LAS VEGAS - Badou Jack "The Ripper" (20-1-1, 12 KOs) successfully defended his WBC Super Middleweight World title with a hard-fought, crowd-pleasing 12-round majority decision over mandatory challenger "Saint" George Groves (21-3, 16 KOs). Jack, who dropped Groves late in the first round, triumphed by the scores of 116-111, 115-112 and 113-114. The hard-luck Groves, who abruptly fled the ring in disbelief after the announcement, fell to 0-3 in world title fights. [Click Here To Read More]
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Comments Thread For: George Groves Upset: I Won The Fight Decisively!
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Neither man won decisively and Groves should have fought better more consistently. But Jack took control at times and you can't just squeak by a champion after a KD in his home country. Groves didn't do enough.
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Definitely once the knockdown was scored, I thought that would be the decisive factor. Groves did well in patches, but Jack never lost control of the fight.
And besides they always say and I agree 'to be the champ, you gotta beat the champ'. Groves didn't do enough to take the belt away from the defending champion.
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That's all 3 loses he refuses to take proper responsibility for now.
Sadly George just lost a lot of fans for that poor sportsmanship.
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Jack definitely won.
It was one of those fights that you felt that Groves could have won. He seems to have lost that bit of snap in the right hand. I was expecting Groves to absolutely chin him with the overhand right at one point but it was always partially blocked or Groves was unbalanced when he threw it.
I think Groves should reset. Go back to Booth or go to America but drop down from championship level for a bit both to refine his technique and to elongate his career. I think he will win a world title at some point. He is only 27. He can still get better.
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im sorry but Groves lost last night, and i really think he should move up in weight, he does not have the stamina to go 12 rounds at 168, from round 9 he looked gassed, and he may also be able to take a shot better at light heavy just as-long as he avoids the top two,
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