Boxing 5/18 - 5/21

[Ghost Kid]

Groves a nervous wreck
jittery and not smooth at all

Degale a calm cumumber
Still very early though

starting round 2

 

[Romi]

interesting fight...groves has a pretty good 2nd but he's expending a lot of energy...cant see him keeping that pace...degale throws in a blatant shoulder shot...gets stern warning...groves having the crowd behind him reminds me of dunne v cordoba...could possibly carry him through this

 

[Romi]

rd3- fight is definately a cracker! This is good stuff...hat off to groves for holding his own and then some...frustration on prt of degale...blatant elbow....good fight...close rd to groves...out hustling degale but me thinks hes going to get careless and eventually caught

 

[Ghost Kid]

Groves is outboxing Degale
too much of an amateur style from Degale
not throwing enough
at this rate he will lose a decision
BUT Groves has set quite a pace with his legs - one he may not be able to keep

 

[Romi]

rd4-groves with another good rd...he's feeling his oats...degale showing some frustration...good movement and combos from groves...can pull the upset IF he can keep the pace...very good scrap...fans are going bonkers 3-1 groves imo

 

[Ghost Kid]

Groves fighting with incredible composure - maybe David Haye really has backed the right youngster here

Degale had a better round 5, but he is still down in the fight

 

[Romi]

groves still doing well...deg having a little better rd but not letting his hands go as ghost mentioned...close close rd...ill call it even....cant imagine degale winning the rds there...3-1-1 groves

 

[Ghost Kid]

round 6 Degale
switching plans that round and it worked

 

[DeFactoCrippler]

degale just stopped chasing him, great plan. Looks like they hadnt "run out of ideas", heh.

 

[Romi]

rd6- pivotal rd...close rd but degale landed some nice hard shots to take the rd...groves looking a little tired...degale NEEDED that rd and he got it...fight was sowly slipping and now he's rt back in it...3-2-1 imo for groves

 

[Ghost Kid]

7 to Degale for me
but damn close
turning into a tactical battle
Groves a little confused the last two rounds

 

[Romi]

rd7- razor close rd...groves has to work much harder than the sturdier better technician but he's winning the fight imo...groves landed one of his best shots...nice left hk...4-2-1 groves...excellent fight!

 

[Ghost Kid]

Terribly boring
Groves did nothing in 8
degale just a tad more, boos from the audience
deserved A BIT

 

[Ghost Kid]

This decision is going to be controversial either way
so little is being done in each round by both fighters
whoever loses will raise bloody hell

 

[Romi]

rd8 - difference in the fight is that Groves simply wants it more...he's willing himself to win these close rds...degale not busy enough...groves taunts degale at the end of the rd...5-2-1 and another pivotal rd coming up...degale NEEDS a rd to pull this out

 

[Ghost Kid]

Romi and I are seeing a different fight
I gave Degale round 6. 7. 8. and 9.

To be fair though, the rounds are very tough to score.

Subtle change in the bout now.

Degale killing him at the end of round 9.

Groves cut and hurt.

 

[Romi]

rd9- BIG rd for degale and he needed it...landed several jarring shots and groves get careless and gets drilled in final secs....groves nearly went down...-5-3-1 but huge momentum shift...groves is tough though

 

[Ghost Kid]

Round 10 clear to Groves
pivotal round and the GG took it

 

[gardenweasel]

looks like when degale fights he does well...he just doesn`t fight very often....

groves is talking shit while degale wants to touch gloves..looks like groves is in his head...

 

[Romi]

we're watching same fight ghost...rds are VERY close...i just think groves is out hustling the better fighter


rd 10 - WOW Groves gutting it out and has a very good rd 10...clearly won that rd....damn good fight...whoever wants this more wins 6-3-1 groves IMO