Nice post OzzieOssyrules wrote: ↑29 Sep 2018, 07:08 I’m a big groves fan, but honestly, even at the age of 30 I think he should hang em up
He’s had a career that British boxing should be proud of though.
Low - frustration on missing out on Beijing for degale
High - beating his big rival degale for the British title. A fight many would let “marinate”. Great that two young undefeated lions put it on the line
Low - fall out with booth in the Froch 1 camp
High - what he did in and out the ring for Froch 1 was incredible really. Groves made the fight much bigger with his pre fight talk etc. His performance vs Froch might still be his best
Low - ref howler stopping him in Froch 1
High - making 80k event with Froch. We can take it for granted now Joshua does it every time. But this was huge. And it takes two to tango, but groves more than played his part
Low - devastating ko defeat to a perfect punch
Low - SD loss to jack. No shame in the performance, but nit his day
High - teaming up with McGuigan and rebuilding when a lot said he was finished
High - stoppage win over chudinov to finally reach the summit after 4 attempts
High - clinical win over Eubank jr to silence more doubters
Low - dislocated shoulder requiring surgery
Low - put away emphatically by Smith
It’s been a rollercoaster. But groves looked slow compared to his usual self vs Smith. He’s had the shoulder problem, and I never belief boxers are as good as new, despite what they say.
Groves career in a way could have been even better with a more stable foundation, for example if the booth fall out didn’t happen etc. But really he should be appreciated, and his perserverence to finally win the WBA is huge.
So I say good luck to him. Nothing left to prove
I'm a fan too, how could you not be?
I disagree about George retiring though. Plenty of good domestic and international fights ID he wants them. Matched carefully he can still have success and still entertain us fans. He can box, and loves to fight, if he still wants it, and can do it without getting hurt, I'm there
