What are Groves' chances in Germany?

[Tam Seddon]

A loss wont harm him unless he gets destroyed early. Winning this fight would not be the biggest upset, I believe he has a chance but as I said in another thread, if he wins where does he go? He may fight unknowns for a year or 2 then put in with the likes of Bute, Ward, Kessler etc. Too soon to be going for this title it's crazy.

I don't understand it, he's a good ticket seller and is probably making good money defending his British and Commonwealth belts while selling out arenas. It's a way of swerving the euro belt and avoiding Degale but at what cost?

I personally don't see how this is a way of swerving Degale though, this is Groves advancing his career. I believe he should take this risk and if it pays off it shows how far ahead of Degale he is.

Degale needs to win some more fights and earn another shot at Groves. Imagine in a year or twos time if Groves has the title and Degale improves and gets a better record a world title rematch with Groves will be appealing.

I don't believe Groves and Booth would have accepted this fight if they didn't believe they could win it. Groves is a live challenger and needs to move on with his career. Why wait defending against British or European challengers, when you have a world title shot?

I believe he has done the right thing here and I hope he puts on a big performance and wins the title. It would be really good to see IMO. I think Groves should do a defence or two in the UK and with the experience he gains I think he could give Abraham a good fight. Not been too impressed with Abraham during the super 6 and he's not the biggest fighter at 168, I think down the line Groves would have a great chance of beating him.

Tam,

Solid post. Groves has potential. He's young and 14-0. If he gets by Stieglitz, why not defend the title against mandatories while he gains some experience? It's not a bad plan in my opinion. Before you know it, he's 20-0 with world experience having honed his craft. Stieglitz is a big test. It's the same Stieglitz that Kessler was considering fighting. Actually, when you think of it that way, you have to give Groves props for stepping up. Fighting a world-level guy at 14-0 is commendable.

It made a big impression on me when I saw Andre Dirrell's black eye on twitter from sparring with Groves. Dirrell then stated that Groves was very good.

I think Groves really does have a chance to make an impression to the 168 weight class. He is 24, and I personally feel that making risks will pay off. He was a good amatuer and is showing that he has class and beating Stieglitz will push him into the division.

We all know the 168 weight class is full of depth, but if Groves can gain some experience and build his name I personally think Groves can be a contender to the likes of; Froch, Kessler, Ward, Cleverley ( would be a big uk fight) and Dirrell.

Lets see how he gets on though because it really could go one way or the other for him, and I hope for Groves' sake he puts on a show.