Hopkins can add yet another record if he wins - oldest fighter to unify belts.
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edit your shit now cuz Angulo wasn't stopped by Lara, he decided not to continue. Secondly, canelo left his face worst. Thirdly, with Angulo's fucked up face and he still managed to knock Lara twice! Angulo was winning to a lot of people. Lara after the fight with Trout called out Canelo and said he did better on Trout than what Canelo did. Lara's toughest fight was vs Angulo, and look what Canelo did.
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Juan Manuel Marquez tweets that Canelo vs Perro was a fix fight!!
Juan Manuel Marquez tweets that Canelo vs Perro was a fix fight!!
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Juan Manuel Marquez tweets that Canelo vs Perro was a fix fight!!
Juan Manuel Marquez tweets that Canelo vs Perro was a fix fight!!
I really think I beat Pacquiao every time I fought him, but took steroids the last 2 times we fought to be sure I would win. I took an extra heavy cycle for the last fight, that Arnold '85 syrup.
I'll talk about retiring a lot, and complain that I really won every fight I lose between now and retirement and it won't matter, I knocked out Manny Pacquiao.
for the first 3 rounds me and my homeboy wondered out loud if it was too. I've never seen someone with as little zip on their punches in the first 3 rounds as Angulo. This was the FIRST 3 ROUNDS. It really was unbelievable to me. Later in the fight he started to throw with some conviction, but that was like 4-5 rounds after that.
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edit your shit now cuz Angulo wasn't stopped by Lara, he decided not to continue. Secondly, canelo left his face worst. Thirdly, with Angulo's fucked up face and he still managed to knock Lara twice! Angulo was winning to a lot of people. Lara after the fight with Trout called out Canelo and said he did better on Trout than what Canelo did. Lara's toughest fight was vs Angulo, and look what Canelo did.
I think I am goin against Hopkins this time. Not sure yet but Im leaning that way. Got Em!!
I think it was really simple - Canelo hurt Angulo with the first punch thrown! He jumped on Angulo the moment the fight started, he hurt Angulo and beat him up that first round. Angulo was shocked. He never really recovered. Except a late rally round 7 or 8 by then far too late.
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No I meant as far as my predictions go. I think I am leaning towards Shumenov to win. Im still debating who I think will win but Im leaning that way. Im not rooting for Shumenov though. Got Em!!
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Oh Ok I forgive you then. Was about to ban u fr the forum lol.
Anyways, interesting rumors going on that there is some beef inside Golden Boy between Oscar and Richard Schaefer. Lots of stuff has been going on with Al Haymon basically weekly signing another fighter.
Oscar has also said numerous times he wants the cold war to end, apologized to Bon Arum and recently said Arum made him a star. Meanwhile Schaefer is more and more hateful towards Arum and nasty in interviews. What does this all mean? Al Haymon planning something? New promotional company? Schaefer leaving? Time will tell.
Steve Kim
I find it interesting that Oscar has changed his Twitter avi to the GBP logo and has been throwing verbal bouquets to HBO and Arum recently
Steve Kim
Rumors abound in the #boxing business of a serious rift between Oscar De La Hoya and Richard Schaefer at Golden Boy...
Steve Kim
For so long, Oscar was just the logo of GBP and an absentee owner, now he wants more control over his company. Is it too late? #boxing
7:26 PM - 10 Mar 2014
For the record, I believe some of Haymon's clients like Maidana, Matthysse, Broner, do have GBP contracts. Others, don't... #boxing
7:30 PM - 10 Mar 2014
Anyways, interesting rumors going on that there is some beef inside Golden Boy between Oscar and Richard Schaefer. Lots of stuff has been going on with Al Haymon basically weekly signing another fighter.
Oscar has also said numerous times he wants the cold war to end, apologized to Bon Arum and recently said Arum made him a star. Meanwhile Schaefer is more and more hateful towards Arum and nasty in interviews. What does this all mean? Al Haymon planning something? New promotional company? Schaefer leaving? Time will tell.
