Froch to decide on Groves or Chavez Jr in next two weeks

[Kirkland Laing]

Froch will want Chavez for the money and avoiding Groves, in that order. Business.

The money fight for Froch is Groves. Chavez is the star in America, he can fight Vera and sell a lot of tickets and get paid by HBO. Froch would get the short end of any purse against Chavez. In Britain the pound is worth one and a half dollars, the fight would be in a stadium and on PPV. Froch would make 3-5 times more fighting Groves than fighting Chavez.

I think its a win/win for Carl and a smart business move. It makes the Groves rematch even bigger down the road. The Chavez fight will no doubt be a pretty decent payday in its own right. Carl may have slipped some and he's not a hard guy to find so imo there is a certain amount of risk attached.
I would have assumed Chavez would have gotten the shot at Bika first given the politics and nepotistic practices of the Wbc. I'll be a little surprised tbh if Froch/Chavez gets finalized even with the press reporting it to be close.

Maybe Groves can get the Ward fight and a big pay day/exposure date on this side of the pond. Its a win/win for him also. A loss to Andre does nothing to harm his career.

If Groves goes and loses his next fight it takes the lustre off it. Groves now has to try and find a one fight deal with somebody or else he's going to be locked into a deal with Hearn with no guarantee of a Froch rematch.

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Froch will want Chavez for the money and avoiding Groves, in that order. Business.

The money fight for Froch is Groves. Chavez is the star in America, he can fight Vera and sell a lot of tickets and get paid by HBO. Froch would get the short end of any purse against Chavez. In Britain the pound is worth one and a half dollars, the fight would be in a stadium and on PPV. Froch would make 3-5 times more fighting Groves than fighting Chavez.

I think its a win/win for Carl and a smart business move. It makes the Groves rematch even bigger down the road. The Chavez fight will no doubt be a pretty decent payday in its own right. Carl may have slipped some and he's not a hard guy to find so imo there is a certain amount of risk attached.
I would have assumed Chavez would have gotten the shot at Bika first given the politics and nepotistic practices of the Wbc. I'll be a little surprised tbh if Froch/Chavez gets finalized even with the press reporting it to be close.

Maybe Groves can get the Ward fight and a big pay day/exposure date on this side of the pond. Its a win/win for him also. A loss to Andre does nothing to harm his career.

If Groves goes and loses his next fight it takes the lustre off it. Groves now has to try and find a one fight deal with somebody or else he's going to be locked into a deal with Hearn with no guarantee of a Froch rematch.

Groves needs a promoter/manager asap.