Froch Crushes Groves at Wembley

Last night at Wembley Stadium, in front of 80,000 spectators, a record for a British fight, it was to be Carl Froch that emerged victorious in the re-match with George Groves.

In a fight that was labelled as Unfinished Business, the Nottingham fighter produced a stunning right hand punch to leave Groves unable to beat the fight.

In an atmosphere that was enthralling, the fight didn?t quite match up to that of the original. With both fighters wary of the damage one punch could do to them, the early rounds were chess-like with both fighters looking for openings to land point scoring punches.

Brief flurries of activity brought roars of approval from the huge crowd but you just had the impression that Froch was more focussed this time around and that, as he?d said in the build-up to the fight, he was going to show just what he could really do.

As the rounds passed the better punches were coming from Froch, although to be fair to Groves he wasn?t seriously fazed by any of the punches he was forced to take.

As we entered the seventh round there were glimpses that Groves was going to come on strong with the Hammersmith fighter catching his opponent with some decent shots. Round eight continued in similar fashion, Groves was connecting well but one punch was to change all that.

As Groves retreated onto the ropes, inviting Froch to come forward, a left hand from Froch caught Groves on the side of his face and in an instant a right arrowed in on Groves chin and the challenger fell to the canvas in a crumpled heap.

Almost immediately the referee, Charlie Fitch, jumped in and, quite rightly, halted the contest. Whilst Froch bounced around the ring saluting the verdict there was the worrying sight of Groves being hooked up to oxygen but, thankfully, it was a precautionary measure and a hugely disappointed Groves was soon up on his feet ruing what might have been.

For Froch it was, quite probably, his finest hour and at the age of thirty-six the Cobra can look forward to two or three more defences of his title as he approaches the twilight of his career. For Groves, there?s plenty of opportunity to rebuild and we?re sure the twenty-six year-old will come again.