Steve Kim
I find it interesting that Oscar has changed his Twitter avi to the GBP logo and has been throwing verbal bouquets to HBO and Arum recently
Steve Kim
Rumors abound in the #boxing business of a serious rift between Oscar De La Hoya and Richard Schaefer at Golden Boy...
Steve Kim
For so long, Oscar was just the logo of GBP and an absentee owner, now he wants more control over his company. Is it too late? #boxing
7:26 PM - 10 Mar 2014
For the record, I believe some of Haymon's clients like Maidana, Matthysse, Broner, do have GBP contracts. Others, don't... #boxing
7:30 PM - 10 Mar 2014
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GARY RUSSELL JR: "WE READY TO TAKE ONE OF THESE DUDE'S TITLE...JHONNY, I WOULD LOVE TO GET THAT FIGHT"
By Percy Crawford | March 11, 2014
GARY RUSSELL JR:
"Honestly man, we ready to take one of these dude's title. If we can get the fight with Jhonny Gonzales for the WBC belt if the opportunity present itself; we offered the fight to him and I believe he turned it down once already and I can understand the reason why. When it comes to me fighting for other titles, I'm already the mandatory for the WBO belt, so with that being said, even though Salido lost the belt on the scales even though he beat Lomachenko, the belt is up for grabs and I'm the #1 contender and ranked #1 in the WBO. I'm the person in line to fight for that title and at this point, it's up to the WBO as to who we will compete against for the belt," stated undefeated super featherweight Gary Russell Jr., who talked about his future plans and much more. Check it out!
PC: Congratulations on your 4th round knockout over Miguel Tamayo. How do you feel about the performance?
GR: I felt alright. My performance, I felt it was okay. I gave myself probably a B. I grade myself a B just for the fact that I was under the weather. I had the flu. I was sick as hell for about a week and a half going into the fight. I was at the tail end of it by the time I fought, but we fought through it, man. We gladiators. You gotta be able to fight through adversity. I gave myself a B because I am my worst critic. It was little stuff; shots that I could have took that I didn't take. Little minor stuff that the naked eye wouldn't pick up on that I would. I gave myself a B, but overall, I felt I did good. We came there to get a W and that's what we did.
PC: In the past, your hands had been an issue. How did they hold up?
GR: My hands felt good, man. They held up. As far as preparation go, I saved them for the fight. Most guys are sparring in maybe 14 to 16 oz gloves. I do everything in 20 oz gloves. I hit the bag in 20 oz gloves, mitts and spar in 20 oz gloves, and to be honest, man, for this particular fight, we didn't hit a bag at all. Everything we did was on the double end. Everything we did was on the double end, so the double end is what got me in shape for this particular fight. It's less wear and tear on your body, less pounding on my hands, so it preserved my hands a lot better, so we good.
PC: You fought 6 times in 2011 and only 2 fights in the last two years. Is the goal to fight more, 4 to 5 times this year or fight for the title and stay in the 2 to 3 fight range?
GR: Honestly man, we ready to take one of these dude's title. If we can get the fight with Jhonny Gonzales for the WBC belt if the opportunity present itself; we offered the fight to him and I believe he turned it down once already and I can understand the reason why. When it comes to me fighting for other titles, I'm already the mandatory for the WBO belt, so with that being said, even though Salido lost the belt on the scales even though he beat Lomachenko, the belt is up for grabs and I'm the #1 contender and ranked #1 in the WBO. I'm the person in line to fight for that title and at this point, it's up to the WBO as to who we will compete against for the belt.
PC: You don't have a problem with ignoring critics and naysayers because we have spoke about that in the past. Is it tough that everyone always think it's you dragging your legs when, like you said, you guys offered Gonzales and was turned down? You just don't put it out there that these guys are turning you down?
