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By Cliff Rold - When the purse split is close to $20 million USD, and the butts in the seats are expected to total some 80,000, there is only one word to describe the event: Superfight.
Carl Froch-George Groves II might not be seen that way in the US, but in boxing terms it only gets so much bigger. This fight has everything: a quality style clash, genuine animosity, and a whale of a controversial finish the first time around.
There can be no mistaking that Groves was ahead the first time around. Only the second man to drop Froch, youth, technique, and superior speed were putting on an early show. Then, the most grizzled of veterans started forcing his way back into the fight. Froch was turning the tide.
Before the world could see how the waves would break, referee Howard John Foster made an execrable call to stop the fight in round nine. Groves was in trouble but he didn’t look anywhere near done yet. Almost as bad, the official scoring of the bout had Froch behind only a point on the cards of judge Waleska Roldan and Massimiliano Bianco after eight rounds.
November 23, 2013, was a(nother) bad night for the officiating of the sport. In the ring, fans were getting everything they could ask for.
Six months and change later, they’re set to do it again. Will the officials bring their A-games? Will the fighters?
If you’re a fight fan, there might not be an easier day to anticipate in all of 2014.
Groves built his lead the first time by being first and finishing exchanges for most of the early going. The right hand he dropped Froch with in the first was a perfect mix of power and timing. It was only the second time Froch has been down and the most hurt he’s ever appeared to be. [Click Here To Read More]
Carl Froch-George Groves II might not be seen that way in the US, but in boxing terms it only gets so much bigger. This fight has everything: a quality style clash, genuine animosity, and a whale of a controversial finish the first time around.
There can be no mistaking that Groves was ahead the first time around. Only the second man to drop Froch, youth, technique, and superior speed were putting on an early show. Then, the most grizzled of veterans started forcing his way back into the fight. Froch was turning the tide.
Before the world could see how the waves would break, referee Howard John Foster made an execrable call to stop the fight in round nine. Groves was in trouble but he didn’t look anywhere near done yet. Almost as bad, the official scoring of the bout had Froch behind only a point on the cards of judge Waleska Roldan and Massimiliano Bianco after eight rounds.
November 23, 2013, was a(nother) bad night for the officiating of the sport. In the ring, fans were getting everything they could ask for.
Six months and change later, they’re set to do it again. Will the officials bring their A-games? Will the fighters?
If you’re a fight fan, there might not be an easier day to anticipate in all of 2014.
Groves built his lead the first time by being first and finishing exchanges for most of the early going. The right hand he dropped Froch with in the first was a perfect mix of power and timing. It was only the second time Froch has been down and the most hurt he’s ever appeared to be. [Click Here To Read More]
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