He hit me with loads of shots after that. Groves is an elusive counter-puncher and his evasive movement had enabled him to ride the heavier of the preceding hammer-blows. The champion’s jab was becoming more of a factor and he won his first round despite shipping a retaliatory right from Groves on the bell.Froch 10 Groves 9, Round Four: Froch started to make more of the running and roused his fans with a head-snapping left hook. [6] However, when they shook hands again on Sky's round table sit-down show, The Gloves Are Off, Groves attempted to pull Froch over the table but was himself pulled over instead. "He emptied his tank in that sixth round and I had my successes as well when I watch it back," said Froch. Perversely, the uproar which that neglect provoked around Froch-Groves 1 served to generate ‘the greatest night and the greatest punch of my career.’, And, by the way, his most enriching pay-day. Carl Froch, the defending unified WBA (Regular) and IBF super-middleweight champion, defeated George Groves via technical knockout in the ninth round, although the ending was mired in controversy. Celebrities turn out at Wembley to watch Carl Froch and... James DeGale makes statement to George Groves and Carl Froch... Culture Secretary criticises Premier League over Project Big Picture, Timo Werner explains why Chelsea was the right choice for him, England trains ahead of their Nations League match against Denmark, Gareth Southgate addresses press before Denmark clash, Culture Secretary criticises overhaul plans for English top-flight, Adebayo Akinfenwa opens up to why the FA let him down, Jason McAteer opens up about intense rivalry with Roy Keane. Carl Froch’s savage knockout punch to the head of George Groves was felt around the country. Published: 17:40 EDT, 31 May 2014 | Updated: 09:51 EDT, 1 June 2014. Carl Froch says George Groves was incapable of knocking him out, even if his former rival had received more time in the opening round of their first fight. ", "Carl Froch retires: Former world champion ends boxing career", "Carl Froch says clashes with George Groves defined his career", "George Groves not looking for friendship with Carl Froch", "Anthony Joshua stops Wladimir Klitschko in the 11th round at Wembley", "Froch-Groves II Scores With Saturday Afternoon Viewers", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carl_Froch_vs._George_Groves_II&oldid=958723064, May 2014 sports events in the United Kingdom, Wikipedia articles with style issues from March 2020, Articles with unsourced statements from March 2020, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. The most infamous –if not the mightiest – knock out came in their second fight.
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