Groves.

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Groves slowed because he threw so many wasteful shots and put so much on them.

He needs to have it drummed in to him to relax and not tense up so much. Froch said the same about himself that he learnt not to load up on everything in the lead up to the Bute fight.

He also looked a bit confused at the defence of Rebrasse and just threw hooks for the sake of it like he had no idea how to lure Rebrasse in to committing to punching. What Groves did was akin to the fable of the wind and the sun trying to get the man to take his coat off. He needed to encourage him to open up so he actually had targets to counter.

If he slowed down, relaxed and stopped believing any shot he throws is likely to knock someone out he will do much better but I just don't think he's got the mental capacity to change.

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I think Groves is a decent boxer with OK power and good hand speed. He is quite awkward and technically he does ask a few questions of his opponents.

He does appear vulnerable in the chin department, and i'm not including the Frock knockout in that, as I think anyone would have gone down after that punch. He was vulnerable against Anderson in the past.

I thought he had stamina issues, but I stand corrected after he just want 12 busy rounds and threw nearly a thousand punches ..... Albeit that Degrasse never really managed to put him under intense pressure.

He does have the gift of the gab and he sells lots of tickets. He really gets Frochs goat, and I've been disappointed at the way Carl reacts to him every time.

In a proper world, I don't really think he would be world championship material to be honest ..... But with at least 4 world champions in thousands of weight divisions, many of which change hands like a wresting belt, he is statistically likely to become a titleholder!