Carl Froch retires: The Panel look back at his career

After a long time deciding, Carl Froch has retired from professional boxing and joined the Sky Sports boxing team, but what will he be remembered for in the ring?

How good was Froch in the grand scheme of things? Which fight really sums him up as a fighter? And which one will stick in people's minds.

Let's find out what The Panel think...

Jamie Moore

It's tough to think of one fight that sums him up. I’ll have to go for a couple of them. Firstly, the Jermain Taylor fight. He was behind but just as he always did, he dug his heels in and got that dramatic stoppage at the end. Then I’ll go with the first George Groves fight because he was down and he was in a hell of a lot of trouble but he proved what a warrior he is once again, clawed it back.

The result he had in the Super Six, getting to the final was remarkable and then he lost to the best super-middleweight on the planet.

Although it was a controversial finish and it did make the second fight, I think 10-15 seconds longer and he would have stopped him anyway. I think those two fights epitomise the sort of fighter Carl Froch is. The result he had in the Super Six, getting to the final was remarkable and then he lost to the best super-middleweight on the planet, Andre Ward.

Johnny Nelson

It’s hard for some people to accept but we are talking about one of the best British fighters of all time. People will shoot me down and go way back in to history but we’ve just got to embrace the fact Froch is in our era, he is one of the best. His record says it all.

It’s hard for some people to accept but we are talking about one of the best British fighters of all time.

He boxed the best around at the time so yes, he’s one of the best British fighters. Regardless of how much you wrestle with the idea, it’s fact. The amount of fighters he’s faced who were at the top and the results he produced. Comparisons with Joe Calzaghe are unfair because it didn’t get made. They both need respect. As for Carl, he sets an example for fighters coming through and all respect to him.

Glenn McCrory

To sum him up as a fighter, it's got to be the Jermain Taylor fight, when he came back and chinned him in the last round. That really sums Froch up best. He was behind on points and the fact is The Cobra is never done. He even came at Andre Ward at the end.

He was there until the finish and was constantly tough, resilient and utterly determined. He’d walk through walls for the victory.

You could never afford to underestimate him. He was there until the finish and was constantly tough, resilient and utterly determined. He’d walk through walls for the victory and the Taylor fight showed that best. He’s certainly up there as one of the best British fighters ever. He’s been around so long at such a high level.

Paul Smith

The second Mikkel Kessler fight was the one for me. We always have a laugh and a joke about him going on about 80,000 fans at Wembley but if I was Carl, I'd be bragging about those two fights he had with Kessler. No disrespect to George Groves but for me it was a better win.

If I was Carl, I'd be bragging about those two fights he had with Kessler. No disrespect to George Groves but for me it was a better win.

It not only cemented his legacy but it was a proper, proper fight, the sort of thing Carl Froch has done time and time again. It was non-stop, a 12-round war, which was he seemed to love. For some reason he always seemed to be over-looked but I think everyone agrees that he was brilliant for British boxing.