The British boxing legend Carl Froch shared his thoughts about Alex Pereira who may have crossed to the square circle.
The UFC Light Heavyweight Champion will defend its belt against Magomed Ankalaev on UFC 313 on 8 March.
It is perhaps the most difficult test of his MMA career, but people are already talking about what the next one can be.
World champion of three edges Heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Ussyk recently called Pereira for a 'show fight' while he shared his two-fighting pension plan after the output of Tyson Fury for the second time in December.
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC
Carl Froch calls Oleksandr USYK vs Alex Pereira a 'Mismatch'
Carl Froch won the WBC, WBA and IBF Super Middleweight titles during its 33-2 boxing career.
'The Cobra' shared the ring with Andre Ward, Jean Pascal, Mikkel Kessler and Georges Groves during an epic run in the sport that ended with he scored a huge KO victory for 80,000 people in the Wembley Stadium in London in 2014.
Now he is a boxing commentator who has developed a preference for MMA since he called time in his Hall of Fame career.
The 47-year-old does not give Alex Pereira a chance to pull an upset in a potential boxing fight with Oleksandr Usyk.
“Last night I saw Alex Pereira sparring on YouTube,” said Froch.
“He's okay. He is a bit upright. Chin is a bit in the air, but it is a bit bolt-rigid. No head movement and fairly simple. Usyk has treated the best in the world, so usyk against Pereira in a boxing match based on what I have seen from Periera [is a mismatch].
'Don't get me wrong, it is an absolute machine. What a man. I have nothing but praise for him in his discipline. Brilliant hunter. Like I said, one of the biggest names now in the UFC.
“Oleksandr Usyk against Pereira in a boxing ring? For me it is a mismatch, it's not something I really want to see.
“I would probably like to see that in the cage, if I'm honest. But that is just the hunter in me who says: “How well would one of the best in the boxing world against someone like Alex Periera, who is a top UFC hunter?”
“The answer to that question would probably not be very good. Alex Pereira would probably wipe him away. '
Alex Pereira first called Oleksandr Uysk
Utyk did not mention the name Van Pereira from the non-call-out was a response to one of the UFC star
'Patan' recently focused his sights on a fight with USYK during an appearance on the Podcast of Rampage Jackson.
'[Boxing] Is something he really wants, “Coach Plinio Cruz translated for his star performance. “But you know, he is a contract with the UFC – we know that McGregor did it …
“He is the champion, so he would like to fight a champion. So oleksandr usyk … he feels that he can do really well. “
Pereira calls Usyk left behind fans in hysteria, because they didn't give him a chance against the pound-for-pound best boxer in the world.
Froch agrees with the consensus about the crossover fight, but both men want it so that it could happen.
Comments