GR: I mean, like I said, it comes with the territory; you're gonna have critics. Even if I come out here and take all of these guys belts who are supposed to be something special, I'm still gonna have critics. When I was 14-0 and 15-0, people were talking about me stepping up the competition and fighting for this and fighting for that, but what a lot of people fail to realize is, yeah, we are entertainers as far as being fighters and stuff like that. We are here to entertain, but ultimately, it is a business for us as well because it's a means for financial stability for our families. With all fighters, I believe that's the goal. Of course the goal is to be a world champion, but the ultimate goal is financial stability for them and their families. We had a game plan. We wanted to get to 23 or 24-0 before we competed for a world title. I will never allow anyone that has any criticism to push me to cater to them because it's not only gonna affect me, it's gonna affect my family. The true fans and people who care understand that this is a business and they have to understand that, and if not, cool. These are the same people that's gonna love me when I become a world champion and there will still be some that's gonna dislike me. It's not my job to worry about that. It's my job to continue to whoop ass and make sure that I cross my T's and dot my I's, which is what I'm doing.
PC: Social media and the fact that anyone can start a blog gives everyone a voice now.
GR: I mean, you have people that want to talk and criticize opponents, but never fought a day in their life. Their biggest opposition is to try to be creative and negative on the internet. So I honestly pay stuff like that no mind at all. Once again, it's comes with the territory. My job is to go out here and perform the way I do, with speed, power, and explosiveness, and keep the fans wanting to see what I bring to the table.
PC: Is there any date you are setting for a return as of now?
GR: I'm not sure. We are trying to get in no later than April or May. Definitely no later than May. We want to stay real active and figure out everything, especially with Salido just losing the title. I was already the mandatory there, so he had 180 days to compete against me when Salido fought Orlando Cruz. And then he fought Lomachenko, and I believe it was 75 days left. The winner of that fight would have to fight me within 75 days of that fight. Unfortunately, Salido lost the title on the scale, so we just trying to do the ground work now and found out who is it that the WBO is going to put in front of me as the mandatory. I'm already in line to fight for the title; it's up to them to see who we are going against. They are trying to do that now in a timely fashion because we are trying to stay active this year.
PC: You had a very decorated amateur career. With that being said, do you feel Lomachenko, with only 1 pro bout, should have even been fighting Salido for the title?
GR: Honestly man, I didn't feel any particular way about it because it didn't have anything to do with me. Whoever would have won that title would have had to compete against me and I didn't care who won. Whoever won was definitely going to suffer defeat once they got into the ring with me. It didn't matter who won. As far as the business side of it, I thought it was stupid to put him out there with only 1 professional fight to fight for a world title. You gotta cross your T's and dot your I's. One loss in this game now affects you and your market. You gotta be mindful of stuff like that because as far as marketability is concerned, you suffer from taking a loss like that. I thought it was a little premature for him to fight Salido for the belt, but at the same token, it didn't matter to me because I looked at them both as somebody I was gonna take the belt from.
PC: We spoke before and you said you pass on watching a lot of fights. With that one hitting so close to home, did you watch it or pass on it?
GR: Honestly, I really don't watch fights. Boxing is my life, it's what I do, so on my free time, I prefer not to watch it. But with that particular fight, I did watch it based on the fact that I knew I was the mandatory for the winner of that fight. Whoever won, I was gonna have to compete against, so I think it was smart for me and my team to actually sit down and actually critique both of these guys. I had never seen Lomachenko fight until then. From what I did see, he still fights like an amateur. That's another reason why I feel it was premature for him to fight for a title so soon. He still fights like an amateur. He doesn't have a lot of pop on his punches as far as his punching ability, and he has little flaws that I see a professional could jump on and take advantage of it. Salido did what I have always seen Salido do; same thing. He applies pressure, throws a lot of shots, and then tires out in the later rounds. It was an okay fight. We put an eye on it. I think it was in the benefit for both of them for it to work out the way it did. Salido losing the title on the scales, therefore he won't have to fight me, and Lomachenko losing the fight, therefore he don't have to face me. If I was to fight either Lomachenko or Salido, they would get embarassed.
