Carl Froch has called out Tyson Fury after the 35-year-old recently reacted positively to news of Mike Tyson's upcoming fight with Jake Paul.
It was confirmed earlier this month that the pair would be facing each other, despite a 30-year age gap.
Paul, who is 27, will go into the showdown with nine wins from 10 fights so far - with a defeat to Tommy Fury last year the only blot on his record.
He will be facing a Tyson who is considered to be one of the best heavyweights in boxing history.
Fury, when asked about the fight, recently said: “I think it’s fantastic for boxing.
“You’ve got a legend in Mike Tyson, you’ve got a YouTube boxer who’s come into the game and blew it up and has got millions of followers and millions of views and millions of eyes – good, bad or indifferent. Some people love [Paul], some people hate him.
“So, I think it’s a really good spectacle for boxing, brings a lot of people to the game.
"Listen, who am I to say Mike Tyson shouldn’t be boxing, or Jake Paul shouldn’t be boxing?
"Good luck to them, they’re both gonna make what I call ‘a s**t ton of money’ out of it, so isn’t that what it’s about?
“I’ve been to that stadium, when Billy Joe [Saunders] fought Canelo [Saul Alvarez]. It’s a great stadium, it’ll be fantastic for the guys.
"Both are getting paid, both are gonna put on a show. I just don’t know what’s not to like.
“Okay, [one] guy is 57 years old, but he’s a former undisputed world heavyweight king.”
But Froch has now criticised Fury for his controversial take on the fight.
And he's also told his fellow Briton to 'look in the mirror'.
“No, it's not good for boxing," he told Instant Casinos.
"For Tyson Fury to say that it's good for boxing…he needs to look in the mirror, have a look at what he's done, have a look at what professional fighters do and what they go through, and then think to himself, this is Jake Paul, a performing clown jumping in there with a 57-year-old man, who is a legend and an icon in professional boxing."
Froch also condemned Paul for fighting Tyson, dubbing the former YouTuber a 'f***ing idiot'.
“He’s an absolute f**king idiot for fighting Mike Tyson," he added.
"It's wrong. It should be stopped.
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"Listen, I hope Tyson goes in there for 30 seconds, unleashes hell on Jake Paul, flattens him, and does boxing proud.
"Jake Paul’s been dead disrespectful as well in his build-up."
And Froch continued his rant by saying he'd love to fight Paul.
"He's been biting ears off and trying to mimic Mike Tyson and copy him," he added.
"I just don't find it funny. If he had any bollocks about him, he'd fight me, wouldn't he?
"I'd love to punch his teeth down the back of his throat."
Tyson and Paul will meet at the AT&T Stadium on July 20.
Netflix are poised to show the fight, though many have criticised the streaming service for that decision.
