Quote Originally Posted by smashup View Post
It'd be a real shame if Groves is no longer the same fighter and won't go for the kill when against Chudinov he most likely will be dragged into the deep end, could be the complete opposite though and Groves gets on his toes, uses his brilliant jab and boxes his head off and gets a points win.
I don't think many fighters could cope mentally with what happened in his last fight and the damage he has done.
But I do think that Groves can. It'll be extremely hard for him, but he is a very mentally tough focused young man. It will be eating him up inside, but I think he'll just about cope.
The way he has to look at it is that if he doesn't achieve what he sets out to, then Gutneckht's tragic injuries are for nothing.
I really hope, (and it wouldn't surprise me) that for the remainder of Groves's career he tries to financially help Gutneckht in some way. It won't bring his mobility back , but might be able to help a little with his treatment and help his family.
It would be a lovely gesture, and I also hope that if that did happen, that we never ever heard about it because then we would know that it was done for all the right reasons.