No standing 8 counts in ANY championship fights. Froch - Groves related.

[TheMacMagician]

I'm not down with rule changes at all. It is referee changes that are necessary. Will Howard Foster have to stand in front of someone and explain his actions now the mood has calmed after fight night??

In my opinion, inexperience beat Groves on Saturday. He boxed tremendously and made Froch look even more silly than Dirrell and Ward made him look. He didn't stick to the game plan that was working, using footwork and sharp counters, and rather than duck out from the ropes as he'd done earlier in the fight, beautifully I might add, he traded with wide shots against the ropes. He also could have taken a knee to gather his thoughts, rather than let pride get in the way of a great game plan and go toe to toe. Groves IMO also looks to be the hardest hitter at 168, so in combination with his boxing skills he'd take most if not all. Only other guy I see him struggling with, Ward aside, is Bika.

So all in all, I think groves will have learned an incredible amount from Saturday, comes out with his head held VERY high indeed, and I would like to think he won't make the same mistake again, but saying that, he does like to go toe to toe in pockets in the fight, so maybe that's just in his make up and will always have that vulnerability. He just needs to learn that that vulnerability will cost him fights against a guy like Froch who is near damn impossible to get out of there and will still come strong in patches in the championship rounds.