By Percy Crawford | March 11, 2014
GARY RUSSELL JR:
"Honestly man, we ready to take one of these dude's title. If we can get the fight with Jhonny Gonzales for the WBC belt if the opportunity present itself; we offered the fight to him and I believe he turned it down once already and I can understand the reason why. When it comes to me fighting for other titles, I'm already the mandatory for the WBO belt, so with that being said, even though Salido lost the belt on the scales even though he beat Lomachenko, the belt is up for grabs and I'm the #1 contender and ranked #1 in the WBO. I'm the person in line to fight for that title and at this point, it's up to the WBO as to who we will compete against for the belt," stated undefeated super featherweight Gary Russell Jr., who talked about his future plans and much more. Check it out!
PC: Congratulations on your 4th round knockout over Miguel Tamayo. How do you feel about the performance?
GR: I felt alright. My performance, I felt it was okay. I gave myself probably a B. I grade myself a B just for the fact that I was under the weather. I had the flu. I was sick as hell for about a week and a half going into the fight. I was at the tail end of it by the time I fought, but we fought through it, man. We gladiators. You gotta be able to fight through adversity. I gave myself a B because I am my worst critic. It was little stuff; shots that I could have took that I didn't take. Little minor stuff that the naked eye wouldn't pick up on that I would. I gave myself a B, but overall, I felt I did good. We came there to get a W and that's what we did.
PC: In the past, your hands had been an issue. How did they hold up?
GR: My hands felt good, man. They held up. As far as preparation go, I saved them for the fight. Most guys are sparring in maybe 14 to 16 oz gloves. I do everything in 20 oz gloves. I hit the bag in 20 oz gloves, mitts and spar in 20 oz gloves, and to be honest, man, for this particular fight, we didn't hit a bag at all. Everything we did was on the double end. Everything we did was on the double end, so the double end is what got me in shape for this particular fight. It's less wear and tear on your body, less pounding on my hands, so it preserved my hands a lot better, so we good.
PC: You fought 6 times in 2011 and only 2 fights in the last two years. Is the goal to fight more, 4 to 5 times this year or fight for the title and stay in the 2 to 3 fight range?
GR: Honestly man, we ready to take one of these dude's title. If we can get the fight with Jhonny Gonzales for the WBC belt if the opportunity present itself; we offered the fight to him and I believe he turned it down once already and I can understand the reason why. When it comes to me fighting for other titles, I'm already the mandatory for the WBO belt, so with that being said, even though Salido lost the belt on the scales even though he beat Lomachenko, the belt is up for grabs and I'm the #1 contender and ranked #1 in the WBO. I'm the person in line to fight for that title and at this point, it's up to the WBO as to who we will compete against for the belt.
PC: You don't have a problem with ignoring critics and naysayers because we have spoke about that in the past. Is it tough that everyone always think it's you dragging your legs when, like you said, you guys offered Gonzales and was turned down? You just don't put it out there that these guys are turning you down?
GR: I mean, like I said, it comes with the territory; you're gonna have critics. Even if I come out here and take all of these guys belts who are supposed to be something special, I'm still gonna have critics. When I was 14-0 and 15-0, people were talking about me stepping up the competition and fighting for this and fighting for that, but what a lot of people fail to realize is, yeah, we are entertainers as far as being fighters and stuff like that. We are here to entertain, but ultimately, it is a business for us as well because it's a means for financial stability for our families. With all fighters, I believe that's the goal. Of course the goal is to be a world champion, but the ultimate goal is financial stability for them and their families. We had a game plan. We wanted to get to 23 or 24-0 before we competed for a world title. I will never allow anyone that has any criticism to push me to cater to them because it's not only gonna affect me, it's gonna affect my family. The true fans and people who care understand that this is a business and they have to understand that, and if not, cool. These are the same people that's gonna love me when I become a world champion and there will still be some that's gonna dislike me. It's not my job to worry about that. It's my job to continue to whoop ass and make sure that I cross my T's and dot my I's, which is what I'm doing.
