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Crease wrote: yes and yes.
I believe Chudinov has been promoted to super champion.

Current champs list is -
DeGale (IBF)
Jack (WBC)
Abraham (WBO)
Chudinov (WBA)

I still think he should have considered signing a short term deal with Fr@nk W@rren, fighting Frank Buglioni in London on B0xNati0n then facing Chudinov for his WBA Title...

That seems like the weakest list of champions that division has had for many years.

January is too soon for Murray and Smith is a good seller in Liverpool so can't see him fighting Groves at the Copperbox. Genuinely can't think who it will be? Someone like Steiglitz would be decent. Winnable and Groves needs a win and a good performance desperately.

I can't see Groves fighting anyone remotely interesting. It'll be a knockover job.

Dan Dares wrote:I can't see Groves fighting anyone remotely interesting. It'll be a knockover job.

Ordinarily I'd agree, however Hearn has tweeted that Groves will be headlining the Sky Sports show, so presumably it will either be someone half decent, or a 'name'?

I'm more interested in who he will be trained by for this fight rather than who he will be fighting...

jaymitch81 wrote:I'm more interested in who he will be trained by for this fight rather than who he will be fighting...

Shane McGuigan? Thought not sure SMG would be able to commit to CF and DH as much as they'd like if he was to be taking on Groves too.

johnswan1 wrote:

jaymitch81 wrote:I'm more interested in who he will be trained by for this fight rather than who he will be fighting...

Shane McGuigan? Thought not sure SMG would be able to commit to CF and DH as much as they'd like if he was to be taking on Groves too.

That would be interesting - I always thought Groves was a little similar in the way he took opponents apart to David Haye, quick, powerful attacks that the opponent more often than not doesn't see coming.

MarkMcBurney wrote: That would be interesting - I always thought Groves was a little similar in the way he took opponents apart to David Haye, quick, powerful attacks that the opponent more often than not doesn't see coming.

Very similar, very similar feinting and footwork style.

Happy Slapper wrote:

Crease wrote: yes and yes.
I believe Chudinov has been promoted to super champion.

Current champs list is -
DeGale (IBF)
Jack (WBC)
Abraham (WBO)
Chudinov (WBA)

I still think he should have considered signing a short term deal with Fr@nk W@rren, fighting Frank Buglioni in London on B0xNati0n then facing Chudinov for his WBA Title...

That seems like the weakest list of champions that division has had for many years.

True. Degale & Hearn should concentrate on clearing the division up after Bute. He beats the other 3 champs IMO and even though it's a poorer division now, it would still be a feat to hold all 4 belts.

MarkMcBurney wrote:

johnswan1 wrote:

jaymitch81 wrote:I'm more interested in who he will be trained by for this fight rather than who he will be fighting...

Shane McGuigan? Thought not sure SMG would be able to commit to CF and DH as much as they'd like if he was to be taking on Groves too.

That would be interesting - I always thought Groves was a little similar in the way he took opponents apart to David Haye, quick, powerful attacks that the opponent more often than not doesn't see coming.

Personally I think he will go with Abel Sanchez. Spent a lot of time with him in GGG camps and think it will do him good having camps away from England and out the spotlight.

if George moves up maybe Nathan Cleverly

Who do you think should train him Billy ?

I'd be on board with a shane mcguigan link up for George.

ps does anybody have a way of finding the long interview he did with sky after the badou jack loss?
I find George quite an interesting character...

wesshaw1985 wrote:I'd be on board with a shane mcguigan link up for George.

ps does anybody have a way of finding the long interview he did with sky after the badou jack loss?
I find George quite an interesting character...

The only from Sky was http://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12 ... ack-defeat

Mail did a decent write up though

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/boxing ... ssues.html

craig_minter wrote:

wesshaw1985 wrote:I'd be on board with a shane mcguigan link up for George.

ps does anybody have a way of finding the long interview he did with sky after the badou jack loss?
I find George quite an interesting character...

The only from Sky was http://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12 ... ack-defeat

Mail did a decent write up though

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/boxing ... ssues.html

aah ok, it must have been with the mail then. Did the video of the interview ever surface? I know there was one done...

wesshaw1985 wrote:

craig_minter wrote:

wesshaw1985 wrote:I'd be on board with a shane mcguigan link up for George.

ps does anybody have a way of finding the long interview he did with sky after the badou jack loss?
I find George quite an interesting character...

The only from Sky was http://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12 ... ack-defeat

Mail did a decent write up though

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/boxing ... ssues.html

aah ok, it must have been with the mail then. Did the video of the interview ever surface? I know there was one done...

There was a 20 odd minute one on the Sky website at the time.

don't know where google pulls it from but it'd be a laugh if Rob McCracken was to train George

https://www.google.co.uk/?gws_rd=ssl#q=george+groves

rossco3343 wrote:don't know where google pulls it from

An interview with Groves on Sky Sports.

Could groves get re-acquainted with Haye and go under shane mcguigan? That would be a ironic

Andrea Di Luisa next opponent

Cazelo wrote:Could groves get re-acquainted with Haye and go under shane mcguigan? That would be a ironic

What would be ironic about that?

edgey2009 wrote:Andrea Di Luisa next opponent

Will Groves be riding in on a double decker bus for this ?

Awful fight. This is headlining a show?

Swear Hearn has mentioned a few times that he's got so many fighters and a limited amount of dates on Sky, but he's happy enough to waste one on this? Di Luisa has no stand out wins, was stopped by Bute in 4 a few months ago and retired against Rebrasse who has 6 KO's in 30 fights. What's the point?

McGuigan it is.

samwbr wrote:McGuigan it is.

Good choice