Comments Thread For: Froch vs. Groves Rematch: It Started With a Shove

[davef]

I think the fight will go the same way with Groves taking the first 5-6 rounds but froch will start coming on strong again the guy has a ****ing iron will and chin, his lights were almost out as he went down in the last fight and still he came back lol he is the terminator.

if it goes to the cards groves will win but I dont he gets that far again im going froch to win by stoppage from rounds 9-12 at some point he will have groves in trouble and then it will be over

[Ray*]

Another stoppage for Froch, he has too much experience for Groves. Groves had his gameplan perfectly executed in their first fight, he got Froch to go gun-ho and trade and blam he deck Froch, but that's due to Froch overlooking groves ability to hit hard, now that Froch knows how hard Groves can hurt him I could see him working his way in, taking his time and then stop groves.

[l1ght]

He's fairly blatantly trying to wind Froch up and he knows Froch is a tough nut, Groves seems more than smart enough not to underestimate Froch.

I cast my mind back to Froch vs Ward and Froch's interviews. "He can't knock me out. He can't take my punch." I hoped he was winding Ward up, but it just wasn't obvious whether he believed what he was saying to the point that he reckoned he could just lay it on Ward without having to be smart about it - I was wrong, Froch was dumb enough to believe his own hype. He meandered forward and loaded up - and Ward made him look like a mug for 9 rounds before coasting down the stretch.

Fortunately you can tell Groves isn't in the same category of ego/******ity. Froch believed all he had to do was turn up vs Groves last time out. Maybe he'll be a bit more focused this time but he'll still have that same arrogance and it will probably cost him once more - but he won't get bailed out by dodging refereeing this time.

Unfortunately, based on the scores at the time of the "stoppage" in their first fight, Groves may well boss the fight and lose on the cards. (IIRC 2 judges had just 1 point in it at the time of the stoppage - daylight robbery.)

You don't get it mate. The outcome of the fight is completely out of Groves' hands and depends entirely how Froch approaches the fight.
The only way Groves wins is if Froch is ****** enough to disrespect Groves' power and march into that right hand again. Asides from that Froch will eat Groves' shots all night and then pounce on him once he slows down.
It took a lot of work, energy and focus for Groves to keep teeing off on Froch in the last fight and that is his only line of defence otherwise Froch would be all over him sooner. Hes not gonna keep the speed up for 12 rounds and even if he gets close to doing it Froch always gets stronger as the fight goes on.
Oh and yes of course it was daylight robbery when the ref stepped in...I mean George was completely in control of the situation and wasn't stumbling his way into the refs arms on wobbly legs or anything like that was he.

You Groves fans are blind. Im telling ya he aint gonna win.

[umop-ap!sdn]

Nah Groves wasn't this arrogant before the first fight. He said a lot of things before the first fight but not once did he show the disdain for Froch's abilities that he is showing now. Its almost as if he refuses to accept that Froch is a danger and I guarantee you its gonna be his downfall in the rematch.
You remember in the 6th round when they were both trading and Groves was teeing off on Froch at will and then BAMB! Froch hit Groves with a left hand and it completely took the wind out of his sail. How did Groves react to that? He dropped his hands and goaded Froch as if to say it was nothing when it clearly was. After that it was all down hill for Groves and the same is gonna happen again as soon as he gets caught again which he will.

He aint knocking Froch out and he sure as hell isn't gonna last 12 rounds while keeping the same pace as he did the last fight.
He has nowhere to hide and hes gonna feel very embarrassed after bigging himself up so much then falling flat on his face(or more likely his head ragdolling against the ropes as Froch batters him into submission)

I do agree that Groves supporters are a little naive and maybe don't know about (or forgot fast) who The Cobra Froch is. I would love for Groves to win because the story would be great but Froch is not going to approach this fight like he did the first with a nonchalant attitude. Groves seems like he may be slightly overconfident while Froch is definitely super motivated. I expect Froch will take his time, not get hurt early, keep his left higher and will pick Groves apart. But we underestimated Groves the first time around as well. So who knows. Pick em fight if you ask me.

As for Groves not being this arrogant before, he was always dissing Froch's abilities but not in detail or openly. Would just say that he saw something that we didn't and would "expose" him. So He was always super confident, just now that he went in the ring and did it, he's got confirmation that he does see something, a hole in his defence or what have you. I just think he's more confident now as he's walked this mile once already.

[springfiels]

You don't get it mate. The outcome of the fight is completely out of Groves' hands and depends entirely how Froch approaches the fight.

Lol! If you truly believe that then I can't take you seriously matey.

Froch's only assets are his chin and his stamina, which are both about as good as it gets to be fair. As I stated tho, he carries his left hand too low, especially for a fighter with Groves speed and accuracy. His footwork is too square and too slow, and he moves out of trouble in straight lines - with his chin nicely tucked in tho to be fair to him. These reasons are why Dirrell really beat him, and why Taylor outboxed Froch conclusively for 10 rounds until the worst gassing I've seen in a long time.

Which leads me nicely to why I disagree so strongly with you mate, Froch will only win this if he wears Groves down and outlasts him stamina wise. He won't outbox him, and he won't spark him, he might end up standing square on windmilling punches all over his body and forcing the ref to step in. I dont think so tho, I think we will see a fight similar to David Haye vs John Ruiz.