Jim Watt AS MUCH to thank as Foster for Froch Groves 2

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  1. iceferg

    iceferg Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Fair play mate. Refreshing attitude. I'm supporting Groves but it is 50/50 in my opinion.
     
  2. antonio plaisir

    antonio plaisir the detonator Full Member

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    not quite as i'd still give those rounds clearly to gg.
     
  3. cool hand luke

    cool hand luke Member Full Member

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    Jim Watt has to be the biggest twat on tv even if the rounds were not close Jim Watt is so biased its untrue. I really dont know why the man still has a job.
     
  4. GrandSlam

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    I at no point said I thought Froch was winning the fight. I said you COULD give Froch 3/4 rounds depending how you look at it - which two of the judges did - and that the fight was stopped too early. I even agreed Groves was winning. I don't have to clutch at straws or re-write history, because Froch won, and in my opinion will pull it out again on the 31st.

    It was a genuine 50/50 fight while it lasted, and that's why so many think it will be 50/50 going into this one.

    Why do I think the crowd was in an uproar? Because they were robbed of a conclusive victory either way in a fight that was very definitely absorbing and on the turn and they felt cheated of their money. At first it was 'referee's a w*nker' and then Froch gave the worst interview of all time, opening with the line 'it was a great stoppage' and that was it, the crowd didn't let him get away with that.

    Though the fact he was clearly concussed while he was giving that speech should let him off some of the jibberish he was talking!
     
  5. RoughD

    RoughD Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Who's commentating on the rematch? Is it Jim again? I hope it's Paulie maliginaggi
     
  6. GrandSlam

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    Hopefully Malignaggi, but I doubt it...he's working for Sky though, right? He's a great commentator. I also hope they get Ian Darke rather than Nick Halling...
     
  7. CupidStunt

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    Yeah great win for Froch, nearly as good as Rios's win over Richard Abril
     
  8. A|C|S

    A|C|S The original |A|C|S| Full Member

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    Yeah I remember that lol they had Bute winning when Pascal was basically rocking hin every round and Bute didnt throw anything
     
  9. Furey

    Furey EST & REG 2009 Full Member

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    Do agree with Watt was very pro Groves in his commentary.

    I was at the fight, was supporting Groves, was pissed off at the decision to stop the fight etc but when I did watch it back, Watt was commenting on everything Groves did but when Froch did have success of his own it was over looked.

    That said, much of what Watt was saying about Groves was fact... and he was the one winning the rounds, holding the centre of the ring, landing the cleaner shots & pushing the action a lot of the time.
     
  10. s.sarwar7

    s.sarwar7 Active Member Full Member

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    lol by the comments im guessing im one of the few who actually likes Jim Watt his commentary had me pumped through the whole fight
     
  11. WeThePeople

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    I agree about Jim Watts commentary. In one round nothing had happened for the first minute and he was constantly saying 'Look at Groves, look at his confidence, he's absolutely bossing it right now' etc.
     
  12. iceferg

    iceferg Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Look I don't give a **** which way you look at it Froch did not win 4 rounds in that fight, absolutley no way. I have watched it twice now and both times I have given him 2 with him winning the 9th.

    The way I see it the first 7 will be pretty much all Groves again. He will start to tire a bit after this it will be interesting to see if Froch can get him out fairly this time or not.

    Another interesting thing to watch out for this time is could Groves KO him early this time as he very nearly did last time when Froch was saved by the bell.

    The way I see it there are a lot of questions over this fight which is why it is 50/50 for me but don't try to say Froch won 4 rounds or that the last fight was 50/50 Grandslam ya sad act.
     
  13. Bub

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    The commentary was brilliant. With or without commentary, Groves was winning those rounds. The people who moan about Watt being biased towards Groves during the commentary for this fight are usually equally or even more biased Froch fans. I don't think many truly neutral people had many complaints about the commentary.
     
  14. KhansGlassChin

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  15. iceferg

    iceferg Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I have heard a lot of complaints about Watt but I don't think he wad too bad. Certainly not as bad as he was in Froch vs. Kessler 2. I always used to hear Froch fans complaining about the 117-111 score card in the first fight yet nothing about the far more disgrsceful 118-110 score in the rematch.