Comments Thread For: Groves, Hearn Agree That Neutral Officials Are Needed

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George Groves will refuse to fight Carl Froch unless the British Boxing Board of Control sanction neutral officials for their super-middleweight world title rematch at Wembley Stadium.

The 25-year-old Londoner has claimed the May 31 rematch, mandated by the IBF, will not go ahead unless the BBBofC allow a non-British crew of match officials.

Groves labelled the ninth-round stoppage by referee Howard Foster that handed Froch a controversial victory in November a "stonewall" robbery.

Promoter Eddie Hearn backed Groves' call for neutral officials, claiming the keenly-anticipated rematch will be the "biggest fight in British boxing history".
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[Weebler I]

Kenny Bayless to ref?

[Gojira]

How wasn't Howard Foster neutral? He's English, Froch's English and Groves is english. He's just a wank referee.

[Bajingo]

How wasn't Howard Foster neutral? He's English, Froch's English and Groves is english. He's just a wank referee.

Exactly. Most British refs are crap so Groves wants a better ref, he's smart.

[maddad2001]

weebler I dunno if that's the only ref you know. But he's a poor referee these days, every fight he referees he is constantly ready to jump in now. Last fight he did well in was cotto v pacquiao. He let that go to the right time to call it.


Best referee for a fight like this 100% is Laurence Cole. Someone who lets the fighters get on with it. Groves is a clean fighter anyway, froch will attempt to rough him up, but it should be allowed to flow naturally.

[Weebler I]

weebler I dunno if that's the only ref you know. But he's a poor referee these days, every fight he referees he is constantly ready to jump in now. Last fight he did well in was cotto v pacquiao. He let that go to the right time to call it.


Best referee for a fight like this 100% is Laurence Cole. Someone who lets the fighters get on with it. Groves is a clean fighter anyway, froch will attempt to rough him up, but it should be allowed to flow naturally.

Laurence Cole from Broner-Maidana and Salido-Lomachenko? Yeah, I don't think that's a good plan.

I'm not that keen on Bayless but most of other top refs have been involved in controversy lately.

[yoz]

Laurence Cole from Broner-Maidana and Salido-Lomachenko? Yeah, I don't think that's a good plan.

I'm not that keen on Bayless but most of other top refs have been involved in controversy lately.

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Seriously cannot wait for this fight. Higest anticipated fight for me of ALL the fights that have been announced so far for me. Broner vs Maidana 2 would have taken the cake but Money May stole that dream from me with all his millions of dollars smh

[MMegatron]

Froch will probably get Tony Weeks after last weekends performance

[PittyPat]

Smoger
Mercante Jr.
Esteves Jr.

Easy choices.