Froch knows a thing or two about boxing. He fought his way to the top, beating guys like Jermain Taylor, Jean Pascal, and Mikkel Kessler. He's best known for knocking out George Groves twice. The second time was at Wembley Stadium in front of 80,000 fans. Froch retired in 2014 after 35 fights and got into the Hall of Fame.
Joshua started his pro career on the undercard of that big Froch-Groves rematch. He went on to become the unified world heavyweight champion and a big name in boxing. But at 35, Joshua's career seems to be winding down.
In a chat with Fight Lens, Froch didn't hold back about Joshua's future:
"I'm just honest. I just tell the truth and I think Anthony Joshua, he's had a fabulous career based on his level of ability. He's been ironed out a few times and that last whooping he took from Daniel Dubois looked like a hurtful one. Potentially damaging to your health."
Froch worries about the long-term effects of fights like that. He thinks Joshua's health is more important than money:
"You can have as much money as you want in the bank, 100 million, 150 million, whatever. [but] you can't put a price on your health. The way he got knocked out looked like he'd been tasered by Dubois. Hurt in round one, ironed out in round five. Why's he fighting?"
Froch pointed out that Joshua hasn't looked great since losing to Andy Ruiz. He's fought some less challenging opponents since then:
"Since losing to Andy Ruiz, then back-to-back defeats to Oleksandr Usyk, then he's fought Jermaine Franklin, Robert Helenius, Otto Wallin, Francis Ngannou. The minute somebody turned up with ambition, which was Dubois, he didn't want to know. He got exposed. Now, the best thing he can do is retire."
Even with Froch's advice, Joshua plans to keep fighting. He wants a rematch with Dubois and might even face Tyson Fury. Joshua's loss to Dubois was a big shock, and it's got people like Froch wondering if it's time for AJ to call it quits.