Carl Froch has experienced being in the ring with both adversaries who will come face to face in February 2018 in the form of Chris Eubank Jr and George Groves.
The former world super-middleweight kingpin shared the ring with George Groves twice in the final two bouts of his career meanwhile he used Chris Eubank Jr as his primary sparring partner in the lead up to the Groves rematch.
In his column on Sky Sports, Froch shared, “I’m going to get this out of the way now. I’ve sparred one, fought the other of course, and it is impossible for me to make a case for Groves to win their fight.”
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“We’ve all seen and read what they’ve both come out with and yes, it is not until February, but I will not change my mind. It is Mission Impossible for Groves.”
“I just don’t think he has the capability of stopping Chris Eubank Jr and now, if you don’t stop Chris Eubank Jr you don’t win on points.”
“Ever since that loss to Billy Joe Saunders, he hasn’t messed around, took his time or taken his foot off the gas early on and to me, he is now super fit.”
“He is strong enough to demand respect but Groves doesn’t need to worry about getting knocked out with one punch. but that aside, Eubank Jr has a ferocious work rate, will go for the full 12 rounds and here’s the sting in the tale: you just can’t hurt him;” Froch added.
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Furthermore, Froch shared he feels Eubank Jr has a greater threshold for punishment than his next opponent.
“He is tough as old boots, believe me. It was far harder sparring him than it was fighting Groves with those small gloves on Wembley. Sparring with him was competitive, uncomfortable and I hit him with around six or seven right hands – the same right hand that knocked Groves out – and I couldn’t have hit Eubank Jr any sweeter. He just rolled off, looked at me and carried on punching.”
“Eubank Jr also threw a lot of shots, and even though I was fully focused – unlike the first fight with Groves – I got hit with a lot that I just didn’t see coming,” Froch concluded.
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