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manchester-mexican wrote:

bigjack wrote:I have gone for Groves,Froch didn't underestimate him last time,he just met his match,fighters don't improve at 37 years of age,also they don't suddenly change style,I think Groves will have had a better more settled training camp and win on points,each of his fights since Degale he has shown improvement,certainly in punching power and this for me is the reason i'm picking him,also Froch has done things differently this time,training away from home and seeing a shrink,he clearly thinks it's his fault that he performed badly last time.George is just better than him in almost every department,he just needs to prove he can come through a few tough moments and win,which i think he will do tonight[/quote]well maybe you'll think diff now

Why me manchester mexican,half the country got it wrong lol

jeej wrote:
Ah yeah, sounds more feasible!

Still, what happened, happened. It's not particularly healthy to make such suppositions in boxing, because it can all change with one punch. Even in the second fight (on Sat), if Groves had covered up with his left instead of going with the counter, he might have gone on to win. We'll never know!

Indeed! The criticism of Groves seems a little harsh, i just hope he's not too harsh with himself. The gameplan was maybe a little off in terms of looking or the check-left hook. Froch claimed afterwards there isn't much on his left hook so he can't understand why he would go looking for that punch. With Froch throwing robotic wide hooks, 1 after the other, they must have known looking for the check-left hook is dangerous game if you get the timing wrong like he did... not to mention being too square to throw it.

But it literally happens to the best of 'em. I still laugh at that jab to the body Mayweather tired to land on Zab Judah when he got caught with the short right hook and touched down.

Everyone makes mistakes, the very best can make glaring ones... sometimes it's just damn bad luck if you make 1 at the wrong time, in Groves case he made 1 at the moment a guy like Froch was throwing the best shot of his career.