Why did Groves and Booth part ways?

[Coco]

The point is that Spud is suggesting that he knows, taps nose, but won't say.

Spud has a lot of form for this

Its a boxing forum open to the public. Not calling the man out bit if he knows then maybe a lot more folk know. Maybe they just didnt get on and it was a parting of the ways? It probably isnt that important to know now anyway. Maybe when the books come out you will see 2 sides.

Well don't give the I know what happened, taps nose, and not say anything!

As an ex pro who has been round the block, I know stuff about fighters which isn't for public consumption, so I don't say anything.

I don't tell people I know, tap my nose, and say it's a secret.

As I said Spud has a lot of form for this, so much so that I doubt he has the secrets that he claims to have, but won't tell anyone!

[SticknMove]

I suspect it had nothing to do with Spud....but between the parties involved. But congratulate spud on many experiences on the ride. Boxing is ugly and beautiful.

[Monte Fisto]

Gentlemen, gentlemen

Despite all these years some are still bitter and twisted & cannot manage to post without their insults.

As for someone calling me a mug ...

20 years working in the sport has seen me work on shows in:

Germany
Las Vegas
Sochi - Russia
Moscow - Russia
Riga - Latvia
Saudi Arabia

As well as working for the former heavyweight champion of the world

I could go on ...

Where as some of you guys are still stuck behind your keyboards resorting to your internet bullying ways with your insults.

Mate, you're the Adam Smith of boxing forums

Mate, he’s thrown a kettle over a pub, what have you ever done?

Amazing

[Lightsoot]

World title win (eventually) or not, parting company with Booth didn’t work out well for Groves.

As for Spud’s disdain, it must stem from Groves refusing to autograph his scrapbook . Like David Haye, in public Groves is very personable. But behind closed doors both got very big for their boots and were prone to petulance. In other words, treating some people like shit.

Good to see you back on the forum Spudly, you pudendum.

X

[TheLeprechaun]

World title win (eventually) or not, parting company with Booth didn’t work out well for Groves.

As for Spud’s disdain, it must stem from Groves refusing to autograph his scrapbook . Like David Haye, in public Groves is very personable. But behind closed doors both got very big for their boots and were prone to petulance. In other words, treating some people like poo.

Good to see you back on the forum Spudly, you pudendum.

X

Parting company with Booth was definitely detrimental for Groves career. I believe he beats Froch with Booth in his corner.

One thing that I thought was a bit odd was seeing Groves was charging something like 1k for personal training sessions at one point. I wonder if he had any takers

[Counter-puncher]

World title win (eventually) or not, parting company with Booth didn’t work out well for Groves.

As for Spud’s disdain, it must stem from Groves refusing to autograph his scrapbook . Like David Haye, in public Groves is very personable. But behind closed doors both got very big for their boots and were prone to petulance. In other words, treating some people like poo.

Good to see you back on the forum Spudly, you pudendum.

X

Parting company with Booth was definitely detrimental for Groves career. I believe he beats Froch with Booth in his corner.

One thing that I thought was a bit odd was seeing Groves was charging something like 1k for personal training sessions at one point. I wonder if he had any takers

yeah, when Groves had Froch down and hurt early they had Booth giving input on the coverage, can't remember if it was on the radio or tv coverage but one thing he said was he would have had Groves going to the body to take advantage and to mix things up to allow him to keep landing the right hand over the top easier. i got the impression Booth would have had a chance of keeping Groves cool and maybe giving him chance to get the finish.

[Spud]

My my not quite like the old days but a “ruck” of sorts.

The same internet bully boys surfacing trying to dictate what I can & cannot write, mixed in with the normal insults ... whats worse is they cower behind their keyboards refusing to reveal their true names.

To make it clear ... I will write what I want, when I want ... if you dont like it move on or engage in a reasonable debate without the insults.

I have worked in the sport for 20 years now, I love boxing so its very rare I take a dislike to a boxer ... I will say again I cannot stand Groves.

[Spud]

I completely agree with those who state Groves would have beaten Froch if Booth was still in his corner.

For me GG leaving Booth was a big mistake.

[Counter-puncher]

My my not quite like the old days but a “ruck” of sorts.

The same internet bully boys surfacing trying to dictate what I can & cannot write, mixed in with the normal insults ... whats worse is they cower behind their keyboards refusing to reveal their true names.

To make it clear ... I will write what I want, when I want ... if you dont like it move on or engage in a reasonable debate without the insults.

I have worked in the sport for 20 years now, I love boxing so its very rare I take a dislike to a boxer ... I will say again I cannot stand Groves.

classic. nobody's trying to shut you down or dictate what you can say, you silly, pompous muppet

we just like mocking your mannerisms, because it seems you're basically unable to ever post without your little *nose-tapping' tic rearing its head.

i'd tell you more, but i'm a forum insider, there are certain things I can't really make you privy to about the forum politics around here I'm afraid mate but believe me *taps nose* if you knew the whole story, you'd know why you get these responses sometimes *taps nose* happen

[Spud]

An unsurprising patronising post to say the least

[TheLeprechaun]

I completely agree with those who state Groves would have beaten Froch if Booth was still in his corner.

For me GG leaving Booth was a big mistake.

Well the question is, did GG leave Booth or did Booth leave him?

[Nightmare Roy]

I completely agree with those who state Groves would have beaten Froch if Booth was still in his corner.

For me GG leaving Booth was a big mistake.

Well the question is, did GG leave Booth or did Booth leave him?

