Comments Thread For: Hearn on Froch-Groves Rematch Frustrations, IBF Confirm

[PrinceNaz88]

So this fight has to happen within 90 days?

Which basically means the chance of it happening in a football stadium is very slim. There was talk of 90,000 at Wembley.

Nice work Groves, probably cost yourself a massive payday.

[techliam]

Interesting...

The IBF can pick or choose 15/25% as technically he is the mandatory, though i'm pretty sure they'll just go by his current ranking.

I'm more interested in what the WBA have to say. I'm surprised this isn't a route Groves went for, as he is currently ranked no.2 by the WBA. Though I doubt the WBA will strip Froch for taking an IBF mandatory (without another excuse), they might strip him if they decide to make Kashtanov the mandatory for his Regular belt instead...you never know with the WBA.

That Regular belt is a guarantee for proper sanctioned negotiations with Ward, the current Super WBA Champion..

[FrankieBruno]

hern wanted groves to sign with him for 2 years for a 25% of the purse

groves said no, gets his rematch and is still a free agent for 15% of the purse