Forget the rematch , Hearn to meet HBO next week

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Who said Froch was a superstar? He thinks he is no doubt but who here says that?

Froch has said he is and nobody in this thread has said that, but I have been bottling up my Froch views for several days. There are plenty of people defending the superstar stoppage and I find that appalling. Groves kicked his bum in an exceptional manner. I find it awful that the British Don King is negotiating a fight with others after this.

Froch = Liar
Hearn = Liar
Froch + Hearn = Good friends

HBO please tell them to fuck off.

I hear what you are saying. Thing is Hearn and maybe Froch himself must realize after that shellacking that he could lose the big pay day if he fights him a second time. He's a product of this environment after all and their reasoning fits with this eras version of "risk and reward." He's no different then most others. Rematching is not an exact science. Timing can be crucial and economics is the engine not legacy. The decision not to do an immediate rematch when it looked warranted certainly didn't begin with Hearn and Froch. Its happened countless times. Carl is at the end of his career and if anything sustained that for him, it was last week. He probably thought he was going to wreck the kid like everyone else did and trained accordingly. In the end he may be forced to fight Groves again but he's definitely in cash out mode. Ward might just shrug and freeze him out.

Eddie Hearn is a business man. Groves will ultimately end up with Hearn, as he's the biggest promoter in the UK by a mile now, and he has a total monopoly on Sky/PPV. Groves has proved he is a big star with his pre fight performance and his in the ring performance. He has 10-12 top level fights in him. Froch has maybe another couple. Why would Hearn risk a future cash cow to save the reputation of a 36 old fighter? He wouldn't. The referee stopped the fight because of the view that he had of Groves being tagged by two powerful punches. It was premature, but it had nothing to do with Eddie Hearn wanting to protect Carl Froch. It was a judgement call made by Foster.

A couple of rounds earlier, he pulled Froch off of Groves in the corner when Groves lost his balance after punching Froch behind the head. As Groves turned and backed into the ropes, Froch levelled him and rocked his head back. Foster grabbed Froch and pulled him off him. If he was a cheat, that wouldn't have happened, and i say this because upon viewing it seems it was Groves who was the one in the wrong for punching the back of Froch's head.

This reply is probably more suited towards what Miles was saying. I realised that about half way down.