At best you’ll get a taps nose and a wink

[Counter-puncher]

An unsurprising patronising post to say the least

sorry to patronise you mate, it's just one of those things, you're either in the know on here or you aren't

*taps nose*

[Coco]

Same old, same old

If you know something and don't want to say it, don't say that you know, just say nothing

[banjo]

Booth comes across as very vain, didn't he used to call himself the "Dark Lord" or some shite like that?

[Khaosai-Galaxy]

My my not quite like the old days but a “ruck” of sorts.

The same internet bully boys surfacing trying to dictate what I can & cannot write, mixed in with the normal insults ... whats worse is they cower behind their keyboards refusing to reveal their true names.

To make it clear ... I will write what I want, when I want ... if you dont like it move on or engage in a reasonable debate without the insults.

I have worked in the sport for 20 years now, I love boxing so its very rare I take a dislike to a boxer ... I will say again I cannot stand Groves.

You tell ‘em Spud. Don’t let these intellectual arseholes get to you!

This is getting to be an audit trail of abuse if ever I saw one

[Khaosai-Galaxy]

World title win (eventually) or not, parting company with Booth didn’t work out well for Groves.

As for Spud’s disdain, it must stem from Groves refusing to autograph his scrapbook . Like David Haye, in public Groves is very personable. But behind closed doors both got very big for their boots and were prone to petulance. In other words, treating some people like poo.

Good to see you back on the forum Spudly, you pudendum.

X

Lovely to see you here Ben, now all we need is Terry Dooley here to take us all back to 2005. Is he still a member? Haven’t seen him on here recently

[Deserter]

World title win (eventually) or not, parting company with Booth didn’t work out well for Groves.

As for Spud’s disdain, it must stem from Groves refusing to autograph his scrapbook . Like David Haye, in public Groves is very personable. But behind closed doors both got very big for their boots and were prone to petulance. In other words, treating some people like poo.

Good to see you back on the forum Spudly, you pudendum.

X

Lovely to see you here Ben, now all we need is Terry Dooley here to take us all back to 2005. Is he still a member? Haven’t seen him on here recently

X2. I’m all for some nose tapping if it’s getting the gang back together... this is boxrec’s equivalent of the Take That reunion and we just all want Robbie.... sorry, Terry... back for good

[Khaosai-Galaxy]

World title win (eventually) or not, parting company with Booth didn’t work out well for Groves.

As for Spud’s disdain, it must stem from Groves refusing to autograph his scrapbook . Like David Haye, in public Groves is very personable. But behind closed doors both got very big for their boots and were prone to petulance. In other words, treating some people like poo.

Good to see you back on the forum Spudly, you pudendum.

X

Lovely to see you here Ben, now all we need is Terry Dooley here to take us all back to 2005. Is he still a member? Haven’t seen him on here recently

X2. I’m all for some nose tapping if it’s getting the gang back together... this is boxrec’s equivalent of the Take That reunion and we just all want Robbie.... sorry, Terry... back for good

I think poor old Terry is having a midlife crisis and has forgotten his login details.

Can one of the mods help him out?

[dookus]

World title win (eventually) or not, parting company with Booth didn’t work out well for Groves.

As for Spud’s disdain, it must stem from Groves refusing to autograph his scrapbook . Like David Haye, in public Groves is very personable. But behind closed doors both got very big for their boots and were prone to petulance. In other words, treating some people like poo.

Good to see you back on the forum Spudly, you pudendum.

X

Lovely to see you here Ben, now all we need is Terry Dooley here to take us all back to 2005. Is he still a member? Haven’t seen him on here recently

X2. I’m all for some nose tapping if it’s getting the gang back together... this is boxrec’s equivalent of the Take That reunion and we just all want Robbie.... sorry, Terry... back for good

It's like my Internet youth has sprung back to life

[banjo]

I used to like groves and thought Degale was in the wrong but I’ve heard from people inside boxing that he’s not liked. I have no specific info just people who’ve trained with him.

Degale struck me as a decent bloke but just a bit thick. You could see his heart sank when the crowd was booing him during the introductions of the Groves fight. This showed a total lack of self awareness. He'd acted like a plum in the lead up and the crowd was only going to favour one fighter after that.

Degale tried to start his career with some fake bad boy persona saying he doesn't care if you hate him then almost burst into tears when he got booed for his dreary debut. Became much more likable after the Groves fight though.

[Coco]

Some blasts from the past have really come out of the woodwork!

Makes me feel nostalgic

Spud certainly caused some rucks back in the day, this forum was like the Wild West in comparison to today, good times

Where is DG?

[Lightsoot]

Some blasts from the past have really come out of the woodwork!

Makes me feel nostalgic

Spud certainly caused some rucks back in the day, this forum was like the Wild West in comparison to today, good times

Where is DG?

DG is buried under my patio after referring to me as
Carey the pudendum , as a Turkish name spelt backwards. Another keyboard warrior.

But as KG, and the air hostess banging Deserter suggest, surely its time to bring back Shaggy Dog Dooley. I’ve seen pubs during full lockdown looking more lively than this forum.

[Deserter]

surely its time to bring back Shaggy Dog Dooley. I’ve seen pubs during full lockdown looking more lively than this forum.

[TheLeprechaun]

Who is this spud? Is he a ‘face’? Why is he named after a potatoe?

He is the proud tea-boy at boxing events. Known for making a cuppa for Mick Hennessey. Plenty of sugar. His reputation for making a cuppa was so good that he got scouted by the Saudi's where as he says he got to enjoy GG getting done by Smith.