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BIB: That's the line that makes me want to watch a replay. Anyone got a link? Ta in advance.
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Cheers. just watched it, what a scrap. Don't know how Dickinson recovered from that. He doubled over and grimaced like his ribs were broken. At one stage I thought his trainer was going to throw the towel in. There has to be a rematch after the competition is over....
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#1154 |
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Anyone watch 'the gloves are off' featuring Carl Froch and George Groves?
I've got to say it was brilliant. There is real hatred there. No doubt about it. You could see both of them wanted to punch each other but done well in restraining themselves. |
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#1155 |
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Suprised this thread hasn't been bumped with the big fight coming up.
Think Groves's talk of a left hook knockout is a pure feint. The only way he can win is the way he should have won last time, by stick and run and using his superior speed. Froch looked old at points in the first fight. Groves had a lot to do with that, but it remains to be seen if Froch is truly over the hill or he just unprepared for Groves that night. I can't call it and can't wait for it. |
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Suprised this thread hasn't been bumped with the big fight coming up.
Think Groves's talk of a left hook knockout is a pure feint. The only way he can win is the way he should have won last time, by stick and run and using his superior speed. Froch looked old at points in the first fight. Groves had a lot to do with that, but it remains to be seen if Froch is truly over the hill or he just unprepared for Groves that night. I can't call it and can't wait for it. If he punches and moves he wins. Froch simply cannot cope with any kind of lateral movement. And after the last fight, we know he doesn't cope too well with Groves' power either. Let's face it, had that knockdown happened 30 seconds earlier Froch would have been knocked out in the first round. His legs were gone. I think Froch is past his best and there for the taking. I won't be surprised if he is knocked out for the first time ever. You can't spend your entire career blocking punches with your face without it catching up with you eventually. |
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#1157 |
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I honestly can't see anything but a Groves UD.
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#1158 |
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It's Groves' fight to lose.
If he punches and moves he wins. Froch simply cannot cope with any kind of lateral movement. And after the last fight, we know he doesn't cope too well with Groves' power either. Let's face it, had that knockdown happened 30 seconds earlier Froch would have been knocked out in the first round. His legs were gone. I think Froch is past his best and there for the taking. I won't be surprised if he is knocked out for the first time ever. You can't spend your entire career blocking punches with your face without it catching up with you eventually. Im not a fan of Groves and hope Carl still has the hunger and resilience to put the young pretender in his place. Whatever the outcome im expecting an explosive fight and cant wait. |
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Groves always gets sloppy and always gets ragged. I think it's his fight to lose, and he might well oblige.
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This was the discussion i was having with my workmate today, the amount of fights Carl has had and the amount of thunderous head shots he's taken have to catch up sometime.
Im not a fan of Groves and hope Carl still has the hunger and resilience to put the young pretender in his place. Whatever the outcome im expecting an explosive fight and cant wait. Froch took a beating in that fight and it will have taken a lot out of him. Groves, on the other hand, is young and can only improve. Apart from the last couple of rounds he had it all his own way and didn't take too many hard shots at all. To be honest, I really wouldn't be surprised if Groves shocks everyone and knocks Froch out early. Groves can afford to go looking for him early and they both know Groves has the power to seriously hurt Carl. Froch can punch, but he's never been a one punch knockout artist and he's really not that dangerous at the beginning of a fight. |
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I thought Froch looked old and slow in the first fight and I can't see how he can possibly hope to turn back the clock at 36-years-old considering how many hard fights he's had.
Froch took a beating in that fight and it will have taken a lot out of him. Groves, on the other hand, is young and can only improve. Apart from the last couple of rounds he had it all his own way and didn't take too many hard shots at all. To be honest, I really wouldn't be surprised if Groves shocks everyone and knocks Froch out early. Groves can afford to go looking for him early and they both know Groves has the power to seriously hurt Carl. Froch can punch, but he's never been a one punch knockout artist and he's really not that dangerous at the beginning of a fight. He never knows when he's beaten and thats what i love about the guy. Yes he may be older but with that comes experience, especially at world class level. There's no doubt he's slowing but i just dont think he should be written off just yet. |
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I think the pressure has switched to Groves - not many gave him a chance in the first fight and let's face it he ended up losing (albeit contentiously). This time round he is many people's favourite but in front of that sort of massive crowd and hype, experience may just count.
