By Scott Gilfoid: British super middleweight champion George Groves (14-0, 11 KO’s) will be taking his career in reverse gear on March 16th to take on a guy he already knocked out in the 6th round in November 2010 in 29-year-old Kenny Anderson (15-1, 11 KO’s).

Groves and Anderson will battle it out at the Wembley Arena for the 23-year-old Groves’ British strap. Anderson says he’s improved since being blasted out, although it’s hard to quantify his improvement given the dismal records of his three opponents since the Groves loss.

The collective records of Anderson’s opposition since the Groves defeat is a dreadful 17-18, which kind makes you wonder how Anderson can tell he’s improving if he’s not facing quality opposition. It’s like getting beat in checkers by someone who is really good and you turn around and beat some mediocre players and then say you’ve improved. How do you know if you’ve improved when you haven’t played anyone good?

Anderson told Sky Sports News “I remember the first fight very clearly, Every saw it, everyone knows what happened, but that’s done now. I have improved. People might think he is destined to beat me but that will not happen.”

I think Anderson could have waited to remark whether he’s improved or not until AFTER he fights Groves for a second time. Anderson could then give a more accurate statement on whether he thinks he’s improved or not. But to beat three guys with mostly losing records and then saying he’s improved, it’s hard to take that seriously.

Anderson knocked Groves to the canvas in the 3rd round in their previous bout but then got tired and got stopped in the 6th. The rematch will probably be the same except Groves probably will run around and avoid getting dropped.

Groves has fought three times since his win over Anderson, beating someone named Daniel Adotey Allotey, James DeGale and Paul Smith. I’d never heard of Allotey until Groves fought him and after seeing the fight, I now know why I’ve never heard of him. Groves looked terrible in the DeGale fight and should have lost it.

As far as the Smith fight goes, Groves fought DeGale’s leftovers and beat Smith by knockout after he’d already recently been knocked out by DeGale. I don’t understand why Groves was matched against a guy that was already knocked out. What’s to be gained from that? And why is Groves fighting a guy he just knocked out in Anderson? It all seems like a good way of sending Groves’ career in reverse course and is such as a waste.

Groves needs to dump the British strap if it means he’s going to have to face Anderson every year. Once is enough, isn’t it? Take the belt, toss it in thrash and move on already. Groves should be taking on world class opposition instead of revisiting past opposition. I mean if Groves wants to fight someone again then fight DeGale. He’s not and that’s a pity. He’s okay with fighting a guy he already knocked out but not someone he won by a controversial 12 round decision.