Carl Froch vs. George Groves 2 – How big is this fight?

By AneelKBoxing - 05/19/2014 - Comments

froch5666By AneelKBoxing: The first fight between Carl Froch and George Groves ended in controversy which has given each fighter another pass to right a wrong with the rematch. It’s lead us to a second fight which is far bigger than the first one if not the biggest ever in the UK, this is in-fact due to its venue and attendance at Wembley Stadium.

Just a week away from the event, I want to highlight a few reasons in why this fight is so thrilling and in my own opinion more exciting than any other boxing event this year. This fight provides more than just a glimpse of top boxers but more that they genuinely despise each other and have equally found themselves in controversy following the first fight. Unlike the Mayweather and Pacquiao fights, the Froch/Groves first fight held a story line to it, where in each round we saw Froch hurt and in trouble from the young Groves. We saw the gas-tank of Groves slowly taking a leap and the champion coming back with flurry’s of his own. This of course lead to the controversial stoppage which had many people talking for days, week’s and even months after.

Now, the process of Mayweather and Pacquiao fights is first about money and second about public demand. This method thrives in America but leaves out certain fights that could potentially provide more excitement between two fighters rather than one. This is why i think Boxing in the UK is becoming more relevant to the sport because public demand is number one. The rematch between Froch and Groves was announced within one month of the first fight. When this fight happens, the end result will be satisfying because we all want to see who will lose and win. This is obviously more interesting from the back and forth verbal altercations we have seen from the two which serves us with more anticipation.

To summarize, This fight is the biggest of 2014, much bigger than Mayweather/Maidana in the sense it has more meaning to it and provides us with a rivalry that could be resolved in a third fight. In terms of more PPV numbers that’s questionable because i thinkĀ the second fight between Froch/Groves aloneĀ even without the media, promotion, build-up and cost’s could still sell unlike many of the fights we see today with the fighters I have mentioned above that just won’t.



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