Froch v Groves

[The Kid Frankie]

A world class fighter of which there are few at the moment is someone like Andre Ward and Floyd Mayweather, to me Froch is a good class European fighter who has struggled at the very top class i.e. against Ward and a tip top Kessler. Saturdays fight in the old days would be a European & British title fight and it is a bit cheap classing it as a World title when Froch lost in the Super 6 and against Ward. Too many belts dilute the quality and whilst I'm looking forward to the scrap it is not a true World title fight and Froch is not a true World champ until he beats Andre Ward, if he does that then he deserves to be called World Class.

I suppose it depends on what you define as a world class fighter. Personally I see anyone who is regularly challenging the world level fighters and has a good record against them as world class. The governing bodies do wind me up as often you end up with paper champions who have not earned their belts (Nathan Cleverly, Senchenko - both exposed when faced with world level opponents).

In my book you have a select few fighters who are elite, or effectively above world level. FMJ, Andre Ward and Guillermo Rigondeux are my 3 pound for pound, all unbeatable at their weights. Apart from that I think in most divisions bar cruiserweight and heavyweight we have a massive melting pot of world level fighters. Especially at middleweight and super middle.

 

[macky]

Being called world class used to mean something . sadly I think those days over Blame the promoters

 

[Geestar]

Groves will knock him out!

 

[Billy the Fish]

Funny press conference!

 

[Steveapps71]

Funny press conference!

Groves has wound him up big time but cant see that making a difference Saturday night...good bit of needle though

 

[Ernest]

 

[pasty]

I've had SSN on most of the day so far and these two are beginning to really get on my tits. They epitomise everything I hate about boxing. Like a pair of little school children "my dads bigger than your dad"

 

[The Truth]

.Does anyone think Froch looks and acts like Finchy in the Office?

 

[The Truth]

What's Frochs obsession with Groves breath all about? I thought they were going to box each other not snog each other.

 

[matthew]

Could not be less interested in this fight and I normally like boxing.

Think both are first class pricks.

 

[Ernest]

I remember DeGale doing all this talk to Groves before their fight and look what happened there, must admit in the bell end stakes Froch is the champion and a hypocrite too as he did all the trash talk trying to provoke Calzaghe into fighting him.

 

[The Kid Frankie]

If Groves had the better of the Ringside exchange then it's fair to say Froch had the better of that one!

 

[Steveapps71]

Blue Lagoon are showing the boxing & Albion match tomorrow!

 

[Geestar]

Blue Lagoon are showing the boxing & Albion match tomorrow!

Albion match?

 

[Steveapps71]

Albion match?

yeah Wigan game, I guess it must be on Al Jazeerah so they can get it on in there!!

 

[Geestar]

yeah Wigan game, I guess it must be on Al Jazeerah so they can get it on in there!!

Good news all round then....cheers for the heads up!

 

[Steveapps71]

Good news all round then....cheers for the heads up!

no worries, I have put a new thread up so people know.

 

[Ernest]

 

[Steveapps71]

cant wait now!!!!

 

[Ernest]

At the weigh in Froch comes over a little cocky and acting like a bully whilst Groves comes over a little less confident and a tad unsure, not sure which is best here. It is going to be an intriguing fight