mayweather / groves?

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  1. barry

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    anyone watch both fights?
     
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    No and by the looks of it i'm glad I didn't. Mayweather can't stop someone with three defeats in their last six fights and Groves hype machine messed up again. I take it Groves was like his first Froch fight in wanting a rematch? He's nowhere near world class. He should probably retire now.
     
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    you didn't miss much, mayweather = the result was always as expected, easy win for mayweather.

    Groves - underperformed, could & should have won, but to me didn't look confident in the run up to the fight - no idea why (maybe poor training), but just didn't look confident at all
     
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    you didn't miss much, mayweather = the result was always as expected, easy win for mayweather.

    Groves - underperformed, could & should have won, but to me didn't look confident in the run up to the fight - no idea why (maybe poor training), but just didn't look confident at all
     
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    I fell asleep during the Mayweather fight. Boring contest with Mayweather backed up to the ropes with the frequent cuddle thrown in.
     
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    Just the usual from Mayweather. I decided to stop staying up to watch him years ago. The 2nd most boring fighter to watch after Klitschko.
     
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    Mayweather does the minimum amount he needs to do, to get paid. Absolute lovely person of a person, but his record is unquestionable.


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    Mayweather's never been a puncher. The only stoppages in the last 10 years were when he hit an unguarded Ortiz & against Hatton where it was more exhaustion than power that took him out
     
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    Groves has been going backwards ever since he left his trainer Adam Booth & joined up with some Irish lad.

    He lost last night & in my opinion loses to Ward, DeGale & Andre Dirrell, on top of that Golovkin's likely to be at 168 soon & there's Callum Smith coming through so I'm not really sure how Groves can win a world title
     
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    Read the Groves report on the BBC website. So he stormed from the ring disgusted at the decision when his opponent landed 50 odd punches more despite throwing over 200 less punches. Plus he was knocked on his ass again. Guy needs a reality check.
     
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    To be fair to Groves, those 50 or so punches were mainly jabs. That's an average of about four a round. The Americans that scored the fight in favour of Jack were the same ones scoring the fight last Sunday in favour of Kameda, which just shows the inconsistencies.

    Nothing wrong with being emotional, and yes Groves shouldn't have stormed off, but the last card of 117-110 (I think) was way off in my opinion and too wide. That's what forced him to cry off, not necessarily losing.

    He fought well, kept it close, but didn't quite do enough considering this was a Vegas and Mayweather fighter.
     

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