froch didnt do terrible in the fight against groves
i actually had it scored 5-3 for groves (not adding in the KD). by what dan rafael and the british commentators said, you would have thought that froch did nothing and that groves was punishing him the whole fight. that just isnt true. i do believe that groves was winning but froch definitely had his moments and even his rounds. rafael was saying that froch just looked horrible. i disagree. froch looked normal to me. he isnt that fast and is usually there to be hit. i wasnt surprised that he eventually got to groves to win because thats the type of fighter he is. he isnt great technically but he is very resilient.
also, the stoppage was terrible. you cant stop the fight when the other fighter is still swinging. especially if that fighter is winning or has a good chance to win. and it was also a title fight.
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I think I had it 6-2 after 8. I was thinking that froch looked off all night but he got caught early, hard, and often. It may have taken him a few rounds to recover. early on they were trying to kill one another. Groves was trying to counter the Froch jab with a right hand, froch trying to counter with his right, then Groves with his, and both punching very hard. I expected somebody to get kod spectacularly. Froch got caught and survived, but it may have taken him some time to recover.
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I dissagree
I think Groves stepped up when it mattered and showed everyone that he's the real deal, fierce combo of speed and power and he schooled Froch for me ;-)
He did- wasn't anybody else that hit froch and hurt him. but he let him off.
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I had it 78-71.
Froch is too slow for Groves, terrible stoppage saved him his belts.
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Groves is the best British fighter right now.. I was in awe watching him fight with so much conviction. That's was exactly the kind of attitude all young fighters should bring to a fight.
Froch talked that shit and got owned. lol The knockdown punch by Groves was one of the most beautiful right hands ive seen in a while. It was thrown at a perfect time and the placement couldnt have been better. That punch was thrown with so much force it fuckin landed twice, went right through his chin and landed on the collar bone..
Froch is done
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Groves is the best British fighter right now.. I was in awe watching him fight with so much conviction. That's was exactly the kind of attitude all young fighters should bring to a fight.
Froch talked that shit and got owned. lol The knockdown punch by Groves was one of the most beautiful right hands ive seen in a while. It was thrown at a perfect time and the placement couldnt have been better. That punch was thrown with so much force it fuckin landed twice, went right through his chin and landed on the collar bone..
Froch is done
Was that the perfect punch that Froch got up from?
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Groves is the best British fighter right now.. I was in awe watching him fight with so much conviction. That's was exactly the kind of attitude all young fighters should bring to a fight.
Froch talked that shit and got owned. lol The knockdown punch by Groves was one of the most beautiful right hands ive seen in a while. It was thrown at a perfect time and the placement couldnt have been better. That punch was thrown with so much force it fuckin landed twice, went right through his chin and landed on the collar bone..
Froch is done
Was that the perfect punch that Froch got up from?
It was a combination of his granite chin and champion's pride that got him back up. That's his main asset. Ability to take punishment like a punching bag.
Anyone else got hit by that thunder punch they would have got carried out on a stretcher.
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FinitoElDinamita
Groves is the best British fighter right now.. I was in awe watching him fight with so much conviction. That's was exactly the kind of attitude all young fighters should bring to a fight.
Froch talked that shit and got owned. lol The knockdown punch by Groves was one of the most beautiful right hands ive seen in a while. It was thrown at a perfect time and the placement couldnt have been better. That punch was thrown with so much force it fuckin landed twice, went right through his chin and landed on the collar bone..
Froch is done
Was that the perfect punch that Froch got up from?
It was a combination of his granite chin and champion's pride that got him back up. That's his main asset. Ability to take punishment like a punching bag.
Anyone else got hit by that thunder punch they would have got carried out on a stretcher.
That shot was right on the button. You have to be a hard man to get up from that shot.
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I had Froch 5 down and all over the place getting old and no answers.
However I thin it had turned and he would have got the stoppage in next round or so.
Wasn't his fault but he has to give the rematch or retire (Lewis - Vitali option really)
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I had Froch 5 down and all over the place getting old and no answers.
However I thin it had turned and he would have got the stoppage in next round or so.
Wasn't his fault but he has to give the rematch or retire (Lewis - Vitali option really)
It would look real bad if he doesn't give a rematch.. People are going to question that victory forever
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Styles make fights , Froch has always been easy to hit , Groves fought a good fight , and well the stoppage was a joke.
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i just dont see how froch looked any different than normal. groves was just sharper and landed better counters. the difference between this fight and his other fights against counter punchers is that groves hits hard. he made froch fight more timid. i think that groves was just the better man in the ring. i dont think it had anything to do with froch getting old. just like when he fought kessler this last time. froch won but still had a tough time against somebody who was a little sharper than him and was willing to exchange. groves just happened to be a better version of kessler.
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FinitoElDinamita
Groves is the best British fighter right now.. I was in awe watching him fight with so much conviction. That's was exactly the kind of attitude all young fighters should bring to a fight.
Froch talked that shit and got owned. lol The knockdown punch by Groves was one of the most beautiful right hands ive seen in a while. It was thrown at a perfect time and the placement couldnt have been better. That punch was thrown with so much force it fuckin landed twice, went right through his chin and landed on the collar bone..
Froch is done
Was that the perfect punch that Froch got up from?
It was a combination of his granite chin and champion's pride that got him back up. That's his main asset. Ability to take punishment like a punching bag.
Anyone else got hit by that thunder punch they would have got carried out on a stretcher.
Very true. It was a great punch that would have knocked over mountains but fair play to Froch. He got up...but to me. Groves had his number and I think if the rematch happens Froch could get embarrassed
