The verbal sparring between Anthony Joshua and former Britishprofessional boxer Carl Froch is growing fiercer.The feud between the pair is rooted in Froch’s dismissal of the two-timeheavyweight world champion’s legacy. However, they once shared anamicable bond having trained together under Rob McCracken whenJoshua was an amateur while Froch was towards the end of his career.The source of the strife can be alluded to Joshua’s split with McCrackenin 2021. Most recently, Froch criticized Joshua’s conduct and revealeddetails of a heated WhatsApp exchange between them. These remarkswere a sequel to Joshua’s comment when he labeled Froch a “pr***.

In a recent interview with BestOnlinePokerSites, Froch challengedJoshua to take accountability for his comments and deal with thesituation like men. He said:

“It’s schoolboy stuff. It’s like plastic gangsters. It’s pathetic really. Hemessaged me again overnight and deleted four messages. I’ve had abarrage of abuse, but I don’t mind meeting up and dealing with it likemen. Because if you’re going to send me messages, abusing me, thendeleting stuff, and then you don’t pick your phone up when I try togive you a call man to man. Then what am I going to do? I’m going toexpose you for what you are.”

Meanwhile, Joshua is gearing up for his next assignment against DanielDubois at Wembley on September 21 in an attempt to become a threetime heavyweight world champion.Carl Froch has claimed that if Anthony Joshua loses to Daniel Dubois itmay be the last fans see of the British boxer. He also claimed thatJoshua has been a bit “fragile” since the loss to Andy Ruiz Jr.

Froch has also leaked messages from an exchange with Joshua afterbeing called a ‘p***k’ by the heavyweight in an interview. Eddie Hearn,the chairman of Matchroom Sport and Joshua’s promoter, has comeout in defense of the 34-year-old. Speaking in a recent interview withiFL TV, Hearn claimed that Joshua “changed the face of the sport.” Hesaid:

“I really disagree with Carl about AJ and his resume and hisachievements. Even if you take what he’s done for the sport and howhe’s changed the face of the sport in the country, that’s one thing. Butthe actual resume I think is really good and solid. If he beats Daniel tobecome a three-division champion, he’s one fight away from becoming undisputed. And if he becomes undisputed, he goes down as one thegreatest British boxers of all time.”