I think Froch will try and have a war with Groves from early on and Groves just won't be able to resist the invitation ... Froch to win in 8 rounds for me. |
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Froch is his own worst enemy.
He never knows when he's beaten and thats what i love about the guy. Yes he may be older but with that comes experience, especially at world class level. There's no doubt he's slowing but i just dont think he should be written off just yet. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vfd37A4z37M After seeing this I'm actually putting money on Groves to win by knockout. The more I think about it, the more I can't see anything but a Groves win. Let's not forget what happened in the first fight. Groves won almost every round and gave Froch a beating until that very controversial stoppage. Froch can make all the excuses he likes for that performance, but I really can't see how he can better it. Froch is a very tough guy and has a good chin, but his boxing ability is very, very ordinary and he's no spring chicken. Groves is the better boxer technically, he has youth on his side and he knows he can hurt Froch and outbox him. Froch knows that too. I think Froch is really worried about the terrible start he made last time and he's going to come out aggressive as hell and walk right on to something again. |
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Yes i agree i watched the froch eubank sparing but what you have to realise is he hates groves and groves should have finished him last time and he didnt and as the fight headed into the later rounds then froch started to gain control. I can see froch winning this in Round 7 he is a warrior and it will be a KO for the Cobra.
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Lethem money has gone on Froch in round 10. I thank you
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Yes i agree i watched the froch eubank sparing but what you have to realise is he hates groves and groves should have finished him last time and he didnt and as the fight headed into the later rounds then froch started to gain control. I can see froch winning this in Round 7 he is a warrior and it will be a KO for the Cobra.
Groves is the better boxer and he won almost every round in the first fight until that dodgy stoppage. I don't really see any reason why things should be different this time. Eubank Jr couldn't miss him in that sparring session - especially with the right hand. Froch looked very slow and easy to hit. If Froch comes out guns blazing, I think he's going to get dropped again. |
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Anyone know of a HD live stream for later? PM me please.
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Anyone watch 'the gloves are off' featuring Carl Froch and George Groves?
I've got to say it was brilliant. There is real hatred there. No doubt about it. You could see both of them wanted to punch each other but done well in restraining themselves. |
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What makes you think Froch can do anything different this time around? He's a very, very limited boxer and far from versatile.
Groves is the better boxer and he won almost every round in the first fight until that dodgy stoppage. I don't really see any reason why things should be different this time. Eubank Jr couldn't miss him in that sparring session - especially with the right hand. Froch looked very slow and easy to hit. If Froch comes out guns blazing, I think he's going to get dropped again. |
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As anyone got a schedule for the fights tonight - showing the predicted times of each bout ?
I only want to watch two of the fights not the whole thing . Thanks |
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6.30pm Anthony Joshua v Matt Legg
Followed by Jamie McDonnell vs. Tabtimdaeng Na Rachawat Followed by Kevin Mitchell v Ghislain Maduma Followed by James DeGale v Brandon Gonzales Followed by 9.45pm Carl Froch vs. George Groves That's the best there is time-wise. The DeGale fight is pretty much guaranteed to go the distance I reckon, Joshua pretty much guaranteed to be a KO1, the other two, who knows. |
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Groves to win on points. Its then one win each and sets up the rematch perfectly.
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I'm surprised the fight hasn't got its own thread. It's of much wider interest.
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Anyone got a stream for this?
I was supposed to be watching this at my mate's house, but he's stitched me up at the last minute and I don't have Sky.
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I saw a few of the build up programs . Any idea what was going on between George and the bearded bouncer / security guard ? I initially presumed that they were mates but there looked to be a bit of tension between them ... the other guy looked a nice enough fella and came out of the confrontation with a lot of credit ..
Which show did you see this on? |
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