REVISITED! Carl Froch & George Groves' INTENSE encounter | Gloves Are Off

this one's got a twist Carl Froch George growls it's a face-off the gloves are off unfinished business the nation they only get a great fire a great spectacle they're gonna see me at my best doing a job the Java should run the first time I'll be absolutely shocked if stopping George groves inside the distance doesn't happen [Music] and I hit him I hope I don't get my feet about and I can push him back on I can beat him off on the inside over the heavy underdog going in there fighting on a rival promoters show the first time he had any little bit of success how Foster jumped in and stopped the fight way too early [Music] or suppose this is the closest you two will be until May 31st whether they all altered are this this this this atmosphere this bad feeling this tense there's a vibe straight away and I know there is where did it start I thought it to you first George well you want to label it as a bad vibe and and then it manifests into being something that I'm trying to create or trying to force home and I'm trying to get on the call for cheese skin and I'm not in the first fight what bothered him or guard reskin was that I wasn't speaking about him a positive light he said they still says that now not being funny but you're preparing for a fight what did he expect me to do like apart from pull apart August things that he does wrong and he does do a lot of things wrong and I'm fully entitled to say those things Carly did Kenan ISKCON in the first fight he did get under my skin yes we were all surprised at your reaction how you you couldn't handle what George was doing George was you surprised Oh had you seemed very not seen in a very very first press conference for our first fight I think one of the first lines of Karl said was I'm an international superstar it's as simple as that that's a bold statement that's her you know that means a lot and straightaway to get on his high horse and say well Joe struggled against Darrelle or whatever I say Joe you didn't look so good against bootay you might have stopped him but you didn't box well an Andre Ward dominated you and you scrape past game Johnson and you're saying that I've never boxed anyone in the top 15 and you know a year later I beat him every round drop him in the last round so little things like this I was painting with a bad brush from the start people called me disrespectful for not talking about in a positive light but there was nothing that I could possibly say that would live up to the pedestal would put himself on call on you arrogant mind international superstar not one of my best mates that tongue-in-cheek I was Lady gaga I was talking about not me of course it was tongue-in-cheek but was talking about boxing and internationally I'm quite well-known you know so you know the international superstar obviously I'm wanting superstar Johnny you know that it's one of them things in it you say stuff sometimes you look back and you say oh maybe I shouldn't have said that but it's not like himself too seriously when I say it's not nothing to get to - winder pull out or - involved in yeah but by according to self an international superstar and then said I'm giving you enough credit well then it leads you to believe that you do believe that why it's often the luck everybody's got nothing to do with me calling myself that the lack of credit I'm talking about I'm just saying you put my up there on a pedestal no but prior to that press conference you you know you talked down about me talking about me did you beat me and James going the same same night yeah i stroking down about me who do you not say yeah but you're not an international superstar right now you are no I'm not but what I'm saying is I'm beneath you the world titles I've got and the fights have been involved in at the time we're going back now to the old fight you know prior to the old fight which have moved on from but you want you've asked the question I was upset by the fact that George Groves didn't give me any credit for what I've done it's happened I got why and all let's not forget I still did the job and I still won the fight fair and square he didn't square naked cop Georgia law he'd been mandated because it was a square but it wasn't fair and square but I finally because I want to fire him again I want to set the record straight genuinely there's a lot of question marks surrounding the stoppage it was very controversial h-how'd you said it was fair and square it was controversial I agree with the stoppage I think I would foster did a great job but it was controversial and you can you digest that let's get down to minute if we denied your been needed Chris Eubank for them to to make make them household names to make their each time before you know you're second to none it'll look like you guys domestically you know this side award in fights all over the world you need each other there's no big a fight in your weight division that's a great point and that's why this fight is happening we do need each other do we need him I don't need him I'm 26 years old I've got 10 years left Scott this is car you need you need you need opponent certainly you need to be it's good to have is good you can't you can be the best fighter in the world he's got no one to fight it makes no difference I certainly don't need Carl Froch 80,000 people Wendy when Blee stadium me you don't know it's not my pension fund that we're fighting for this is karl scholz an awful lot of money for this it is his last fight and should do well and he can walk away from the sport maybe feeling good I don't know but I've got an