Froch retains super-middleweight titles

[Fibroso]

Froch retains super-middleweight titles By STEVE DOUGLAS (AP Sports Writer) 9 hours ago




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MANCHESTER, England (AP) -- Carl Froch recovered from a first-round knockdown to retain his WBA and IBF super-middleweight titles with a ninth-round technical knockout of George Groves in an engrossing fight on Saturday.


Referee Howard Foster infuriated Groves and a packed crowd of 21,000 at Manchester Arena when he stopped the fight after Froch finally landed some meaningful punches that left the challenger wobbling for the first time.
''I feel that the ref got it wrong,'' Groves said. ''There's no way it should have been stopped. It's a bitter pill to swallow.''
Groves, who picked up his first loss in 20 fights, protested that he was OK almost immediately after Foster declared the fight over, and skulked around the ring shaking his head and mouthing: ''That's rubbish.''
He did appear to drop his hands as Froch unleashed a barrage of blows and then stumbled into Foster, perhaps explaining the referee's decision.
''What do you want to see,'' Froch asked, ''a kid unconscious on the floor and carried off on a stretcher? At 25, that could have been a career-ender for him.''
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(http://sports.yahoo.com/photos/froch-retains-super-middleweight-titles-photo-034038170--box.html)George Groves of Britain, right, punches compatriot Carl Froch during their WBA and IBF super-middle …

Groves was a big underdog but after a confident, commanding performance that often exposed the 36-year-old Froch, he was roundly cheered by a crowd which wanted to see more of a fight that was developing into a British classic. Members of the corner teams squared off soon after the fight ended as emotions threatened to boil over.
''I think I'm a victim of my 'chinny' reputation and a victim of Froch's supposed punch power,'' Groves said before demanding a rematch.
Froch registered his 32nd win in 34 fights but he was never comfortable as Groves commanded the center of the ring from the start - as he said he would - and unsettled the champion with his speed and movement.
Relations between the fighters had grown increasingly bitter, with Froch losing his usual cool demeanor and becoming riled by what he perceived as a lack of respect shown by a young upstart. As it turned out, it was Froch who showed Groves disrespect, underestimating his worthy opponent.
A pro-Froch crowd even turned against its man as he celebrated his win.
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(http://sports.yahoo.com/photos/froch-retains-super-middleweight-titles-photo-034038667--box.html)Referee Howard Foster stops the fight between British boxers Carl Froch, right, and George Groves du …

''I'm devastated that I got booed out there in the arena,'' said Froch, his face swollen and covered in bruises.
It was Froch's 11th straight world title bout. He has fought a number of the sport's top competitors in Andre Ward, Mikkel Kessler and Jermain Taylor since 2008. Many were saying it was a fight that Froch didn't need, with his reputation on the line against a hungry boxer whose awkward style was likely to cause problems.
All that experience counted for nothing early on, with Groves sending Froch to the canvas with a right jab in the first round. The bell saved a wobbling Froch as Groves went in to finish him off.
Groves looked right at home in the biggest fight of his life, leaving Froch unsteady on his feet with a barrage of punches in the second round and then rocking him back in the third.
A frustrated Froch was warned twice by the referee and looked out on his feet by the time he returned to the corner after the eighth round.
However, he connected with a barrage of punches in the ninth, finally wobbling Groves, and the referee thought the challenger had taken too much punishment.
''We are going to look back at it and see if anything can be done,'' Groves said. ''This won't sit easy with me.''

[rudee]

Read about the fight in todays paper.... looked like a good brawl.
Woulda liked to have seen it...

[Shark1959]

It was available by watching it through XBMC as are most fights that are not shown on TV. A lot of good stuff there, heck you can even watch the PPV's with it.

Cheers :)

Shark1959

[Bonzo]

Will there be a rematch between Froch and Groves?
November 24th, 2013 |
By Kyle Proctor: Well wasn’t this fight full of the unexpected, George Groves (19-1, 15 KO’s) knocking down IBF/WBA super middleweight champion Carl Froch (32-2, 23 KO’s) with a right hand in the 1st round and stunning pretty much everyone who said he didn’t have a big right hand.

Groves then bullied Froch with his speed and jab up to the 7th round, when, in my opinion, Groves started tire and Froch’s superior stamina started to come in to play. Froch hurt Groves in the 9th round which caused the referee to stop the fight early. However, as Froch only wobbled Groves I think it was bad refereeing and should of been a standing count at least.


I could not of give Froch any of the rounds, I scored the fight:

10/8 in favor of Groves scoring a knockdown.
10/9 in favor of Groves landing the cleaner shots.
10/9 in favor of Groves he bullied Froch with the jab and got him fighting on the back foot.
10/9 in favor of Groves he started to land clean one two on Froch.
10/10 both fighter were looking for a counter for most of the round.
10/9 in favor of Groves he was landing to many jabs on Froch it seem like Froch’s only defense was his chin.
10/10 Froch try’s bulling Groves and gets away with a few illegal punches groves landed a few good right hands but started to tire but landed enough clean shots to draw the round.
10/9 in favor of Groves I believe Froch should of lost a point for illegal punching when the break happens.

I heard that two of the officials gave the fight to Groves by only one round. I could not see the fight being that close and I am glad that this didn’t go to a split decision for Froch and he robbed the fight.

I don’t see Froch wanting to have a rematch with Groves, because Groves scored a knockout down on the first round plus was to fast and he completely dominated the fight. However, this being the biggest money fight for both fighters and considering the age of Froch, I see him going after it for the money.

[Bonzo]

I hate Froch.
I think he is one of the most overrated boxers out there.
He will never give Groves a rematch.

:rant: