groves and brophy, size difference

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  1. boxingcrazy

    boxingcrazy Boxing Addict Full Member

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    just seen the weigh in for this fight and george groves looks massive compared to david brophy. they already look like they should be in different weight divisions and by tomorrow it will look even more.

    is george groves really that big for super middleweight or is david brophy just small for it?

    thoughts?
     
  2. CutThroatFade

    CutThroatFade Rangers FC Full Member

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    I saw the weigh in too and didn't look like a huge size difference. Brophy looked peeled on the stage so if anything he struggles to make 168. He was shredded.

    All of this is irrelevant anyway because the gulf in terms of skill level and power is too much and Brophy will be massacred.
     
  3. CutThroatFade

    CutThroatFade Rangers FC Full Member

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    Groves is a very big SMW. He used to spar with Haye when he was at Heavyweight.
     
  4. Daviddee1983

    Daviddee1983 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Groves does look bigger but then I'd expect him to be 4-5kgs heavier tomorrow..
     
  5. TERRYTIBBS

    TERRYTIBBS Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Groves will be at least 185lbs in the ting I reckon
     
  6. LondonRingRules

    LondonRingRules Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Looked about the same size to me, thought brophy looked slightly bigger if anything.
     
  7. matt007

    matt007 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    They look about the same, GG is a few levels above and it should be early doors
     
  8. Jmac94

    Jmac94 Member Full Member

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    The looked much more closely matched than they did at yesterdays press conference head to head. George is big and has broader shoulders than brophy which probably explains why he looks bigger
     
  9. CzarChristoph

    CzarChristoph Active Member Full Member

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    Groves isn't that big at 168, he was a bit smaller than Froch & DeGale in terms of height and smaller than Jack also.
    A big 168 is Callum Smith who's 6'3, and Gilberto Ramirez is 6'2.
     
  10. Makingweight

    Makingweight Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Callum Smith is a monster at 168lb unreal.

    Groves will be the heavier in ring tomorrow against Brophy and his class will tell in the end.

    TV coverage in the UK would be far improved for hardcore fight fans and educate the casuals if they followed HBO for example in ring weight on the night.Tried telling casual boxing fan friends about rehydration after weigh-in's looked totally perplexed.

    Akin to trying to explain the offside rule in football to a woman :-(
     
  11. LewisRitson

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    Blobby Nelson is bigger than both
     
  12. TERRYTIBBS

    TERRYTIBBS Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Groves looked sucked in to me like he has cut at least 8/9lbs of water, Brophy looks like he had an easier cut will gain much less but thats only me guessing.
     
  13. Geoffers

    Geoffers Active Member Full Member

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    Groves taller, but didn't look any bigger really.