Joe Calzaghe says he is not interested in fighting Carl Froch

Undefeated Nottingham man Froch, 30, is up for a final eliminator for Calzaghe's newly won WBC crown.

Froch will face Russia's Denis Inkin in a title eliminator and believes a unification battle with Calzaghe is the fight that all Britain wants to see.

But Newbridge's Calzaghe described the prospect of an Anglo-Welsh clash against Froch as a "joke".

With my stock as high as it's ever been, it's a joke to think I'd fight Froch Joe Calzaghe

Speaking after his victory over Robin Reid, Froch said: "I would like to think Joe will still be there when I get past Inkin.

"But he's talking about fighting Hopkins up at light-heavyweight now.

"For the moment, I want to keep that dream fight alive."

However, Calzaghe, writing in his column for the South Wales Argus, dismissed the chance of him facing the Nottinngham fighter.

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"Coming off the biggest fight of my life and with my stock as high as it's ever been, it's a joke to think I'd fight Froch," said the 35-year-old WBO, WBA and WBC champion.

"His performance in beating Robin Reid was very poor in my opinion. Luckily for him Reid was a bit of an embarrassment and has now retired.

"I feel I've earned the right to go after the biggest fights possible and I have beaten everyone there is to beat at super-middleweight.

"If Froch fought Mikkel Kessler it'd be a very one-sided fight so what could I possibly get out of fighting Froch now?