Liverpool Fight Thread - SPOILERS

[mobilemaster8]

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Evening everyone.

First fight in the way is Jamie McDonnell.

3 rounds in and I have him losing every one of them

Turning off now as neither can punch. I'll watch the footy and turn of after.

[TRUSSMAN66]

Sprott got ko'd in one round in his last fight..

But Adam Smith thinks it's mouthwatering so who are we to argue.

[owen10ozzy]

Statement...against a man who had to shift 10lbs in 2 day's just to get the fight. I'll be more impressed when he fights someone who comes to win rather than for a payday.

[jimdig]

What happened the count???

[wheelchair1991]

Listning to this on the radio they seemed to this it was stopped to quick

[Dipper Brown]

Howard's bum went again. DeGale looked great though to be fair.

Rag, we're going to fall out over Cotto again aren't we?

[mobilemaster8]

Wow. That, to me, is impressive.

A guy that recently went 12 with Chavez Jr, never been stopped, big at the weight.

Very good performance

[John Bloody Wayne]

Degale calls Froch a coward then says he can't disrespect him

[milkyboy]

Double figures...isn't that the norm...come back when your in triple figures like me

If you didnt get the irony, I'll have to question your claim for triple figures matey!

[owen10ozzy]

Wow. That, to me, is impressive.

A guy that recently went 12 with Chavez Jr, never been stopped, big at the weight.

Very good performance

Big at the weight in a good way when he put the work in at the gym; sorry but the Periban who went in with Bika would have been a very good win. That one was terrible...I'm pretty sure he didn't workout once in the build up to this. Absolutely shocking for a professional...fair play though DeGale got the job done..onto the big fight now be it Froch or Groves. Mind...just have to mention it...he is a bit of a class a...clown isn't he!

Ha I did mobile; just fancied trampling all over your irony to be honest; hence the wink.

[Gerry SA]

Wow. That, to me, is impressive.

A guy that recently went 12 with Chavez Jr, never been stopped, big at the weight.

Very good performance

Periban went 12 rounds with Bika not Chavez

[rob-glos]

Have to say that the way this show has flowed from fight to fight is excellent. 

How often do we have to wait through 20 minutes of filler before the next one?

[milkyboy]

So, has someone taught degale how to punch, or has a previously indentable opponent been paid off?

[AdamT]

Yeah I think coward is a bit harsh.

To be fair I think it is just a desperate attempt to drum interest and try to get people to push Froch to fight him. He will meet Froch backstage and give him a kiss and cuddle and how much he looks up to him.

[wheelchair1991]

Thats a very good point rob im listening to it on 5 live seems the fights keep coming fast which is good glad i didnt buy it though

[AdamT]

Wheelchair it hasn't been ppv worthy thus far. Decent nights boxing but wouldn't be too worried about missing it if I were u.

Hopefully the main event is good. Should be competitive

[22-2]

Really doesn't have the feel of a PPV, hence why I didn't pay to view...

[terryaki01]

Good performance by degale, lets see if groves can be as impressive. Getting hit a few times more than usuall through 2 rounds so far

[wheelchair1991]

Doesnt sound ppv worthy so far

[Adam D]

Listening to this on five live. Doesn't sound like George is doing anything special.

[AdamT]

I've spent 20 quid on worse things. I agree in principle it should be avoided and I hope next time its ppv there are a couple of genuine 50-50 undercard fights.

[Gerry SA]

Groves a bit wild ATM...

[lfc91]

Yeah can't blame degale trying to drum up interest and try and land the froch fight. Career high payday and a win win situation really. If he managed to win he's dethroned a British boxing legend (IMO) and will catapult him to the top of SMW rankings and potentially become a household name in Britain.(which means bigger money for fights). Lose and well, it hasn't really done groves to much harm getting pancaked twice, still nicely set up for a title shot!

[owen10ozzy]

Struggling is becoming an understatement atm; starting to worry about for Groves here...if were getting an upset this is the one..

