Carl Froch once claimed he 'dropped' his son Rocco in sparring

Carl Froch banned his son Rocco from pursuing a professional career in boxing after dropping him with a body shot in sparring.

The former super-middleweight world champion has become known for making some pretty bold claims in his retirement – including claiming he would’ve beaten Gennady Golovkin and Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez if they fought in their primes.

During an appearance on The Matchroom Boxing Podcast, Froch spoke candidly about his career and was quizzed by David Diamante about whether he would allow his children to follow in his footsteps.

“It’s a strict no-no,” Froch explained.

“I teach Rocco how to fight. I even body spar him. I dropped him the other day.

“Left hook to the body, his right hand was too high, he didn’t have the elbow in. He’s only 10.

“And my daughters, I’ve got them on the pads as well. I want them to be able to fight and defend themselves.

“‘Rocco Froch’ – if you’ve got a name like that, you’ve gotta [sic] be able to fight.

“I take him on the pads and have a bit of a body spar with him, but boxing for me – the reason I was so successful in boxing was because I needed boxing.”

The Cobra also revealed he had a tough childhood growing up on the streets of Nottingham after his parents separated when he was a six-year-old boy.

He told the podcast: “I had quite a lot of street fights as a kid and I grew up in pubs.

“Quite often on a Friday or a Saturday night I’d be outside rolling around on the cobbles and I have a joke about having a street fight and rolling around on the cobbles but I used to have quite a few street fights.

“And when you’re bareknuckle, these fights are over quite quick.

“Every now and then, you’ll have a roll around and you’ll have a guy who’s got you in a headlock or you’ve