Can't wait. Tickets secured this morning. Didn't think they'd pass the 60,000 mark at all, nevermind within an hour!
One of those once in a lifetime things. I can't justify it myself. Got enough going out already and holidays/weekends away planned with the missus. I'll watch it in a pub. Not jealous at all. Froch inside three rounds.
I'll be leaning towards Froch but I really want Groves to win. I honestly don't know whether to expect Froch to just dismantle him in a couple of rounds, or for Groves to box even better than the first fight and win comfortably on points or late stoppage. Groves on a split decision and a third fight by Christmas.
froch being a lovely person again. making himself look silly. groves already in control. from watching the first fight, i don't think froch has the ability to dismantle him. froch has got that bit older and groves that bit hungrier. i'm looking forward to it, but i think groves will do the job properly this time
Who knows?!?!? That's the beauty of this fight! The last big British dust up I can remember was Lennox vs. Bruno, and everyone knew Bruno wasn't going to win that one. (agree about Froch being an idiot again today though)
That Bruno fight was a cracker though, Bruno was ahead on points by out jabbing Lewis, something I did not think he could do. Then Lewis threw the hail mary wallop !!
Other than the shove, I thought Froch was very respectful today. It was Groves again talking ********. I dunno if it's the voice, or the fact he just doesn't look hard, but I can't take him seriously when he's trying to disrespect a bloke who's the king of his class, a true warrior. It's a bit lame. Whereas when Tyson Fury was popping off at David Haye (similarly a class apart in terms of achievement etc) I believed him. I honestly could imagine him smashing Haye up. As could Haye, hence the subsequent ********. However, if you watch the highlights back from FrochVsGroves1, George dismantles a very poor Carl for a good six rounds of the nine. So while I don't buy his bluster and bravado, I know he's got the tools to do Froch over, if (big if) Carl turns up in that same frame of mind. Cannae wait for it. I was devastated (prior to the first fight) when Haye pulled out of the Fury match, as I was gagging to see if the big man could back up his big mouth. That was taken away from us, and we're still none the wiser regarding Fury. But then came the Froch Groves bout, and after expecting a walk over for the Cobra, we got a crazy half hour of boxing that will live long in the memory. Thank God for the rematch, because so many questions remain unanswered. Bring it on.
Whitey Froch was saying he'd out class him last time and thought he would do he was wrong this time he's been going on about how he was about to knock Groves out last time, we'll never know but if he wasn't and the fight had gone on and groves took it on the chin then he'd have been in trouble, i think he could be in big trouble if he was wrong. he's pinning his hopes on the fact he believed he had a free shot and he was about to knock him out, its never entered his head he might have taken it and come back at him just as it never entered his head that Groves would out box him in the first fight
Froch again for me, as good as Groves is I just don't think he has the power to stop him, which means it goes to the later rounds and Froch's warrior heart winning it again. Groves has to try and box for 12 rounds, which I don't think he can do against Froch with his constant desire to have a scrap. Froch's experience and chin too much.
Groves all the way again for me...Froch is turning into 1 big arrogant arsehole. Why push Groves? He's like a big bleeding bairn trying to intimidate his younger counterpart.... Froch will want to put a big show on to show he's the 'no 1' but I think this will play in Groves hands. Groves KO in 6!!!
Froch has been brilliant in all this letting the challenger have a rematch, home advantage and foreign ref/judges. Groves now has nowhere to hide. Last year Froch had a tough fight with Kesler, became a parent again and did a primetime dance show with his missus in the run up to the Groves fight and had to pull out before he was eliminated because of an injury. This time he's had a good amount of time off over xmas and new year and has no distractions. As he said the best Groves had couldn't beat him on his off day. This time around Froch may well knock him out. Groves is the man under pressure. If he loses another world title fight he will be back down the pecking order. Also the pressure of fighting his biggest fight ever in front of his home crowd.
How's he let his challenger have a rematch???? More like the previous fight was a ******* farce and the IBF have instructed him to take the fight or be stripped of his belts! Yeah he's had a good career but he's 1 hell of a arrogant smug arsehole. All down to opinions though.......
Froch and his brotherade themselves look a right team of bellends today. Not a boxing fan at all but I've been caught up in these twos feud for a while now, be a cracking fight. #teamgroves
Froch had Groves in the 9th, if the ref had not have stopped it Froch would of won 100% later in round or in the 10th, 11th or 12th. I had Frcoh 3 down going into the 9th and he was well on top in the 9th which would have been a 10/8 round. Groves is decent fighter and fast and hungry but Froch is a warrior , time and time again. Froch will win in 8th or 9th again
Can't see all the fuss about Froch's shove. Groves was in his face coming out with all sorts & Froch was fed up of it, it wasn't the most aggressive of pushes, Groves looked a bit rattled if anything. Froch seems to be leaving the verbals to his brother which seems to be an obvious tactic to wind Groves up & judging by yesterday it's working. They're both tossers around each other but from what you hear they're both great lads