CARL FROCH has been slammed on social media for referring to the traditional Kiwi war cry, the haka, as “that rugby dance.”
The former super-middleweight champion was speaking ahead of Anthony Joshua heavyweight unification fight with Joseph Parker.
Froch was caught out while speaking to Sky Sports reporter Fraser Dainton, and asked: “You know the rugby dance they do?”
Dainton replied: “The haka?” which prompted Froch to clarify: “Yeah, that’s the one.”
And Twitter users have since flooded the website with hilarious memes and unimpressed tweets, poking fun at the 40-year-old’s ignorance.
On user wrote: “Carl Froch has just described the ‘haka’ as a ‘rugby dance’. A little bit of me has just died.”
Carl Froch has just described the “haka” as a “rugby dance”. A little bit of me has just died
#moron #JoshuaVParker
— Matt Peters (@m_peters16) March 30, 2018
While another tweeted: “Has Carl Froch really just referred to the world famous #haka as the rugby dance??[sic]”
It has not been the best of days for the Nottingham-born fighter who was also booed by the crowd at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff.
The sign of disapproval was a sign of support for Welsh boxing legend Joe Calzaghe, who has been involved in spats with Froch over the years.
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Froch will be staying in Cardiff until the weekend as he is part of Sky Sport’s boxing coverage team for Joshua’s fight with Parker, the first heavyweight unification bout held on British soil.
Joshua weighed in at 17st 4lbs on Friday, down from a career-high of 18st 2lbs against Carlos Takam last time out, while Parker came in at 16st 12lbs.
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