Comments Thread For: Carl Froch vs. George Groves is Ordered By The IBF

[HeroBando]

I think that's b/s though. Rodriguez has been waiting his whole career for a fight like this and it won't be until November/December anyway. What determines the cut-off date?

As to Stevenson, he apparently vacated his mandatory challenger spot. No, I don't understand it either.

Didn't they spar together, Froch and Edwin? Possibly in multiple camps? Froch seemed to like the guy

[Weebler I]

Oosthuizen was offered the froch fight late last year but pulled out so we got mack instead, he also looked rubbish this weekend. Rodriguez has a scheduled date and will be offered a mando spot if he wins, it's that simple.

What I don't get is why the IBF made July 10th the cut-off date? how do they decide, and why wouldn't they offer an extension?

On Oosthuizen, he looked crap at the weekend but he's big and durable and looks like could take a better beating than Groves.

Froch vs Groves will sell out the O2 and is easy to make, it will happen like it or not

What do you think of the match-up? I think it'll be a much-hyped waste of time.

Didn't they spar together, Froch and Edwin? Possibly in multiple camps? Froch seemed to like the guy

They did, Rodriguez apparently fared well.

[Yaconcha]

whats this **** on?
these fellahs ARE pals but, it has to be said....not a good fight for either.
carl froch by early ko. to early for the saint.
however, i would love to see ole "big balls" de fail have a crack at carl and get [proper battered in the process lol

[Earl-Hickey]

and Oosthuizen?

What does it matter if Rodriguez loses at LH? Does that affect the rankings at a lower weight?



Rodriguez has a fight planned in July, this bout with Froch is months away.

I don't want to see Groves v Froch, GG will get destroyed. It's a waste of date late in Froch's career. I'm not even certain GG would beat Mack who went 8 rds with Cloud.

What I don't get is why the IBF made July 10th the cut-off date? how do they decide, and why wouldn't they offer an extension?

On Oosthuizen, he looked crap at the weekend but he's big and durable and looks like could take a better beating than Groves.



What do you think of the match-up? I think it'll be a much-hyped waste of time.

I give groves more of a chance than most do, froch struggles against movement and groves can move, I suspect Booth will send him in with a Dirrell-esque gameplan.

At this stage of his career froch has earned one or two "easy" ones so I don't have a huge issue with it

[Malachai]

I think that's b/s though. Rodriguez has been waiting his whole career for a fight like this and it won't be until November/December anyway. What determines the cut-off date?

As to Stevenson, he apparently vacated his mandatory challenger spot. No, I don't understand it either.

Looking at the article Groves and Froch got until the 12 of july to come to an agreement, Rodriguez fight the 13 of the same month so I suppose that the cut off date. Seem to me like he got passed over for an hometown fight but as I say I don't really understand ranking something.

[Weebler I]

I give groves more of a chance than most do, froch struggles against movement and groves can move, I suspect Booth will send him in with a Dirrell-esque gameplan.

At this stage of his career froch has earned one or two "easy" ones so I don't have a huge issue with it

Well on paper Groves isn't an easy one, #7 at SMW (Ring), #8 (TRB) so Froch will get credit for it...

...but I don't expect anything other than Groves getting dropped and stopped inside 6 or 7 rounds max.

[kombayn]

Froch/Groves will do big numbers in the U.K. and I guarantee you that HBO will pick up this fight even if they never brought up Groves. Froch does get ratings and is known in the boxing viewing circles, maybe even better than Ward due to his base in the U.K. After that Froch/Kessler 3 can happen and then Ward/Froch 2 would be my guess.

Ward will get his tune-up fight very soon, then I think he'll face Lucian Bute win or lose against Pascal (I believe he'll win.) then possibly Adonis Stevenson followed by Ward/Froch 2 and after that for Ward it'll be the big PPV match-up with Julio Caesar Chavez, Jr.

[Weebler I]

Froch/Groves will do big numbers in the U.K. and I guarantee you that HBO will pick up this fight even if they never brought up Groves. Froch does get ratings and is known in the boxing viewing circles, maybe even better than Ward due to his base in the U.K. After that Froch/Kessler 3 can happen and then Ward/Froch 2 would be my guess.

Ward will get his tune-up fight very soon, then I think he'll face Lucian Bute win or lose against Pascal (I believe he'll win.) then possibly Adonis Stevenson followed by Ward/Froch 2 and after that for Ward it'll be the big PPV match-up with Julio Caesar Chavez, Jr.

A Bute bout has no credibility if he loses to Pascal. I think Ward's aiming for Chavez Jr. on cinco de mayo, he mentioned that before.

[CraigM]

I don't think the fight will go ahead... Not for now anyway because Hearns wouldn't want his number 2 supermiddle to lose and put him on the backfoot and in sparring George readily admits that Froch put him down to the floor.

George is also the number 1/2 ranked in WBC and WBO so I'd possibly see Froch going up against Bika for WBC with George fighting someone else for vacant IBF or fighting Bika himself.

[flat1985]

I love this fight! maybe 1 fight to early for Groves but he will give Froch a better fight then people think.