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Froch v Groves

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  • SELR_addicks
    SELR_addicks Posts: 15,446
    Froch is antagonising the crowd so much. Must be intentional.
  • Shut up Carl - you're making yourself look a prat.
  • SELR_addicks
    SELR_addicks Posts: 15,446
    Now you know why Ward doesn't wanna come to the UK. Way too risky to get robbed like that.
  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,070
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  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,824
    Absolute pig sick with that. All set up for a another money maker. Pissing great fight up to that point as well
  • Absurdistan
    Absurdistan Posts: 8,024
    Groves hopefully learned a lesson, don't get into a tear up when well ahead.

  • WSS said:

    Better off going to the WWE...

    They never screw the fans over.

    I think Froch will have very few fans now, what we were saying early about him being disrespectfull will no be a national opinion IMO.
  • Everything froch said was right except the bit about the stoppage

    The ref couldve given a standing 8


    Its not a cheating decision it was a bad one

    Rematch needed I am off to get wasted
  • robroy
    robroy Posts: 4,425
    Froch did not stop the fight the ref did, granted will look like a get out of jail but groves was on his way down if not that round the next. Froch would be foolish to fight him again, he's too quick and will beat him next time.

    That promoter was loving it.
  • Its been bugging me for a while now, but I've finally figured out who Eddie Hearn reminds me of. Jamie Redknapp. Sounds exactly the same.
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  • Now you know why Ward doesn't wanna come to the UK. Way too risky to get robbed like that.


    Froch certainly won't be going after Ward again on tonights evidence. Re-match with Groves or retire i think.

  • Absurdistan
    Absurdistan Posts: 8,024
    By the way, there is no standing 8 count in title fights. Ref only has stoppage option. Crazy.
  • Gutted for George. Poor decision from the ref. Great fight tho. A re-match has got to be made.
  • WSS said:

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    Looks like Froch runs in with a shoulder at one stage!

  • SELR_addicks
    SELR_addicks Posts: 15,446
    Had it gone on another 3 rounds, the fight could've completely changed. Froch was coming on strong.

    This has probably given Groves a better boost than being robbed on the scorecards after a few more Froch rounds.
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,079
    edited November 2013
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  • Can't believe what I've just seen. To be honest it makes me never wanna watch boxing again, and I love boxing. Froch always gets the iffy decision going his way.

    Great fight, spoilt. Froch classless at the end again as well, lost a lot of fans tonight. Groves on the other hand...
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    If that round had ended two of the judges would have had it level and probably Froch would have won on points. Just a shame it did't reach a natural conclusion.
  • That was a joke and proves how much boxing is fixed

    Joke decision groves was 4 up and I had a few quid on him

    Gutted
  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,364
    Why on earth did the ref have Groves in a headlock?!
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  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    cafctom said:

    Why on earth did the ref have Groves in a headlock?!

    To protect his head!

    Really, some people!
  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,364
    Riviera said:

    cafctom said:

    Why on earth did the ref have Groves in a headlock?!

    To protect his head!

    Really, some people!
    Excuse me?

    I take it you missed the part where Groves was being dragged away and Froch landed a full on body shot?
  • cafctom said:

    Riviera said:

    cafctom said:

    Why on earth did the ref have Groves in a headlock?!

    To protect his head!

    Really, some people!
    Excuse me?

    I take it you missed the part where Groves was being dragged away and Froch landed a full on body shot?
    I think - well hope - that he was trying to have a joke. Surely...
  • Jayajosh
    Jayajosh Posts: 2,877

    That was a joke and proves how much boxing is fixed

    Joke decision groves was 4 up and I had a few quid on him

    Gutted

    Agreed. I reckon Froch had two rounds at best and they were close.
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    cafctom said:

    Riviera said:

    cafctom said:

    Why on earth did the ref have Groves in a headlock?!

    To protect his head!

    Really, some people!
    Excuse me?

    I take it you missed the part where Groves was being dragged away and Froch landed a full on body shot?
    Well you've just answered your own question haven't you? The ref wanted to stop the fight and considering what had gone on before made a point of protecting Groves' head. Pretty obvious.
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,733
    That ref should be banned from stepping in the ring ever again .
  • Riviera said:

    cafctom said:

    Riviera said:

    cafctom said:

    Why on earth did the ref have Groves in a headlock?!

    To protect his head!

    Really, some people!
    Excuse me?

    I take it you missed the part where Groves was being dragged away and Froch landed a full on body shot?
    Well you've just answered your own question haven't you? The ref wanted to stop the fight and considering what had gone on before made a point of protecting Groves' head. Pretty obvious.
    I can only apologise, Tom.
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167

    That ref should be banned from stepping in the ring ever again .

    Yeah defo.

    What a ridiculous statement! So maybe he got it wrong? But how thin is the line between stopping a fight and letting it go on one punch too many? I bet the ref in the Eubank/Watson fight wishes he'd stepped in earlier.

    Your comment just sums you up perfectly.

  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    edited November 2013

    Riviera said:

    cafctom said:

    Riviera said:

    cafctom said:

    Why on earth did the ref have Groves in a headlock?!

    To protect his head!

    Really, some people!
    Excuse me?

    I take it you missed the part where Groves was being dragged away and Froch landed a full on body shot?
    Well you've just answered your own question haven't you? The ref wanted to stop the fight and considering what had gone on before made a point of protecting Groves' head. Pretty obvious.
    I can only apologise, Tom.
    For what? I think we may be at cross purposes here?

    Maybe I should explain how I saw it.

    Tom asked why the ref had Groves in what looked like a headlock when he stopped the fight. I said to protect his head. I thought that it was pretty obvious that ref had taken into account all the "afters" that had gone on in the previous rounds, mainly by Froch. He had hit a few times after the bell and after the ref had called break and had probably been lucky not to have had a penalty against him for some of his misdemeanours.
    So, when the ref decided to step in, rightly or wrongly, he was mindful of Frotch's history and so protected Groves's most vulnerable part, his head, as he pulled him away.

    I hope that clears everything up.

    I did't agree with the refs decision but he is an experienced professional boxing referee and none of us on here are. Except Nolly maybe.

    Where is Nolly? I'm concerned.
  • JT
    JT Posts: 12,348
    Shocking decision. I was just sat there staring at the tele with my mate reminding me this had come in for 700 odd. Weird feeling.