awful long career ahead of me Johnny I believe that I think I'm gonna be a world champion for a very long time there's other British fighters out there that I couldn't fight these British fighters coming through there's fires on the world scene that I'd like to tackle so I've got a long successful career ahead of me I like to think ecology right is this your last fight potentially is that this is that's been discussed that's been made potentially on the the outcome I'm not talking about this is my last fight so anybody but if you're gonna say to me is this your last fight course potentially any fart can be honest this could be George groves in last fight it just might be his last fight okay the rematch is on last time in the build-up to this you said the last time I believed now I know explain it well I do watch I know that when I heat in my home I know that my feet are better I know that I can control him at range I know I can push him back when I could beat him up on the inside I know that Abby I mean every aspect Johnnie's true well he says I know you went before you went in what to say believe in or no and you went in last time believing this time you're going now and this up is that right I mean then if you you learned from the first find anything you know is you know you got beat you got stopped in round 9 I know II went in thinking believing in this time he goes you know and he can get done stops and beat up that's what I believe I should call we got bashed up around 7 8 9 you fasted every Joe is you have a your hands faster than one but you know what we're talking to be you can start measuring speed you've got fast hands I might as hell but I hate you does it hurt you know what you hit me with everything you had for six rounds after that round one and I've got be honest you didn't hear me after first round so you didn't he wasn't hurt after that after the round one not down you didn't what did you say at the end of the six round number six what are you saying in the six round you sat down it's on tape go back and watch it oh yeah over this I said I swore I said four daggers why'd you say that because I was annoyed that I finished the round Paul I've done it before in the past of frustration I'm frustrated I'll just Chuck that round away by getting palms at the end that's why I said that okay you lost that round because you got clumsy at the end of that round I had a bad finish to the end of a decent round I thought I was decent Johnny turns right back you finish the round very strong I was frustrated because I was I let you wait to the end of the road watch the round that car I mean oh you need to start watching the fight know what you need to watch round say it's because you was physically exhausted you slumped on your student in the round six around six is significant turning point it's very very mentally bad for you watch it enough times now I watch it after the fights didn't watch it for a while watch it a few times it made what do you for the first time you were you predicted the shot should throw high youth from you through them you did exactly what you said you'd do they didn't send it we were two right hands it move on that's all it don't want to and had him down what's your prediction for this one I'll let you know flat week I'm at Sammy's what should I call you know I've watched the whole fight through from start to finish once and then I've scanned it a little bit of watched it twice I don't watch my fights but laughter give him some credit what what would you see if you were a George groans fun what would you say he did God get caught with a great shot in round one put me down he was there you saw it and then he had some success throughout the fight for the next six rounds did it did fantastic he used his hand speed that he goes on about you know it's got fast hands it can punch of it I've been down in round one so you kind of blacked out off that drop is because when you had sat down at the end of the fight on the apron you didn't even don't down no he said you vote it well you said did I get did I get on towns called Tommy and Joe George is it did it was some credit give some credit you tell me about the first thought what if you were a Carl Froch fan what did he do good he took a lot of shots he took a lot of punches it's not good credit he's asked for just a little yeah I'm thinking like I'm thinking he didn't even say likes to take a shot cuz I don't think he likes to take a shot nobody what get in here come on the best chin in the business is the one that doesn't get hit yeah okay I can take a shot I can take a point are you struggling to give him some credit for the first I don't want to I'm trying to think like I'm trying to think of something that I think he did well we canvassed in round one various licks after that and then forcing the stoppage a fortunate us obviously didn't force the stop would you not give him credit for the pressure we put on in that ninth round after such a clumsy bad star yes sure you give him credit in a fight he had a tiny bit of success you know in the ninth round after no success in the first nine rounds so you could have climbed off the canvas in round one come back and fall back taking all that punishment if you talk about what ifs again no I'm pathetic we'll never know really exciting crops when the third island if I was hurt I've been I've been put down the bar before so I wouldn't worry too much about what I'm gonna do Carl worry about yourself then what worried about anything would you like to share my hand I'd love to shake your hand do you think we're talking about you I don't know I'm not there and I don't flatter