Former boxing champion claims Anthony Joshua and Eddie Hearn got hustled by Jake Paul

Carl Froch claims Jake Paul has hustled Eddie Hearn and Anthony Joshua

Although Matchroom boxing promoter Eddie Hearn has always been relatively critical of Paul’s involvement in the sport, he was clearly open to negotiating a potential fight against Joshua.

And with ‘The Problem Child’ having picked the undefeated ‘Tank’ instead of waiting for a potential fight against the former heavyweight champion, former champion Carl Froch believes Hearn and Joshua have been ‘hustled’.

“Jake Paul has played an absolute f—— blinder, he got Eddie Hearn hook line and sinker,” Froch said on his YouTube channel.

“Eddie Hearn took the bait, gave him his free publicity… Thinking this would be big money… Jake Paul just ripped the a— out of Eddie Hearn… Eddie has been played in my opinion, Jake Paul has played a blinder, he’s proper lured him in.”

Froch has always been extremely critical of Paul and has openly labeled his fights as ‘clown show’ fights.

“I don’t think the fight between AJ and Jake Paul is gonna happen, I really don’t, Jake Paul is stupid but he ain’t that stupid,” Froch continued.

Will a fight between Paul and Joshua still happen?

According to Froch, a fight between Paul and Joshua is completely out of the realms of possibility, however, as ‘The Problem Child’ has always shown, he consistently proves doubters wrong.

Despite that, Hearn broke his silence on Paul vs Davis recently, claiming that if Paul loses the fight, it ruins any chances of a potential clash against the British heavyweight.