"I talked about [Carl] Froch getting out of the game. I know he's talking about retirement and I know every fight that he has from here on in that he's definitely looking at retirement because I seen it online. I'm just hoping we can definitely get that fight to happen because he's a tough fighter, man. He's one of the best when it comes to toughness and he's going to give you a show every time he steps in that ring," stated super middleweight contender Andre Dirrell, who recently sat down with FightHype.com for an in-depth conversation about his future plans. Now that he's gotten his career back on track as far as his activity level is concerned, Dirrell is eager to get himself back to the top of the 168-pound division, and the one name he wants more than any is the only man that holds a victory over him: unified WBA & IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch.
"He's really one of the few Europeans who can really retire and say that he's done it all. The man won and lost championships a few times, but he came back and he's always determined. You can beat Froch 10 times and I bet he comes back in the 11th fight better than the last 10. So I'm hoping to get that fight with him because that's something he'd have to look at as undone on his resume," Dirrell explained. "He can say he beat me – it's on record, it's on paper – but the world knows I didn't lose that fight. I may have fought the wrong fight, but I still won the fight and I believe I could've did a lot better. He has to look at that and the fans will definitely tell him. It would be a pleasure for me, man, because I want to prove to the world that I don't have a blemish on my record, which I do. That's a question mark for Froch. They can say he beat Dirrell, but can they really say it?"
Dirrell added, "I know he didn't, so I really want that chance again. I'm not going to sit up here and say I'm going to feed into Froch's fight, 'cause I'm not, but it's not going to be the same Dirrell. He's going to get a fight. He's definitely not going to see somebody who's moving as much and I'll have the perfect game plan for Froch and I really want to display it. If he thinks he can beat me, then come and get the job done. If you don't feel like there's nothing to prove right now because I'm in the spot that I'm in, then so be it, but I guarantee you, down the line, I'll be the marquee name at 168 pounds. So I'll want that rematch, whether it's now or later."
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