Overtraining is real but it's a lot harder to reach then many realise, in fact it's very hard to reach.
Peaking too soon is definitely a thing, if you peak too early in camp you'll either stagnate or regress, remember how Froch was hitting PR's leading up to the Groves 2 fight late in camp, he tracks his best running times and measures other performances, he was peaking late in camp (the right time) and it showed in the fight.
Tbh I had Groves winning both fights before both stoppages and so did the judges. I don't think Groves gets enough credit for his perfomances due to the emphatic nature of the stoppage in the second bout.
I think overtraining and peaking to early are both real and can and do happen. Overtraining happens more often. A fighter wants to win very much and trains too hard for his body to completely recover.
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