Nice Punch Mr Froch

Timber and down goes Groves

Not the biggest fan of boxing I must say but I do enjoy amateur boxing so with the help of an iffy internet stream I sat back to watch Carl Froch and George Groves in their rematch at Wembley. Over 4,000 fans turned up for the weighing to see two men stand on the weighing scales and stand staring at one another.

There were a reported 80,000 people packed into the national stadium for the mega-fight but not sure if the view from the back of the stands would have warranted the money paid.

The build up to the fight was the normal big talk, predictions, snarling and posturing you see nearly all of the time in professional boxing. The show really started with the boxers entering the ring, the champion Froch walked in while underdog Groves arrived ringside on a red double decker bus showing is London credentials to a mainly London crowd. Therefore, the entrance was won hands down by the challenger Groves on showmanship.

As for the boxing, boxing is boxing quite boring. I said earlier not my favourite sport the passion of the commentators is one of the best things about boxing making interesting conversations out of two men pacing around the ring without throwing a punch or missing with their right or left. Groves promised a lot but fell short of giving is hordes of fans a night to remember when Froch laid him out flat in the eighth round, “My greatest punch ever”, the boxer told the waiting media after the fight. Boxing pundits were debating if it was the best knockout ever really do you think so.



Marry me

The celebrities were out in force all around ringside so I indulged in some star spotting but really, stars were at a premium. There was a wedding proposal at the end when Froch got on one knee to ask his girlfriend would she marry him. All I could think was the proposal conditional on him winning.

It was a big night for British boxing and they don't come around like that often. Will there be another rematch and another we will have to wait and see.