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    Comments Thread For: Groves, Hearn Agree That Neutral Officials Are Needed

    George Groves will refuse to fight Carl Froch unless the British Boxing Board of Control sanction neutral officials for their super-middleweight world title rematch at Wembley Stadium.

    The 25-year-old Londoner has claimed the May 31 rematch, mandated by the IBF, will not go ahead unless the BBBofC allow a non-British crew of match officials.

    Groves labelled the ninth-round stoppage by referee Howard Foster that handed Froch a controversial victory in November a "stonewall" robbery.

    Promoter Eddie Hearn backed Groves' call for neutral officials, claiming the keenly-anticipated rematch will be the "biggest fight in British boxing history".
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    Kenny Bayless to ref?

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      #3
      How wasn't Howard Foster neutral? He's English, Froch's English and Groves is english. He's just a wank referee.

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        Originally posted by Necrophobic View Post
        How wasn't Howard Foster neutral? He's English, Froch's English and Groves is english. He's just a wank referee.
        Exactly. Most British refs are crap so Groves wants a better ref, he's smart.

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          weebler I dunno if that's the only ref you know. But he's a poor referee these days, every fight he referees he is constantly ready to jump in now. Last fight he did well in was cotto v pacquiao. He let that go to the right time to call it.


          Best referee for a fight like this 100% is Laurence Cole. Someone who lets the fighters get on with it. Groves is a clean fighter anyway, froch will attempt to rough him up, but it should be allowed to flow naturally.

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            #6
            Originally posted by maddad2001 View Post
            weebler I dunno if that's the only ref you know. But he's a poor referee these days, every fight he referees he is constantly ready to jump in now. Last fight he did well in was cotto v pacquiao. He let that go to the right time to call it.


            Best referee for a fight like this 100% is Laurence Cole. Someone who lets the fighters get on with it. Groves is a clean fighter anyway, froch will attempt to rough him up, but it should be allowed to flow naturally.
            Laurence Cole from Broner-Maidana and Salido-Lomachenko? Yeah, I don't think that's a good plan.

            I'm not that keen on Bayless but most of other top refs have been involved in controversy lately.

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              Originally posted by Weebler I View Post
              Laurence Cole from Broner-Maidana and Salido-Lomachenko? Yeah, I don't think that's a good plan.

              I'm not that keen on Bayless but most of other top refs have been involved in controversy lately.

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                #8
                Seriously cannot wait for this fight. Higest anticipated fight for me of ALL the fights that have been announced so far for me. Broner vs Maidana 2 would have taken the cake but Money May stole that dream from me with all his millions of dollars smh

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                  #9
                  Froch will probably get Tony Weeks after last weekends performance

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                    #10
                    Smoger
                    Mercante Jr.
                    Esteves Jr.

                    Easy choices.

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