PC: Social media and the fact that anyone can start a blog gives everyone a voice now.
GR: I mean, you have people that want to talk and criticize opponents, but never fought a day in their life. Their biggest opposition is to try to be creative and negative on the internet. So I honestly pay stuff like that no mind at all. Once again, it's comes with the territory. My job is to go out here and perform the way I do, with speed, power, and explosiveness, and keep the fans wanting to see what I bring to the table.
PC: Is there any date you are setting for a return as of now?
GR: I'm not sure. We are trying to get in no later than April or May. Definitely no later than May. We want to stay real active and figure out everything, especially with Salido just losing the title. I was already the mandatory there, so he had 180 days to compete against me when Salido fought Orlando Cruz. And then he fought Lomachenko, and I believe it was 75 days left. The winner of that fight would have to fight me within 75 days of that fight. Unfortunately, Salido lost the title on the scale, so we just trying to do the ground work now and found out who is it that the WBO is going to put in front of me as the mandatory. I'm already in line to fight for the title; it's up to them to see who we are going against. They are trying to do that now in a timely fashion because we are trying to stay active this year.
PC: You had a very decorated amateur career. With that being said, do you feel Lomachenko, with only 1 pro bout, should have even been fighting Salido for the title?
GR: Honestly man, I didn't feel any particular way about it because it didn't have anything to do with me. Whoever would have won that title would have had to compete against me and I didn't care who won. Whoever won was definitely going to suffer defeat once they got into the ring with me. It didn't matter who won. As far as the business side of it, I thought it was stupid to put him out there with only 1 professional fight to fight for a world title. You gotta cross your T's and dot your I's. One loss in this game now affects you and your market. You gotta be mindful of stuff like that because as far as marketability is concerned, you suffer from taking a loss like that. I thought it was a little premature for him to fight Salido for the belt, but at the same token, it didn't matter to me because I looked at them both as somebody I was gonna take the belt from.
PC: We spoke before and you said you pass on watching a lot of fights. With that one hitting so close to home, did you watch it or pass on it?
GR: Honestly, I really don't watch fights. Boxing is my life, it's what I do, so on my free time, I prefer not to watch it. But with that particular fight, I did watch it based on the fact that I knew I was the mandatory for the winner of that fight. Whoever won, I was gonna have to compete against, so I think it was smart for me and my team to actually sit down and actually critique both of these guys. I had never seen Lomachenko fight until then. From what I did see, he still fights like an amateur. That's another reason why I feel it was premature for him to fight for a title so soon. He still fights like an amateur. He doesn't have a lot of pop on his punches as far as his punching ability, and he has little flaws that I see a professional could jump on and take advantage of it. Salido did what I have always seen Salido do; same thing. He applies pressure, throws a lot of shots, and then tires out in the later rounds. It was an okay fight. We put an eye on it. I think it was in the benefit for both of them for it to work out the way it did. Salido losing the title on the scales, therefore he won't have to fight me, and Lomachenko losing the fight, therefore he don't have to face me. If I was to fight either Lomachenko or Salido, they would get embarassed.
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Khan bragging about his new power
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By Scott Gilfoid: Amir Khan (28-3, 19 KO’s) has bulked up a little in the last 11 months in putting on muscle while sitting idle and wasting a year of his prime for nothing. Khan feels that the extra muscle that he’s put on has increased his punching power, and he thinks it’ll equate to him having success at welterweight. As of now, Khan still doesn’t have an opponent picked out for his April or May comeback fight, but he’s going to need to take on someone with a pulse for a change if he wants to make a case for a fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr.
In looking at pictures of Khan on his social media site, he doesn’t look that much bigger than he’s been in the past, and I think it’s highly doubtful that he’s punching with anymore power. Honestly, adding muscle rarely adds to a fighter’s punching power in any real way. If anything, adding muscle takes away from a fighter’s power by making them less flexible, slowing them down, and tiring them out quicker to the point where they can’t throw as many punches before.
