Former four-time world champion Carl Froch has provided an assessment on Conor Benn's chances of winning a title.
Conor Benn will go back to the drawing board after losing to Ryan Garcia in devastating fashion in the early hours of Sunday morning, but what next for 'The Destroyer'?
Speculation will inevitably ramp up about what is to come for Benn following his second round TKO defeat in Las Vegas, but his future in the sport is expected to remain unresolved for the foreseeable after he insisted that he is taking time away with his kids.
While some -- including Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn -- have predicted an early retirement for the 29-year-old after a lucrative few years, others have hinted at a trilogy fight with long-term rival Chris Eubank Jr.
Former four-time world champion Carl Froch -- who is familiar with fighting amongst the elite -- implied that Benn doesn't have what it takes to win a world title when speaking on his YouTube channel, Froch on Fighting.
He said:
The guys at that level, and where he is, the fundamentals, the lack of amateur experience – he is going to really, really struggle to beat anyone for a world title.
- Carl Froch (Froch on Fighting)
“He could go up to 154 or 160, then it changes and he is a big lump. The best I have seen him is in that first fight with [Chris] Eubank Jr., I know that he lost but he walked through walls in that fight. He dug deep, he showed a lot of courage and fair play to him. I was proud of him.
“That was at middleweight, he is not a super-middleweight, he is probably a 154 [super-welterweight], really, but it’s a dangerous division so probably 160, but who knows?”
While you could argue that the ability to fluctuate in weight and fight anywhere between 147 lbs and 160 lbs is beneficial, there is an ongoing debate surrounding which division he performs best at following mixed performances in different weight classes.
Benn is now expected to move up in weight after dropping down to 147 to fight Garcia last time out, but discussions relating to his ability to reach the top will likely continue until he has a successful streak in one set division.
