Carl Froch quotes:

I haven't had the recognition I deserve, You can go back to anybody's career - Ricky Hatton, Joe Calzaghe, David Haye, Amir Khan, Chris Eubank, Nigel Benn, Steve Collins, Naseem Hamed. My record is better than all of theirs.

Ricky Hatton would knock Khan out. 5 years ago or now.

It is satisfying following such an emphatic victory over the current unbeaten champion (Lucian Bute) to know that there's a lot of people eating humble pie.

It's not Beirut or Bosnia.

I'm personally not a Muhammad Ali fan.

Somebody thinking that they can make noise intimidate me is comical.

Just swerve Golovkin like the plague. He punches like a mule. I don't need to be in with him. Dangerous fight.

My first fight was a little weasel from American called Andre Dirrell. I say that because he runs and holds, and I hope Abraham bangs him out.

I don't benefit by minimizing his accomplishments Andre Ward.

He was fortunate to fight me on a bad night because if he fights me when I'm firing on all cylinders, he's getting battered as well.

He was WBC champion, I was mandatory. He had his opportunity to earn big money and defend against me, and he chose not to. It's as simple as that. He did not want to fight 'The Cobra', cos he knew he was probably going to get one of these (his fists) on the chin and it was going to be all over.

I knew it was all or nothing.

I was prepared to get knocked out myself trying to knock him out, because then I could sleep at night knowing that I've given my best.

Joe Calzaghe was using the excuse, no one knows who I am in America. Now everyone knows who I am in America.

Boxers are going away and not getting decisions and are losing, so it's not looking good for us, is it, as a nation? Thanks for pointing that out. It's put even more pressure on me now. I don't mind that at all. I love pressure.

I've worked in pubs for years and you get people challenging you. Challenging your masculinity.

Joe Calzaghe is next. If he gets himself out that armchair, gets himself back in the gym, let's have a fight for the British fans and the rest of the world.

You don't need to go all deep and meaningful and start talking about Daddies. It's yes or no answer.

He's got a rematch clause in his contract but I'm not sure if he's going to want to exercise that rematch but if he does, I'd happily oblige. I'll go over to Canada and give him another whooping.

He knows I'm brutal. He's knows I can punch hard. He knows if I connect on his chin, at any one moment, 12 three minute rounds, he's going to be in serious trouble. If he's not on the floor, his legs will do a funny dance.

Your longevity in the sport is governed by how you live in between the fights.

I've got no interest in going over to California to fight that boring git, in a fight that no one's interested in, and that's the reason why he's trying to pimp himself out everywhere.

The referee jumped in too late in my opinion. He's the champion and he's got to be given every chance, but a lot of people was wincing and cringing seeing the finish cos his head is bouncing all over the place.

Bute coming over here is a big mistake.

I've got no aspirations to become an A-list celebrity.

It's counterproductive and self-destructive to bear grudges with people that are negative.

Some people have a team of ten people - Waste of money, waste of time. I do it on my own when I'm in the ring.

I hurt my hand on his head. He has a very hard head.

I can be just as dirty. I could use my head or my elbows and we can we all dirty.

It's only boxing, don't worry about it. Let's get it on!

You've got to be careful against classy fighters, especially counter-punchers because if you go for the finish too early, you can end up getting finished yourself.