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I'm going Froch mid to late rounds.I'd like to see Groves win ,take over the titles and be involved in some good defences.But for me Froch's chin and engine wins it.

 

Froch is not going to win. Froch put absolutely everything he had left into his 9th round 'stoppage' and Groves was still standing... This time, without corrupt refs/judges Groves boxes clever for a decision. However if Froch goes for the knockout early he will himself get countered and knocked out. There are not many options for Frochy without Howard Foster in there to illegitimately award him the win.

 

:rofl

 

Froch cannot 'bute' groves, bute backed himself onto the ropes (he wasn't forced there at first) and let froch unload on him, which lead to him getting hurt and having nowhere else to go. Groves will not voluntarily sit on the ropes and froch seemed to be the one taking the backfoot last time.

Trying to 'bute' groves is potentially the worst possible gameplan for froch to take. groves will be far too sharp that early, he'll see the shots coming and counter. Froch should do what he did last time and try to survive the early rounds and hope groves expends too much energy in the first half of the fight. That's all depending on whether groves employs the same tactics, if groves comes out all guns blazing trying to knock froch out within 3 as he says then I think froch wins.

 

Yep, now's about the time ol' "Avril" crawls out the woodwork urging us all to "Get on it".

 

The classic 'followers are urged to lump on' line

 

There's some great offers paddy powers are money back on all round bets if the fight is won in the last 3 rounds betfred are money back on all round bets and method of victory markets if froch gets knocked down and wins

 

Froch is as big as he's going to get. The casual fanboys have inflated his price, but now the serious players are emptying their pockets and his price is contracting everywhere.

Froch to win by KO is the only conceivable outcome. I think he might try to catch Groves cold but he might not so i haven't got cute with any round prediction.

Just invested in the inevitable - Froch win by KO/TKO.

 

agree witht his...

frock will get ko'd/dropped like he did in the first fight if he goes bute on groves

 

Groves, unspecified win.

 

Doesn't seem to be many backing Froch on points. He may lose the first few rounds on the cards but he gets stronger as fights go on, he is a proper 12 round fighter and will win rounds in the second half whereas Groves seems to fade late in fights. The first fight would have gone 12 rounds if the ref didn't stop it when he did, I think groves would have recovered and hung on. I don't see any early knock downs in this match, I think both fighters are full of **** and it will be a cagey opening few rounds. I also think the ref will give Groves more chances to fight on whilst hurt due to the controversy of the first fight

Froch on points is 7/2, I've also backed a draw because if it's close and goes 12, surely they will want to make a 3rd fight due to the size of this event

 

Groves odds have fell to 7-2 for stoppage glad I got on at 9-2

 

I've had £50 on Groves stoppage at 7/2

£25 on GG rounds 4-6 at 10/1
£25 on GG rounds 7-9 at 12/1

 

Groves can't win. i've played the fight in my head over and over and over...and it's impossible.

Carl won't suddenly lose his punch resistance. Groves won't suddenly gain his. Carl won't suddenly lose his awesome fitness. Groves won't suddenly find his. Carl won't suddenly lose his unmatched courage. Groves won't suddenly find his.

Thank you to the casual fans who have kept Carl's price artificially high. Never been so confident about a "50/50" fight in my life.

Won a bit on Lancashire in the T20 yesterday, all getting reinvested in Froch by stoppage. No other outcome makes sense.