yourself [Music] does it surprise you George that has a psychologist to do with you a sports psychologist sir not surprised me he's trying to change with the Olympic squad they've they obviously use these these guys and her when he need it you know he needs it for you or do you think well if he needs it for himself is a bit late in the game isn't it like it this stage of his career to deal with to speak to somebody about you've got you've never too late you know any kids watching or anybody out there in different sports and all top professional many top professional sportsmen from different sports see a psychologist it's about ticking a box it's about professionalism and preparation and me speaking to Chris Marshall the psychologist it gives me a little bit structure and I find this beneficial it's not for anybody and everybody but if you want his number I'll give it to you the end of it I'm not for one second speaking ill of sports psychology I think it's a great thing a lot of fighters suffer with depression or sports people do date sometimes they need to talk about their problems came to work their anxieties and and their issues I'm just saying in this incidence it's a big problem yeah exactly he said he's had such a stellar career he's box all these big names no problem and yet when he comes up against little old me who's insignificant haven't achieved nothing and yet seems and fall to pieces and he has to see someone to talk about it with the issues with me doesn't really make much sense car is the ignition is be review altarpiece was gonna define them well maybe I'm being over-the-top but he's must be some some issue there that he says he can't perform properly because of me because I can't get up for training me he can't we're going to talking about the first fight get yourself all confused and wrapped a lot confused mumbling spot or any of it like who's obsessed with whom I'd you've got a view guys yeah you went to the statute long private I have it sessions with someone talking about me I don't do that do you think we're talking about you so you talking about yourself I'm seeing a psychologist port psychologist do you think we sit there and talk about you don't flatter yourself I'm not trying to flap myself but he's had a stellar career before such a high level for me or is it your issue is it your issue then I don't like to understand what you're saying you're going on and on and on and none of it's making much sense is there a question there I'm happy to answer your question if you've got a question okay who's she on the side sports psychologist for yourself what's a sports psychologist easy they're gone that's why we speak to psychologists why for ourselves okay not for anybody else and will it help you in this fight will it it's already has helped me has it we have massive loud you know because the fire isn't just Fight Night Fights preparation preparation is key you perhaps know well yes took subbox my preparations going on but it's hard yeah wait are you feeling all right I'm feeling fine on my own way is my training there while my unlocking your pump top what are you doing differently preparation what you're doing differently pleasure but professor Karl um quite a lot of things physically I'm seeing the sports psychologist as well did you know does it bother you that this man's got everything you wanted fight in London at Wembley on his own doorstep he's got to fight you read lobbied in and chased her goal did everything he wanted everything for a reason no it doesn't do you understand this everything for a reason lying that George everything for a reason is so ambiguous and open-ended and it can mean anything everything for a reason that mean that's me to explain it means a lot I mean anything you want it to mean garnet go on explain it don't need to explain you know what's to know it's Alan you keep saying it I'll explain it off explain explain it now I don't need to why not need to do in order to treat the funds hashtag everything for a reason let us know what it is we're dying tonight now George so things have gotta be calculon things said and done for a reason you buy my line now Johnny yeah if you buy my line you can explain it I don't need to see it so I don't mean it barn you keep doing it no there is me there is there is there is okay you keep it on the rapture keep an eye on up his sleeve okay how are you gonna handle the press conference so close to the fire because it's tense now when have I not handle the press conference what have I not handle the press conference what if I got lashed out from a dummy on the promises something it's stupid when have you not done that yeah did you mean to say that some B's you always do it did you mean to say why have you done it not one hour not that I understand the question whenever what have I ever not held it together our press conference there you go sorry that you shut your head when he predicted all the things he said he was gonna do now was he has he got your attention somebody said I'm gonna do this don't leave are you gonna come back from that yeah of course you're trying to said this is gonna be a Hagler hands three rounds is this just him blowing smoke or I want it to be it can be I know that I can be in four hands beat foot speed and I can hurt him if I come out and just start letting my hands go I'm gonna knock him out but you know he's mine get strong towards the back end of a fire it's a risk is he if he starts slowing you usually comes on with a bit of energy at the end if he starts quickly phasing in the end so he's got a 12-round fight like life's gone out on I like he lying out on being a 12 