Carl Froch believes fans may choose to boycott the Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury fight if it ends up being held in America.
Both Fury and Joshua had signed to fight earlier this year, but as of yet, there is still no official date or venue. In recent weeks, rumours have begun circulating that the clash will take place on November 20 at Madison Square Garden in New York - as broadcasters Netflix and the Saudi Arabian moneymen behind the fight are keen to move it to America.
Joshua's Wembley plea
This comes despite Joshua's plea to have the dust-up held at Wembley Stadium. It would now appear that former two-time heavyweight champion 'AJ' is open to facing his long-time rival at the MSG - provided he is compensated financially.
But former world champion Froch has blasted such reports, and believes fans may rebel if it were to happen stateside. Speaking to NewBettingSites.uk, he said: "If this fight is not in the UK, after Eddie signed a contract to say the fight is in the UK, then he has lost. Unfortunately, he has lost the fight in that sense.
Froch's criticism of Eddie Hearn
"If this fight is anywhere but the UK, then Eddie has not done his job. He has not honoured what he said he was going to do. I'm not against Eddie at all, but come on, man, put this fight on in the UK. AJ is your guy. You know what the UK fans have done for you. The Americans don't give a f*** about AJ."
"They're not arsed. The Americans are not going to care about this pair. They're not bothered. They've seen AJ go out there and get splattered by the fat man from Mexico. They've seen him lose to Usyk, they've seen him get wiped out by Daniel Dubois, then they've seen that Jake Paul s****."
Froch added: "The American fight fans would not give a toss about Tyson Fury or Anthony Joshua, I can assure you. If Turki wants the fight over there, for whatever reason, it will probably be over there. To answer your question, if this fight is not in the UK, Eddie has lost the battle. He has not lost the war, but he has lost the battle."
Fans will still watch
"Fans may say they're going to [boycott the fight if it's in America], and they'll say they won't watch it, but bottom line is, they'll still watch it. They'll be p***** off, but they'll watch it through gritted teeth."
Joshua's recent fight demands come after Fury's manager Spencer Brown expressed his concern over the delay in announcing the fight. "Everybody's got a bit of doubt in their mind," he said in an interview with Sky Sports. "There's reasons you could think that. If you'd asked me a week ago, I'd have said no, but now it's a little bit concerning that things haven't progressed down the line. We need to get this fight on."
