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'I feel I can carry on forever' - Froch

Carl Froch has won all but one of his 29 fights © Getty Images

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Carl Froch has declared he is feeling at the peak of his powers and has no plans to hang up his gloves any time soon.

Froch, 34, is preparing to take on Andre Ward in the final of the Super Six tournament in Atlantic City on December 17, making it five out of his last six fights he has had to venture abroad.

The WBC super-middleweight champion is renowned for not taking a backward step in the ring, his unrelenting and often punishing style making him one of boxing's most exciting attractions. With his apparent refusal to give the fans anything less than a fully-charged performance every time he steps in the ring, there are fears his 29-fight career may be cut short.

However, 'The Cobra', who has already expressed a desire to move up to light-heavyweight at some point down the road, insists he a lot more to give. "At 34, I feel 20," Froch told the Daily Mail. "Never been in better shape. I feel like I could carry on forever. I know one day my body will tell me it's time to quit. But not for a while yet."

Froch has often spoken of his frustration at being overlooked by British television broadcasters in the past, saying it is only now that he is finally receiving the attention his performances warrant. The Nottingham-born fighter has captured the imagination in the United States, so much so he has set plans afoot to up sticks and move across the Atlantic with his family. "You could say I'll be turning my back on Britain, although we'll keep a place in Nottingham," he said.

"I wasn't backed by Britain even after I won the world title. That fight [with Jean Pascal] was on ITV but even then British TV never really got behind me. But now I've had a couple of big fights in the US, the TV people over there are so supportive."

Meanwhile, Froch has singled out Prince Naseem Hamed as his biggest fighting hero, pinpointing his brilliance as the main reason he decided to return to the sport having walked away for four years.

"I gave up boxing at 15 and but for Naz I would never have gone back," Froch explained. "I used to love watching him. Even though I was out of the game in 2001, I spent almost every penny I had on going to Las Vegas to watch him fight [Marco Antonio] Barrera. I kept a hundred dollar bill in my back pocket in case of emergency, but I was so convinced Naz was going to win that I put it on a bet with a Mexican at ringside.

"Barrera was brilliant that night, world class. But even though Naz lost he went down fighting and I still loved him. I wanted to pick up where he was leaving off and there's still a bit of him in me."

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