round fighter the only times I've gone 12 round talk twelve rounds of top-level up as is okay okay cool what is that I am a 12 round season fire I wish it was 15 rounds back to the old school doesn't matter because if I want you can't wall that plank you know of round five really up in 12 hours before really I mean 12 hours before you was when the fight will stop you much better conditioning you wasn't handled intensity here the battle number Bhima dark you guys get a quick starter and I know you was gone and you went no no no they're not getting stronger last round Ramadan's use your last ditch attempt in a fight you had no control just started going to work trust me so you wait you to the knife rounds know the work not no choice you had a fantastic start have no choice oh you're conscious if he brings this victim myself if he brings I had a terrible star ID six rounds had seven front it was hot I had eight round and I thought bad the name is strong fast you walk co-op does if he brings a three round rush on this Hagler hands rush on to you how do you handle a boxer move sharp jab good defense good movement hey get out you can leave a my shots doing for an e-zine arts work that aren't you yeah I am well there you go then are you surprised at how how how Carl is acting out and what to how he was acting the first time you to fall I'm not trying to antagonize you we sit in here Evan chap I can see the telltale signs dining to see where everyone else sees it whether they different people think I'm what are they behaving in a particular way I'll call we're not talk to about my trainer come on Tom Johnny you didn't tell him everything for a reason time telling what the tell-tale signs are worried for this reason people are viewing this than watching it just give it a little bit no come do what you tell haven't got anything empty vessels your this is a battle for you to hold it together that's what I know some battle it's like a fight giveaway so me tell tell me that what hold it together right now yeah right now love you wired up to a heart rate one over your face I'm probably ticking over about for you in a minute I'm very fit at I mean it very very fit my heart rates so low I mean I'm so calm cool and collected it's not an act I'm sure you practice you look quite glassy-eyed and a bit worried and a bit its last time all tensed up on 0 judges asking you questions you can't answer I don't know why you just don't relax and just enjoy the whole thing and just be honest and have a nice chat between the three of us like men and just tell the truth to use my words no kinder you lie constantly constantly lie yeah quite let's play myself what is he lying about yeah what is that you a question I know yes you know answer it thought not Chinese just asked you a question this rude to ignore him what counsel is made of 31st that's what we're looking at that's what this is this is all a manner as where this road ends correct correct you came in supremely confident from the earth did you know or did you have an indication when you two sparred when he employed you as his sparring partner probably didn't pay me I came up do some sparring would you like me to write you out a check no thank you despite employees fire bond is a page on you you know not necessarily now I can use the employ in a different context but can't Carol so did you what did you take from that is it but what did you know you know what in a few years time I've got his number oh yeah of course like of course and we sparred more than the one occasion where even for us where he dropped me and and that was what he was basing his whole you know preparation for the first fight on that's why he believed that I was just an understand there was an element to that I did things I dropped him in sparring and do not remember two days later when I came back to your hometown of the school John you don't remember that you sat on them you sat on the chair I remember you coming back tonight again but what is it will come back to my hometown and score me did you yeah brilliant I didn't know what you believe I know it I'm putting on the same box as me crying on ringside the first time the the ludicrous ridiculously deluded box I think which is the word you tend to live in you came back and scored me him my June it's a ridiculous statement to mate George come on you you by your standards you think you do on the same level I think I'm better than a cold front I think I'd be the best call forever would be seven days in a week then betray the truth you lost to the worst Carl Froch I've one of my career worst performances and you lost to me I'm only talking the facts truth sometimes hard to get your head around but that's the truth okay sentence simple sentence made of 31st weapons I went Alton I win the fight I win the fight inside the distance it's as simple as that I will be George groves inside 12 rounds without question no problem I am 100% convinced I'll be absolutely shocked if anything over than me stopping George groves inside the distance doesn't happen George I will not call watch out on May 31st and I'll tell you which punch I'm gonna do it with on fight week let me guess it's gonna be a left or right boys finally we got a shaker of her hands on a ringside this has been a little tense do we get a shaking hands here would you like to share my hand I'd love to shake your hand you loved but a pleasure talking to ya pleasure to use anyway you cannot pull about a little bit try pull of that have a little Paul in the push [Music] [Music]

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Length: 24min 36sec (1476 seconds)

Published: Sat Apr 04 2020