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Who wins, you decide!

Its a tough one to call.

I just have this sneaky feeling that Groves may fight off the back foot this time to prevent him running out of steam again. If he does that he has the speed to pinch it on points.

If Groves plays it like the first fight then I think he runs out of steam again and Froch gets him late on.

Groves has got the speed to win on points. He just needs the stamina to go 12 in counter puncher mode.

I've gone for Froch between 9 and 12. Ask me nearer the time and I dare say I will have a different view.

I believe Froch is there for the taking. Groves will win inside 6 imo.

This fight isn't going 12. Either Groves stops Froch inside 6 or Froch stops him late on. I think Froch might be ready to go, but if I were to put serious money on it I'd pick Froch late again.

Groves inside 4 for me, Froch is a notorious slow starter and Groves knows he can hurt him, Hell go out guns blazing and blast him away , Froch is scared for me

Im going for Froch late stoppage,same pattern as 1st fight bar the Froch KD and then finally Groves to succumb to Froch,s late onslaught with no controversy this time around

Froch by the deep water drowning the ref saved Groves from the first go round.

Groves by early blitz. He'll land more than 2 right hands in the first round this time.

palooka wrote:Groves by early blitz. He'll land more than 2 right hands in the first round this time.

Though I do not think that it will play out that way, it is a legitimate scenario, which is why this fight should be one of the biggest of 2014, not just over there but globally.

Froch is going to come out very gung ho, similar to the Bute fight. He's going to try and prove he can stop GG legitimately, i give him a decent chance of doing it early on as well. The worry is he is going to get caught back by big shots, and i think he may be the guy gassing later on (People forget Kessler 1, where imo he faded after a decent few middle rounds.)

If Groves survives the first 3 rounds, ( I do expect him to be knocked down) i think he will start to time, counter and get to Froch, catching him off balance at will and actually growing into the fight.

I favour a Groves win on pts, after surviving a CF knockdown, and dishing out 2-3 flash knockdowns on his own.

By the poll voting it looks like a 50/50 fight. How will the bookies have it.......?

rhino222 wrote:By the poll voting it looks like a 50/50 fight. How will the bookies have it.......?

How did they have it last time?

Groves was a moderate underdog, from memory.

orbtastic wrote:Groves was a moderate underdog, from memory.

About 3-1, backed in from 9-2.

I think Froch will come out fast trying to put Groves away early and will get caught. Groves inside 6.

rhino222 wrote:By the poll voting it looks like a 50/50 fight. How will the bookies have it.......?

8-13 Froch and 13-8 Groves so closer than last time as you'd expect.

I think the odds on groves will be closer to evs by the time of the fight. Might be a decent idea to back Groves now before the price becomes tighter. If you don't have a clue who is going to win you can lay it off for a profit later on.

Groves can win it if he boxes off the back foot. He doesn't need to "have it" with Froch. If Groves boxes smart, he wins on points. If he gets involved, Froch stops him in the second half of the fight again.

I think Groves takes him out this time.

handsofstone wrote:Im going for Froch late stoppage,same pattern as 1st fight bar the Froch KD and then finally Groves to succumb to Froch,s late onslaught with no controversy this time around

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I can see Froch cautiously staying behind the jab(whiles taking the occasional big right hand) until the later rounds. When groves tires, Froch stops him.

Groves has the one punch to floor Froch, Froch is slow and doesn't have the one punch up his sleeve. I think groves boxes on back foot picks up the points with his speed and possibly stops Froch late, I can't see anything but a GG win

Froch is too slow to match GG early IMO so if he comes out to try and 'Bute' him, Groves will pick Froch off and we've seen he has more than enough power to win by early KO.
Think Froch has had his day and if GG does come out all guns blazing that's the result.