Given that the main thing that Khan had going for him in the past was his hand speed, I think he’s wasting his time entirely in building up muscles that will make him slower. Besides the loss of speed that Khan will likely experience, he’ll also have problems moving around the ring to avoid getting nailed by the bigger and stronger welterweights in the division. Khan needs to be able to move as much as possible in order for him to keep from getting knocked out.
Khan is clearly going in the wrong direction in adding useless muscle that will only slow him down and make it more difficult for him to move for 12 rounds. How in the heck is he going to be able to run around the ring to keep from getting knocked out by sluggers like Keith Thurman if he’s carrying a bunch of useless muscle that doesn’t translate into more power? Khan was better off at his old weight instead of trying to bulk up with the view that it would somehow make him more powerful. It’s not going to make him faster. It’s going to make him slower and less able to move for anything length of time without tiring.
As for who Khan’s next opponent will be, Robert Guerrero’s name has been mentioned as a potential opponent. However, I don’t see that fight happening. I see Luis Collazo as the guy that winds up facing Khan. If and when Khan beats him, he’ll then start calling out Mayweather in hopes of getting a fight against him. I don’t see a win over Collazo as being a big enough to erase the stain of Khan’s losses to Danny Garcia and Lamont Peterson. To me, Collazo is like a lateral move from Khan’s win over the past his past Julio Diaz. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if Diaz were to beat Collazo if that fight were made. That’s definitely not a step up from Diaz.
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By Scott Gilfoid: Amir Khan (28-3, 19 KO’s) has bulked up a little in the last 11 months in putting on muscle while sitting idle and wasting a year of his prime for nothing. Khan feels that the extra muscle that he’s put on has increased his punching power, and he thinks it’ll equate to him having success at welterweight. As of now, Khan still doesn’t have an opponent picked out for his April or May comeback fight, but he’s going to need to take on someone with a pulse for a change if he wants to make a case for a fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr.
In looking at pictures of Khan on his social media site, he doesn’t look that much bigger than he’s been in the past, and I think it’s highly doubtful that he’s punching with anymore power. Honestly, adding muscle rarely adds to a fighter’s punching power in any real way. If anything, adding muscle takes away from a fighter’s power by making them less flexible, slowing them down, and tiring them out quicker to the point where they can’t throw as many punches before.
Given that the main thing that Khan had going for him in the past was his hand speed, I think he’s wasting his time entirely in building up muscles that will make him slower. Besides the loss of speed that Khan will likely experience, he’ll also have problems moving around the ring to avoid getting nailed by the bigger and stronger welterweights in the division. Khan needs to be able to move as much as possible in order for him to keep from getting knocked out.
Khan is clearly going in the wrong direction in adding useless muscle that will only slow him down and make it more difficult for him to move for 12 rounds. How in the heck is he going to be able to run around the ring to keep from getting knocked out by sluggers like Keith Thurman if he’s carrying a bunch of useless muscle that doesn’t translate into more power? Khan was better off at his old weight instead of trying to bulk up with the view that it would somehow make him more powerful. It’s not going to make him faster. It’s going to make him slower and less able to move for anything length of time without tiring.
As for who Khan’s next opponent will be, Robert Guerrero’s name has been mentioned as a potential opponent. However, I don’t see that fight happening. I see Luis Collazo as the guy that winds up facing Khan. If and when Khan beats him, he’ll then start calling out Mayweather in hopes of getting a fight against him. I don’t see a win over Collazo as being a big enough to erase the stain of Khan’s losses to Danny Garcia and Lamont Peterson. To me, Collazo is like a lateral move from Khan’s win over the past his past Julio Diaz. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if Diaz were to beat Collazo if that fight were made. That’s definitely not a step up from Diaz.
