Quote Originally Posted by Fenster View Post
Not sure why Murray doesn't "deserve" to fight Groves? He lost two tight decisions against top world-class fighters and got chinned by Golovkin (although taking him 11 rounds is worth a medal in itself).

Groves has a win over DeGale when they were novices, got ironed by Froch and lost against Jack.

Murray doesn't need to prove anything to get a fight with anyone at supermiddle. Especially someone that doesn't even have a "world" title. He's not a puncher and doesn't have the most exciting style but - barring the freak that is GGG - he's not a walkover for anyone at middle/supermiddle.
It's not so much about "deserving Groves" , per say. It's more about
a.) as far as SMW Goes, he isn't on Groves level. What does Groves have to gain from this? and
b.) there are other guys who've worked their bollocks off in their careers at SMW that aren't getting these fights. A decent example of this is his stable mate Rocky Fielding. Now, you could say "he got ironed out early last time out!" Well tbh if Murray fought Callum Smith, who's to say the same wouldn't happen?
Like I said, there are decent fights out there for him that I mentioned before that would earn him decent money AND make him more credible in the division.
Like I said, at SMW , he has beaten nobody in the top 100! And I could easily be as dismissive of his sob story achievements as you were of Groves's.