Carl Froch, the boxing legend from Britain, was dropped after he 'walked right onto' a huge punch during sparring.

CARL FROCH has named the only man to down him in sparring.

The former world super-middleweight champ revealed that a fellow British hero “tried to knock me out” in training – and once “nearly did”.

The granite-chinned Welshman was floored just twice in fights – recovering to beat Jermain Taylor and George Groves.

And the sole man to send him to the ground sparring was a weight heavier – Tony Bellew.

The Liverpudlian, now 45, was world cruiserweight king from 2016-17, whereas 45-year-old Froch from Nottingham reigned many times in the division below from 2008-15.

The pair regularly sparred and Cobra said on his YouTube channel: “He didn’t bully me or anything or try and knock me out – well, he did try and knock me out, and he nearly did once.

“The only person to put me down in sparring was Tony Bellew.

“I backed him into a corner, threw a bit of a lazy right hand, he counter-punched me and I walked straight onto it.” 

Froch’s frank admission comes after he warned former UFC hero Darren Till he’d willing settle their social media feud in the ring – despite retiring in 2014.

Till, 30, is considering a go at boxing has relentlessly trolled one of Britain’s all-time greats.

But te legend responded to “The Gorilla” on his Froch on Fighting podcast by saying: “So he’s giving ‘The Cobra’ some beef and he’s never boxed?

“What’s going on? Does he not like being alive? Does he not like breathing?”

“I’ve been retired [for] 10 years, but you know what I’m like.

“I’ll exchange banter, and – if it makes sense – I’ll step in the ring and give one of these MMA fighters or YouTubers an absolute pasting, just for the sake of boxing.”