Tony Bellew is surprised by Carl Froch’s decision to leak fiery DMs with Anthony Joshua.
Froch and Joshua have been embroiled in a fiery feud since ‘The Cobra’ criticised AJ’s heavyweight career only in recent appearances on his YouTube channel.
Froch and Joshua exchanged unpleasantness on private messageCredit: Carl Froch
The Nottingham native then leaked himself and Joshua’s private messages, which showed the heavyweight angrily hitting back at Froch after calling him a ‘p***k’ in an interview.
But mutual friend of the pair Bellew insists the former world champion crossed the line by leaking their messages behind-closed-doors.
“I think that’s wrong. Private DMs are exactly what it’s supposed to be. Private DMs. So I find that a little bit alarming,” he told Best Online Poker Sites.
“Very unlike Carl, so I was surprised to be fair, but it is what it is. I think one lad’s been basically silenced and the other one doesn’t really respond to anybody.
“I think Joshua just took it personally and Carl’s just having a dig at everything and anything at the moment.
“Ultimately, I do think it’s wrong to leak personal DMs. I think that’s bang out of line.”
Bellew insisted despite the promise of a physical altercation, nothing will happen.
He continued: “No one’s going to punch you over a bit of Twitter beef but you can’t disrespect people and say ‘listen, let’s meet up and straighten this out’, because that’s only going to go one way and no one wants to see that.
Froch and Joshua were previously on great termsCredit: Getty
“Carl Froch is an absolute legend. He’s a hall of famer. I know personally that Joshua rates him massively as a fighter, he’s got all the respect in the world for him.
“But he just doesn’t like the things he’s saying about him and to be fair it’s not really the full truth that he’s saying.
“It’s a little bit wrong when you’re leaking personal DMs.”
Froch had then lashed out at the heavy-handed Briton, insisting that his anger was ’embarrassing’.
The pair were previously stablemates under promoter Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Boxing.
They were even previously friends, and Joshua boxed on the undercard of Froch’s rematch with George Groves at Wembley Stadium in May 2014.
But relations have turned sour, and it is clear that the pair no longer see eye-to-eye.
Tensions could well rise again if Froch chooses to speak out against Joshua regarding his upcoming September 21 showdown with Daniel Dubois.
The former Olympic gold medallist has chance to become a three-time heavyweight world champion, and could set up a 2025 showdown with Tyson Fury.