him on points. Slap him up and get him out of there because Ward’s style is annoying but effective.

“He’s very good at what he does. He knows how to win but he’s not a fan favourite. It’s not a good style to watch, he knows what to do to win but he ducks low below the waist, he holds on and gets his head on your chest. He ties you up.”

Despite what he wanted to see, Froch conceded that he thinks Ward would have actually been victorious.

“It would have been a great fight but I’ve probably got to say that Andre Ward doesn’t know how to lose. I think he would have beat Joe Calzaghe. It would have been one hell of a fight, it would have been close, but I pick Andre Ward to win that one.”

Ward had 32 professional fights in total, and he once named which fighter hit him the hardest in his career.