The last time Carl Froch engaged in battle with George Groves it was a fight that filled Wembley Stadium.
Most of the nation was carried along by the vitriolic outbursts, coming from both fighters, just wanting to see who would emerge victorious after the first battle between the two ended unsatisfactorily.
But you have to question whether fighting in front of 80,000 fans gave Froch such a lift he?s now finding it difficult to raise himself for any other bouts? A swansong, in Las Vegas, against Chavez never materialised and now a year has passed since Froch fought.
Talk of a big fight against Gennady Golovkin seems to have stalled and any talk in fighting James DeGale, the new IBF king, is met with indifference.
Froch?s promoter, Eddie Hearn, reckons his client will retire unless a Groves type opponent is stood in front of him, but any such plan would depend on Groves beating Badou Jack to claim a version of the belt or a superstar of the division stepping forward..
To me, it seems as if both the promoter and the fighter are clutching at straws, would Groves take a fight against Froch purely to gain satisfaction in righting a defeat, would the British public buy into a third bout even or is there a remote possibility Andre Ward would take on Froch again?
I think Hearn is right, deep-down the feeling is that Froch will retire but like Hearn says,
?If he wants to fight again, he will. If he doesn?t, what a way to go out last time against Groves in front of 80,000 at Wembley.?
Waiting for a Groves Type Fight or Retirement?
