By Edward Chaykovsky
There is no resolution to the hostility between British super middleweight rivals Carl Froch and George Groves. After drawing 80,000 fans to their rematch in May, the two boxers are no closer to expressing their support for each other.
After losing to Froch, by stoppage, in two competitive contests, Groves returned last Saturday night at Wembley Arena in London and won a twelve round unanimous decision over Christopher Rebrasse to capture the EBU/WBC silver super middleweight titles.
Froch was at ringside as part of the Sky Sports broadcast team and he wasn't impressed. He says his countryman will fall short when given the opportunity to win a world title.
"To sum up George Groves, he is a giver, not a taker,' Froch told talkSPORT. "He can dish punishment out and he is good on the offense, but he can’t take punishment. If you want to become a world champion and dominate at world level, you have to be able to take a punch. You have to be like myself, or Mikkel Kessler, or Jermain Taylor, or Jean Pascal, or Arthur Abraham - these fighters that go 12 rounds with me."
"I don’t think George Groves is tough enough. He may prove me wrong but, from what I saw the other night, I don’t see a future world champion at any sort of great level."