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Groves angry about being shoved by Froch, will speak with his solicitor
March 10th, 2014 | Post Comment - 56 Comments
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Froch Groves II Froch vs. Groves II george groves carl froch By Scott Gilfoid: Challenger George Groves (19-1, 15 KO’s) is upset after having been shoved out of the blue by IBF/WBA super middleweight champion Carl Froch earlier today in their meeting with the press at the Wembley Stadium to try and promote interest in their May 31st rematch. While Groves was standing facing Froch for what should have been a face off, Froch gave Groves a shove that knocked him back several feet.
Needless to say, Groves wasn’t happy about it because he feels that Froch has no right to start attacking him outside of the ring while they’re trying to promote the fight. Groves said he’ll be speaking to his solicitor [lawyer] about the incident.
“I’m going to speak to my solicitor,” Groves said to ITV. “We signed for a fight on May 31st. I don’t expect him to lay hands on me now. We’re supposed to be professional fighters, licensed fighters. He feels that it’s appropriate that he can lay hands on me, especially with an established champion 36-years of age. Shocking.”
It’s unclear what the laws are for assault in the UK, but in other countries like the U.S, shoving a person is considered an assault depending on which state. Intentionally shoving a person can lead to big problems, especially if the person shoved falls down and suffers an injury.
If Groves feels like he’s going to be shoved or attacked by Froch during their press conferences together, it’s going to make it tough for him to be on the same stage as him. That could be a problem if Froch chooses to continue lashing out physically rather than using his mouth to converse with Groves.
I can’t blame Groves one bit for being upset about being shoved. If you’re taking with someone and they resort to putting their hands on you in a physical manner, then it’s going to make it difficult to interact with that person unless you were willing to resort to that level of behavior. For fighters to be doing this kind of thing outside of the ring, it’s too risky because of the physical damage they can do to each other. The Froch-Groves II rematch is only two months away and there’s too much money on the line for either of them to get cut in a fight outside of the ring.
Froch needs to be mature enough to handle normal conversation with Groves without feeling the need to physically shove him. Groves wasn’t touching Froch, so there was no need for Froch to push him like that.
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Froch Groves II Froch vs. Groves II george groves carl froch By Scott Gilfoid: Challenger George Groves (19-1, 15 KO’s) is upset after having been shoved out of the blue by IBF/WBA super middleweight champion Carl Froch earlier today in their meeting with the press at the Wembley Stadium to try and promote interest in their May 31st rematch. While Groves was standing facing Froch for what should have been a face off, Froch gave Groves a shove that knocked him back several feet.
Needless to say, Groves wasn’t happy about it because he feels that Froch has no right to start attacking him outside of the ring while they’re trying to promote the fight. Groves said he’ll be speaking to his solicitor [lawyer] about the incident.
“I’m going to speak to my solicitor,” Groves said to ITV. “We signed for a fight on May 31st. I don’t expect him to lay hands on me now. We’re supposed to be professional fighters, licensed fighters. He feels that it’s appropriate that he can lay hands on me, especially with an established champion 36-years of age. Shocking.”
It’s unclear what the laws are for assault in the UK, but in other countries like the U.S, shoving a person is considered an assault depending on which state. Intentionally shoving a person can lead to big problems, especially if the person shoved falls down and suffers an injury.
If Groves feels like he’s going to be shoved or attacked by Froch during their press conferences together, it’s going to make it tough for him to be on the same stage as him. That could be a problem if Froch chooses to continue lashing out physically rather than using his mouth to converse with Groves.
I can’t blame Groves one bit for being upset about being shoved. If you’re taking with someone and they resort to putting their hands on you in a physical manner, then it’s going to make it difficult to interact with that person unless you were willing to resort to that level of behavior. For fighters to be doing this kind of thing outside of the ring, it’s too risky because of the physical damage they can do to each other. The Froch-Groves II rematch is only two months away and there’s too much money on the line for either of them to get cut in a fight outside of the ring.
Froch needs to be mature enough to handle normal conversation with Groves without feeling the need to physically shove him. Groves wasn’t touching Froch, so there was no need for Froch to push him like that.
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