It was evident from Saturday night's programme that Froch has taken on board and implemented the techniques and strategies that his sports psychologist has discussed with him. You have to commend him on that, he looked like a different man to the one we've become accustomed to seeing lately.
If you're rooting for him you can take encouragement that he's no longer putting himself at the disadvantage of losing his composure in the presence of his opponent.
What has been interesting during this whole build-up is the number of fans from either side whose views are so filtered by what they want to happen that they out-right refuse to see what is actually happening.
I'm predicting Groves by stoppage, and I've put money on it, so there's a vested interest on my part but how anyone can see what happened when they faced off there as beneficial to Groves is hard to fathom. The only thing that you can take from that, and this is reaching, is that Groves was angered, and just maybe that will make him more spiteful on the night.
Other than clutching at that pretty long straw, what we can take from last nights viewing is that Froch has now proved to himself that he's mentally ready for this fight. He's a top class competitor. Anyone who expected him to roll over without upping his game has allowed themselves to become blinkered.
If you're rooting for him you can take encouragement that he's no longer putting himself at the disadvantage of losing his composure in the presence of his opponent.
What has been interesting during this whole build-up is the number of fans from either side whose views are so filtered by what they want to happen that they out-right refuse to see what is actually happening.
I'm predicting Groves by stoppage, and I've put money on it, so there's a vested interest on my part but how anyone can see what happened when they faced off there as beneficial to Groves is hard to fathom. The only thing that you can take from that, and this is reaching, is that Groves was angered, and just maybe that will make him more spiteful on the night.
Other than clutching at that pretty long straw, what we can take from last nights viewing is that Froch has now proved to himself that he's mentally ready for this fight. He's a top class competitor. Anyone who expected him to roll over without upping his game has allowed themselves to become blinkered.
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