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ykdadamaja
Groves did blow it. Did Ali blow it against Liston when everything and 1 billion stars were against him? Did Douglas blow it against Tyson? Did Holyfield blow it against Douglas? Did Rahman blow it against Lewis in the first fight? Bowe against Holyfield and Hide against Bentt?
NO... they finished it in the ring, when all odds were highly against them. Not as much as a case of Bowe vs. Holyfield, but all other fights mentioned had fighters come in against a champion, a champion that was heavily favoured.
Groves simply had to win that fight, in the ring. There are, sometimes, no "two-sies" in boxing, the way Arum made four-sies out of Pac and JMM.
When you fight the champion that one time, you had BETTER win that one time. Or else, you simply have to wait your turn.
The rematch clauses are there to protect the champion in the event something happens and the champ loses, he then exercises the clause IF he wants more of the same.
If Froch had lost then Froch had a right to ask for a rematch, no matter how people looked at the fight- and particularly if a rematch clause was in the fight. He was the champion, the losers and the contenders don't get to set the date and person they want to fight for a belt with.
That's just the way it works. Not saying Groves doesn't deserve a rematch, but he doesn't "have" to get a rematch at the next fight or at all, ever. UNLESS... he gets back to being a mandatory #1 for a belt that Froch has and there is no way out.
But he is far from being a mandatory #1 for any belt Froch has. In fact, he was lucky Froch gave him a title shot when so many were deserving above him.
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Re: Froch: No rematch, Groves had his chance and he blew it!
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