Carl Froch doubles down on Flat Earth theory with bizarre explanation
Carl Froch's theories on the earth have left many fans wondering if the former super-middleweight world champion took one blow to the head too many during his career
Carl Froch has doubled down on one of his most notorious lines - and it has nothing to do with boxing in front of 80,000 people at Wembley.
The former world champion, who has spent much of his time of late calling out YouTubers Jake and Logan Paul, raised eyebrows back in 2019 when he bizarrely argued that the world was flat. Dismissing NASA as 'fake', he also dismissed theories that Neil Armstrong landed on the moon in 1969.
"The Earth is flat, 100%" the man dubbed 'The Cobra' said at the time. "When someone like Richard Branson goes up there and starts doing chartered flights... and you can look back on Earth and see the Earth’s curvature, I’ll believe the Earth is a globe.”
Boxing fans have spent much of the four years since trying to work out if Froch, 45, was joking or just going crazy. But sure enough, the man who is also now goading UFC icon Conor McGregor by touting a fight in the octagon really was airing a genuine theory.
The Nottingham man appeared on the Macklin's Take podcast, and was tackled on his previous words. But far from changing his tune, he responded: "Here's the problem. I've tried to prove - and I challenge anybody listening to this - prove that the Earth is spherical. Prove that it's round. Prove that it's actually a globe."
Macklin did indeed challenge him firing back with: "All I know is that when Michael Conlan was boxing in Brisbane, we left LA and flew west and 12 hours later we were in Brisbane. So I don't see how the world can possibly be flat."
Seemingly tying himself in knots, Froch then delivered the sort of geography lesson which is unlikely to appear on the syllabus for school teachers anytime soon. "I could get a piece of A4 paper, write down the centre of the flat Earth - which is the North Pole - and write down the ice wall - which is right down the south side - all the way around the circumference of the flat Earth, and you would circumnavigate and you'd get from where you just said [LA] to where you just said [Brisbane] in the same flight path."
As if he'd settled the debate, Froch then confidently quipped "Next question," leaving the host as muddled as the listeners. But at least he's proved himself to be consistent with his theory, no matter how barmy.
The star retired from the sport in 2014 following his dramatic KO win over George Groves in London. He finished with a 33-2 professional record before his somewhat outspoken foray into punditry.
gives me the impression he's on the wind up 24/7.
