George Groves: Future World Champion, really?

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  1. Mandanda

    Mandanda SkillspayBills Full Member

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    Nah not yet mate. I saw round 12 in full on the night but haven't got around to watching and tbh i've taken this defeat hard. So may be some time before i watch it...if i ever do :lol:.
     
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  2. Lilo

    Lilo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    :deal Very good point. There are more you can add to that list - Cleverly, Enzo, Haye...


    Andre Ward? Wasn't he not looking great early on?
     
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  3. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Khan is an infinitely more talented fighter than Groves. and always was. Offensively, Khan does things that Groves will never be able to do.
     
    Addie, May 23, 2011
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  4. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Don't worry, Mandanda. You'll probably score it for DeGale.
     
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  5. One Round

    One Round Hertfordshire's Finest Full Member

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    Not sure about a few times, but once I notices he looked shaken. Think it might have been in the 9th. Legs wobbled a bit and he kind of staggered back.

    Kenny Anderson had him hurt badly.
     
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  6. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    What does this have to do with my thread question?
     
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  7. sosolid4u09

    sosolid4u09 4 8 15 16 23 42 banned Full Member

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    laz just splattered all over his keyboard :lol:
     
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  8. Big Dunk

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    he is 23 and already showed he can win under extreme pressure, in front of 18,000 and follow a game plan to beat a top level fighter. he has the mentality. boxing is 90% mentality. the rest depends on match making and ability.

    you match groves with the right fighters, at the right time and he can be a world champion. same with a guy like froch who was no better than groves is today after 12 fights.
     
    Big Dunk, May 23, 2011
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  9. Mandanda

    Mandanda SkillspayBills Full Member

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    Yeah i saw you had 116-113. What did you think gave DeGale the win in your opinion?
     
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  10. WalletInspector

    WalletInspector Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    I think you missed my point.
     
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  11. Flea Man

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    Not a bad post, apart from that crazy statistic :good
     
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  12. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    The major criticism for DeGale was his workrate. Apparently he wasn't throwing enough punches and therefore he was losing rounds. I saw it differently. Neither fighter threw many punches, but one of them was going forward, and the other was going backwards. DeGale landed shots, the crowd barely sounded. Groves would land, sometimes he wouldn't, and the crowd would go nuts. DeGale landed the harder punches, he wobbled Groves in round 9, and won 3 of the last 4 rounds. I felt the sentimental favourite, the underdog, was being awarded rounds purely because DeGale wasn't doing what he said he was going to do, and that was dominate. Just my opinion.
     
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  13. Mandanda

    Mandanda SkillspayBills Full Member

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    Thanks Addie :good.

    Costello said same about crowd reaction to Groves work.
     
    Mandanda, May 23, 2011
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  14. cheekyvid

    cheekyvid Detroit, I shall return. Full Member

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    i thought groves boxed but degale won it in my book by a point

    so there we have it, enzo C scored it to JDG...
     
    cheekyvid, May 23, 2011
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  15. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    It always happens. It was pro-Groves, he said it himself. When I watched Froch/Dirrell at Trent FM, I came away thinking Froch won relatively handily. I watched the fight again at home, I had Dirrell winning by a point.
     
    Addie, May 23, 2011
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