Former world champion Carl Froch would love to see a battle of heavyweights between Dillian Whyte and Deontay Wilder.

Back in August of 2020, Whyte was knocked out in five rounds by Alexander Povetkin at Matchroom's Fight Camp in Brentwood.

A rematch between the two takes place on Saturday night in Gibraltar.

In a recent interview, World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman embraced the idea of a final world title eliminator between Whyte and Wilder.

Froch is also in favor of that contest.

"I would love to see him fight Wilder. I think he can beat Wilder, but it's such a dangerous fight for Whyte. He's in a tough position, because he lost that first fight with Povetkin and now he's no longer the mandatory challenger," Froch told Sky Sports.

"Let's see how he gets on against Povetkin, I think he wins, then look at what options he's got before he jumps in there with Wilder. If he fancies it, and he's confident, get in there, because that would be a big statement.

"If he can go in there with Wilder in his next fight and get the win, it could set up a shot at the winner of Anthony Joshua against Tyson Fury."

Another former champion and Sky Sports pundit, Johnny Nelson, would like to see Whyte test himself against someone like Wilder or Andy Ruiz.

"If Dillian Whyte wins on Saturday, he then has to make a statement. Fight somebody like Wilder, fight somebody like Andy Ruiz Jr. People then think, 'woah,' this guy has beaten a former world champion," Nelson said.

"These are the guys that he will have to get in with, to stamp his authority. I want to see him fight a Wilder or Ruiz Jr to stake his claim for the winner of Joshua against Fury."

Wilder has been out of the ring since February 2020, when he suffered a stoppage loss in seven rounds to Tyson Fury.