By Scott Gilfoid: IBF/WBA super middleweight champion Carl Froch (32-2, 23 KO’s) is convinced that the best way to beat George Groves (19-1, 15 KO’s) in their rematch on 5/31 is to come out and set a fast pace that will use up Groves’ energy quickly so that he can knock the 26-year-old quicker in front of the 80,000 fans that will be showing up to watch the fight at the Wembley Stadium in London, UK.
Froch thinks that Groves can’t change his spots and will fight him the way he did last time they fought in November. Groves fought a really dumb fight and gave away a perfectly winnable fight by punching himself out after just 6 rounds. You could see that Groves was going to have problems by the 4th round because he was getting ragged with his shots, and he was turning red from the fast pace of the fight.
“Hang onto your seats because he’s talking about a three round fight,” said to Sky Sports News. “That suits me down to the ground. Let him come out and try and do me in three rounds. He’s in trouble if he tries that. The sooner he tries to fight and mix with me, the sooner the fight is over in my favor. I’m going to be setting a ferocious pace. This is why I want him to come out and be a man of his word and say he’s going to try and do me in three rounds, perfect.”
I hope for Groves’ sake that he was just joshing when he said he was going to come out quickly and try and take Froch’s head off early. I don’t think that would work very well for Groves. I mean, he might have a chance to KO Froch if he just focuses on hitting him as hard as possible 3-4 times per rounds, because at least he wouldn’t gas out by expending energy trying to KO Froch with combinations. That’s not how you stop Froch. The way to knock Froch out is how Andre Dirrell and Jermain Taylor had him hurt by loading up on single shots to his lantern jaw.
Froch went onto say that he wants Groves to meet him in the center of the ring so that they can go toe-to-toe. Froch doubts that Groves will accept his challenge though.
Froch said “The real Carl Froch is turning up this time.”
The “real Carl Froch”? I guess Froch is still yapping about how he wasn’t 100% the last time he fought Groves. I still have no idea what he’s talking about. If he wasn’t 100 percent, then what the heck was he doing in the ring with Groves?
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