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I do give him credit for taking such a big risk twice, that was impressive as this was his toughest opponent since Ward in 2011.
But there is still unfinished business between these two men, just because Groves didn't officially make it 1-1 it doesn't mean the rivalry is over, considering that the first fight was a joke climax which would have been won by Groves had the ref not stopped it. Vazquez lead Marquez 2-1 but still give him a 4th fight, some people still want to see a 5th Pacquiao vs Marquez fight despite Pacquiao being KTFO like Groves.
If you look at the two fights between Froch and Groves, they had fought a total of 17 rounds, ask yourself how many of those rounds did Carl Froch win? maybe 2-3 in the first fight and 3-4 in the second so a maximum of 7 rounds out of 17. Hardly establishes the better fighter, the first fight Groves dominated until the referee decided to stop the fight too early and then in the second fight it was very competitive until Froch landed a lucky shot, Froch said himself there 'was nothing in the fight' until the stoppage. He knows he was in for a tough night and Groves was starting to take over. One judge had Groves winning by 3 points, it was close though, down to interpretation.
But anyway the hatred is still there, the rivalry and the public imagination. You only have to look at how well the rematch did to know it's good for boxing and that's important. Froch clearly isn't motivated to fight Degale because there is no animosity, but the thought of Groves makes Froch wince. He is still mentally scarred by that 12 months of psychological hell and isn't completely satisfied by the ending of the fight. He would have wanted to stop Groves by throwing a bunch of shots to punish him until the referee stopped it (not prematurely like last time) but he couldn't do that because of the lucky shots which let him off the hook in a close fight.
A third fight is in order, in reality the series is 1-1.
But there is still unfinished business between these two men, just because Groves didn't officially make it 1-1 it doesn't mean the rivalry is over, considering that the first fight was a joke climax which would have been won by Groves had the ref not stopped it. Vazquez lead Marquez 2-1 but still give him a 4th fight, some people still want to see a 5th Pacquiao vs Marquez fight despite Pacquiao being KTFO like Groves.
If you look at the two fights between Froch and Groves, they had fought a total of 17 rounds, ask yourself how many of those rounds did Carl Froch win? maybe 2-3 in the first fight and 3-4 in the second so a maximum of 7 rounds out of 17. Hardly establishes the better fighter, the first fight Groves dominated until the referee decided to stop the fight too early and then in the second fight it was very competitive until Froch landed a lucky shot, Froch said himself there 'was nothing in the fight' until the stoppage. He knows he was in for a tough night and Groves was starting to take over. One judge had Groves winning by 3 points, it was close though, down to interpretation.
But anyway the hatred is still there, the rivalry and the public imagination. You only have to look at how well the rematch did to know it's good for boxing and that's important. Froch clearly isn't motivated to fight Degale because there is no animosity, but the thought of Groves makes Froch wince. He is still mentally scarred by that 12 months of psychological hell and isn't completely satisfied by the ending of the fight. He would have wanted to stop Groves by throwing a bunch of shots to punish him until the referee stopped it (not prematurely like last time) but he couldn't do that because of the lucky shots which let him off the hook in a close fight.
A third fight is in order, in reality the series is 1-1.
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