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Ossyrules 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

rd350lc wrote: ↑29 Sep 2018, 13:35

chinarich wrote: ↑29 Sep 2018, 10:17 There’s probably at least one more big money fight out there for him so presumably he will continue. I didn’t see the fight but he was ahead on the cards so it’s not as if he was being systematically broken down by Smith by the sounds of it...

Correct me if I’m wrong!

Was he ahead on the cards ?
Saw the fight and although nip and tuck until the ko I'm surprised at that .
Smith had landed heavier shots in the 2 or 3 rounds previous .

REEVE wrote: ↑30 Sep 2018, 06:40 Id have one last big pay day then call it day

George seems to have been around om the amature and pro scene for yearsss

smiling assassin wrote: ↑30 Sep 2018, 06:57

REEVE wrote: ↑30 Sep 2018, 06:40 Id have one last big pay day then call it day

George seems to have been around om the amature and pro scene for yearsss

I'd push for the Degale fight (presuming he wins his next fight). Both are not the fighters they were but it would give groves a good chance to go out with a belt,on a win and hopefully not a bad pay check. If that fights not there for him I think he should hang em up he's had a great career

bigjack wrote: ↑30 Sep 2018, 07:03

smiling assassin wrote: ↑30 Sep 2018, 06:57

REEVE wrote: ↑30 Sep 2018, 06:40 Id have one last big pay day then call it day

George seems to have been around om the amature and pro scene for yearsss

I'd push for the Degale fight (presuming he wins his next fight). Both are not the fighters they were but it would give groves a good chance to go out with a belt,on a win and hopefully not a bad pay check. If that fights not there for him I think he should hang em up he's had a great career

I thought DeGale had vacated his IBF ?

smiling assassin wrote: ↑30 Sep 2018, 09:28

bigjack wrote: ↑30 Sep 2018, 07:03

smiling assassin wrote: ↑30 Sep 2018, 06:57

I'd push for the Degale fight (presuming he wins his next fight). Both are not the fighters they were but it would give groves a good chance to go out with a belt,on a win and hopefully not a bad pay check. If that fights not there for him I think he should hang em up he's had a great career

I thought DeGale had vacated his IBF ?

Your right mate I forgot he had