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Fight of the year, though.... but the stoppage was WRONG!!!
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Fight of the year, though.... but the stoppage was WRONG!!!
Groves deserved another 20 seconds. For real. If he didn't respond after 20 seconds, then end it. He was getting hit and was being damaged. But, he deserved 20 extra seconds- maybe a standing 8.
That stoppage was wrong but wtf you don't go by time you go by what's happening, twenty seconds could kill a dudeQuote:
Originally Posted by ykdadamaja
I have to agree with you there.
It was a great fight though, up untill the stoppage. The ref should have let it continue a few more seconds, to see if groves could have recovered.
The announcers were terrible on the stream i had to watch. As fecking stupid as you can get. Froch never landed a punch by the way they were talking.
he was hurt but not ready to go just yet.....also take note that two judges had it 115/116...they would have looked to have Froch win.
lol miss typed the score
Stopped in a world title fight while having not been down once, and while still throwing punches......
Groves just ended Carl Frochs career.
That stoppage was absolute bullshit. I can't believe they did that to Groves after the performance he had put in.
Anyone who drops Froch as heavily as that in the first round and then boxes his head off for the rest of the fight deserves the benefit of the doubt when he gets hurt.
What a fight though, they've got to do it again.
I have to say that Froch looked old and slow in there tonight, but as usual his unbelievable toughness got him through it somehow. I really don't fancy Froch's chances in a rematch and there's every chance he could be knocked out. That fight has probably finished him.
Stoppage was indeed wrong. No fucking way that's even close to fight of the year. To one-sided.Quote:
Originally Posted by ykdadamaja
I had Froch to win by stoppage. But Groves earned the in-fight right to have a standing 8 and with that, 20 seconds to see.
For those of you that may be wondering why I said 20 seconds- a standing 8 count, plus cleaning the gloves, would have taken about 10 to 12 seconds.
Froch was on his way to a knockdown... from what I saw... so it still would be a 10-12 second time for Groves to gather himself if he could, and then about another 8 to 10 seconds to see if Froch had the finish and if Groves was REALLY out of it.
Groves earned that 20 seconds. He did.
That was a proper Man vs Boy conversation that they had at the end.
In fact Carl even managed to boy the crowd off too.
Better talker than I gave him credit for.
Horrible stoppage :mad:
Froch was hitting him a lot cleaner and more than I thought originally, and Groves was hurt. That was a very quick hook, though.
It was a man vs boy fight. Not many expected Groves to be the man and Froch the boyQuote:
Originally Posted by Jimanuel Boogustus
The ref won that one
Uhm.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimanuel Boogustus
We can envision Froch on the way to a stoppage. No doubt he probably was going to stop Groves. But Groves needed that 20 seconds.
After the 9th round would have been carls favorite championship rounds..
Either way, shouldnt have been stopped.
Just think how different things would be without that stoppage.
We'd be sat here talking about a great fight and either congratulating Carl Froch on an epic come-from-behind win like a true champion or praising Groves for causing a huge upset and fighting the fight of his life.
What a difference a shit refereeing decision makes!
One of the best fights have seen on UK soil for years, to be honest Groves lost his discipline late on and decided to stand and trade with a man who we all know just gets stronger and stronger ;)
Groves NEEDED Booth in those final few rounds badly and would have taken that on points 100% if he was in his corner i think.
Cracking Fight and i reckon Froch might have a fractured or broke Jaw too.
Rematch is a nailed on for me.
All the shit from Carl about dropping Groves in sparring.
Groves went in there and did exactly as he said he would do. He also splattered Carlin the first round ( are you sure it wasnt younwho was being dropped in sparring Carl because without the ref uour punches werent doing much).
The good thing is Carl now has nowhere to go other than a Groves rematch because no tv cimpany os going to shell out for that ball bag to lose to Ward again. All he has now is the opportunity to get bounced off the canvas by Groves again;D
I hope so. Yeah Frochs jaw looked a bit off to me afterwards, and he took an inhuman amount of punishment in the fight, hard to imagine he won't be feeling that for a while.
Has Froch's jaw injury been confirmed? That's going to throw a spanner in the works as a far as a rematch goes.Quote:
Originally Posted by smashup
I want to see the rematch, but if Froch has any sense he'll retire. He looked old and slow in there tonight and was totally outclassed at times. Fair play to him for managing to get himself back into the fight, but he's been in some very hard fights and it caught up with him big time tonight.
Froch ahas lways looked slow shit stoppage Groves will win the rematchQuote:
Originally Posted by tysonesque
Whaaat? Nothing wrong with his jaw! He didn't stop talking after the fight!!Quote:
Originally Posted by p4pking
I think the score cards are more alarming than the stoppage.
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Originally Posted by Bo-Bo24
Yep Froch 1 point behind on 2 cards :-\.... its Bullshit but its boxing and was written that as soon as Groves was in trouble it'd be over £$£$£$£ rematch;)
Absolutely disgusting. At no point in that fight was there any other winner than Groves.
He was dominating the fight, and easily 6 rounds ahead and had Froch in far more trouble in earlier rounds than that. Groves was defending and retaliating at every point until the ref stopped it. He was more hurt in the Anderson fight and now has to live with a defeat when it was anything but that.
Had the ref let it continue, Groves would have either backed off, taken a count or dodged further shots. At no point in that fight did he look like he was going to get beat
I don't think I've ever witnessed a more hideous decision than that. Travesty.
ref should have give a standing 8 count 100% ;)
Has age caught up to Froch?
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Originally Posted by smashupNQuote:
Originally Posted by Bo-Bo24
Yep Froch 1 point behind on 2 cards :-\.... its Bullshit but its boxing and was written that as soon as Groves was in trouble it'd be over £$£$£$£ rematch;)
I'd like to see what rounds those judges were giving to Carl. Considering he lost the 1st 10-8 they must've thought he won a lot of rounds.
We should never see those judges or ref again. They are useless
Some people think Carl was going to turn it round anyway but remember Kenny Anderson, he had groves in worst trouble but George turned it round and stopped him. Carl was in worst condition in the 1st but wasn't stopped.
Glad the crowd sided with George. This was the changing of the guard
was frochs loudmouth woman there annoying everyone again? or did the promoters make her stay away again? lol.
Fuck this incompetent bitch foster .. somebody post this bitches address online
Not sure. But I'm sure she fucked Groves afterwardsQuote:
Originally Posted by #1FightFan
There was some sexy twist in his corner after the fight in a red dress- assuming it was the same one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Violent DemiseNot sure. But I'm sure she fucked Groves afterwardsQuote:
Originally Posted by #1FightFan
Lol me 2. Groves deserved an eight count. Froch was hurt much more then he was. The ref never even asked him to walk forward.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bo-Bo24
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Originally Posted by greynotsooldThere was some sexy twist in his corner after the fight in a red dress- assuming it was the same one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Violent DemiseNot sure. But I'm sure she fucked Groves afterwardsQuote:
Originally Posted by #1FightFan
Nah the ref already fucked Groves
This is her and yeah same girl tbh she needs some cock in her mouth just to shut that irritating voice up :cool:
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