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deadpan wrote: ↑31 Jan 2018, 20:14

Boxerbeetle wrote: ↑31 Jan 2018, 17:24 Eubank Jr is being ridiculously hyped imo. His resume is pretty weak and he’s been matched extremely carefully. The only time he stepped up he lost.

My sentiments entirely. This notion of him stopping groves baffles me. I too feel George got royally screwed in Froch 1 and think he's a likeable chap. I was there in Sheffield when he won the title and was delighted. I really hope he wins.

deadpan wrote: ↑31 Jan 2018, 20:14

Boxerbeetle wrote: ↑31 Jan 2018, 17:24 Eubank Jr is being ridiculously hyped imo. His resume is pretty weak and he’s been matched extremely carefully. The only time he stepped up he lost.

My sentiments entirely. This notion of him stopping groves baffles me. I too feel George got royally screwed in Froch 1 and think he's a likeable chap. I was there in Sheffield when he won the title and was delighted. I really hope he wins.

skanksta wrote: ↑01 Feb 2018, 07:11

deadpan wrote: ↑31 Jan 2018, 20:14

Boxerbeetle wrote: ↑31 Jan 2018, 17:24 Eubank Jr is being ridiculously hyped imo. His resume is pretty weak and he’s been matched extremely carefully. The only time he stepped up he lost.

My sentiments entirely. This notion of him stopping groves baffles me. I too feel George got royally screwed in Froch 1 and think he's a likeable chap. I was there in Sheffield when he won the title and was delighted. I really hope he wins.

You see that his one defeat was ages ago, to a guy that turns out to be really good, in his first 12 rounder, it was very close AND many people got the impression he would have won it with a bit more experience of the distance, Shirley ?

Boxerbeetle wrote: ↑01 Feb 2018, 09:17

skanksta wrote: ↑01 Feb 2018, 07:11

deadpan wrote: ↑31 Jan 2018, 20:14

My sentiments entirely. This notion of him stopping groves baffles me. I too feel George got royally screwed in Froch 1 and think he's a likeable chap. I was there in Sheffield when he won the title and was delighted. I really hope he wins.

You see that his one defeat was ages ago, to a guy that turns out to be really good, in his first 12 rounder, it was very close AND many people got the impression he would have won it with a bit more experience of the distance, Shirley ?

None of that detracts from the fact that he hasn’t stepped up since then and bottled the GGG fight.

ElJefe wrote: ↑31 Jan 2018, 21:06 Rooting for Groves. Had his ups and downs but has always been willing to step in with decent fighters.

Adamu in his 9th fight, DeGale in his 13th, a much more experienced Paul Smith in his 14th. Refreshingly, in between world title shots he's taken on decent enough fighters in the likes of Rebrasse, Gutknecht, Brophy, Murray etc. Not calling them world beaters but when you see the kind of fights the likes of Paul Smith takes after losses and expects another shot it's good to see Groves always backs himself to beat decent competition. Then there's the 2 Froch fights, Jack in Vegas and finally beating Chudinov in a good fight to become champion. Suppose the world title win would be the ultimate high but after the Froch fights I think it'd be nice to see him come out on top in one of these proper cross over fights, deserves more than to be remembered by casuals as the guy that lost to Froch and Eubank.

As others have alluded to Eubank's career has felt much more manufactured until this point. The Golovkin debacle didn't help in my eyes. He might prove me wrong if he beats Groves by going on to fight the best names, but until he shows that then I'm sceptical. I don't doubt that he's a talented fighter and he may well beat Groves, but I'm definitely rooting for George.

Deserter wrote: ↑01 Feb 2018, 11:40

ElJefe wrote: ↑31 Jan 2018, 21:06 Rooting for Groves. Had his ups and downs but has always been willing to step in with decent fighters.

Adamu in his 9th fight, DeGale in his 13th, a much more experienced Paul Smith in his 14th. Refreshingly, in between world title shots he's taken on decent enough fighters in the likes of Rebrasse, Gutknecht, Brophy, Murray etc. Not calling them world beaters but when you see the kind of fights the likes of Paul Smith takes after losses and expects another shot it's good to see Groves always backs himself to beat decent competition. Then there's the 2 Froch fights, Jack in Vegas and finally beating Chudinov in a good fight to become champion. Suppose the world title win would be the ultimate high but after the Froch fights I think it'd be nice to see him come out on top in one of these proper cross over fights, deserves more than to be remembered by casuals as the guy that lost to Froch and Eubank.

As others have alluded to Eubank's career has felt much more manufactured until this point. The Golovkin debacle didn't help in my eyes. He might prove me wrong if he beats Groves by going on to fight the best names, but until he shows that then I'm sceptical. I don't doubt that he's a talented fighter and he may well beat Groves, but I'm definitely rooting for George.

Agree with every word you've said mate.

Oiky wrote: ↑01 Feb 2018, 17:48 Only a dinlo would root for eubank jnr

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑01 Feb 2018, 18:07

Oiky wrote: ↑01 Feb 2018, 17:48 Only a dinlo would root for eubank jnr

12 dinlos

jamesmcdonnell wrote: ↑01 Feb 2018, 02:51Froch has always been a deadly finisher

Grilling Machine wrote: ↑01 Feb 2018, 22:18

jamesmcdonnell wrote: ↑01 Feb 2018, 02:51Froch has always been a deadly finisher

But how many of those guys had Groves' power? There's no question he was hurt, but like you say — a few more seconds and he might've found another big shot. As much as he looked like an imminent canvas-tripper, he wasn't given that chance.