[jimdig]

georgey boy needs to get back to basics and work off the jab.

[AdamT]

Groves finding his spark now, will probably stop Douglin inside next 2 or 3

[terryaki01]

Groves not himself in the first 3. Is now cut on the bridge of nose

[Kareem61]

Improved round for Groves.

[rob-glos]

This version of Groves should go nowhere near the current DeGale. 
Doesn't have anything like the intensity he had in Froch I or when he was with Adam Booth. 

Not convinced Paddy Fitzpatrick is improving him.

[mobilemaster8]

Strange fight. Have groves winning 4 and 5 but losing the first 3. Round 6 evens.

Why is he so off? He looked off against rebrasse

[Gerry SA]

This version of Groves should go nowhere near the current DeGale. 
Doesn't have anything like the intensity he had in Froch I or when he was with Adam Booth. 

Not convinced Paddy Fitzpatrick is improving him.

Who's DeGale proven his class against? Gonzales and Periban?

Groves beats DeGale every time

[terryaki01]

Think groves has remembered he was 1/100 going into this, mommy boy looking tired now

[Kareem61]

Douglin having a lot of success to the body, will those shots take a toll on the saint?

[owen10ozzy]

Suppose the difficulty is getting yourself up for these fights after two huge blockbuster ones; i'd be more worried if Groves wasn't showing the glimpses in class that came out against Rebrasse and that have shown a couple of times here.

Just hasn't seemed at the races rather than looking like his skill-set has diminished.

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[rob-glos]

I genuinely belief that Groves would have won the first Froch fight with Booth in his corner. 

Fitzpatrick has said that Groves came to him with the gameplan for the Froch fight already in place (Booth's plan) and that he was just getting him fight fit. 

I'm unconvinced that Fitzpatrick is a good enough trainer/tactician for a fighter at world level. 

Think there's also an element of Groves calling the shots a bit too much.

[mobilemaster8]

Froch has ruined Groves career. Period.

[John Bloody Wayne]

FFS that's just not a stoppage, he was a bit hurt after a knock down, still moving, still aware, hitting back

[Guest]

A pathetic stoppage. With 10 secs to go.

Boxing in British rings is a farce.

[owen10ozzy]

As I said class shows through still. Great two shots to put him down to begin with.

[milkyboy]

Degale calls Froch a coward then says he can't disrespect him

If you took a large box of blunt tools, took out the bluntest one. Its still a fair bit sharper than degale. I always think tool analogies are appropriate for him.

[rob-glos]

This version of Groves should go nowhere near the current DeGale. 
Doesn't have anything like the intensity he had in Froch I or when he was with Adam Booth. 

Not convinced Paddy Fitzpatrick is improving him.

Who's DeGale proven his class against? Gonzales and Periban?

Groves beats DeGale every time

Don't get me wrong, I'm a massive Groves fan. 

DeGale at the moment looks very sharp and Groves doesn't look near the top of his game. 

That's all I was saying.

[terryaki01]

Totally agree mobile, groves put him down got up at 7, ref stopped it just after

[owen10ozzy]

Everyone saying pathetic stoppages; you realise neither of the two fighters have kicked up any fuss about the stoppages?

[Guest]

Every time someone is hit by a couple of shots I expect them to be stopped. It's ridiculous.

I may have to start a worldwide demonstration against this farce.



emancipator

[John Bloody Wayne]

So? regardless of their response they're not getting a second chance, and as opponents on British soil I think they come in knowing what can happen. It's not like only people from the UK are aware of our own bias officials. They're prepared for that, and Periban wasn't even there to win.

[rob-glos]

Here comes the standard Froch punditry.
Say one sentence about the fight, then five about himself and how his experiences surpass theirs.

[Guest]

Why the hell is Sprott still fighting? He should have retired 10 years ago.

[Fernando]

Cheers emancipator

[Strongback]

Do people feel they are getting value for money with the PPV so far?

[Strongback]

Cobra'd!!!!

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