JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ FLEEX SERIES
A series of low blows gave Doyle a way out of the fight by getting himself disqualified in the second round – and gave the British heavyweight title to Petersen.ĥ5,000 - Ricky Hatton v Juan Lazcano at Manchester City Stadium, May 24, 2008: Hatton’s homecoming fight following the first loss of his career, to Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas, drew the biggest post-war crowd in Britain – until Froch-Groves 11. Saint George welcomes that perceived advantage.īut both will have to deal with the enormity of this occasion.īack in the day: 120,757 watched Gene Tunney (left) beat Jack Dempsey in Philadelphia in 1926ĩ0,000 - Len Harvey v Jock McAvoy at White City, London, July 10, 1939: Former flyweight Len Harvey won a piece of the world heavyweight championship for the only time when the Briitish Board of Control recognised his points victory as giving him the title.ħ0,000 - Jack Doyle v Jack Petersen at White City, London August 12, 1933: Wild man Doyle was reportedly since drinking in a local hostelry in the hours before the fight and realised in the first minute that he had taken Petersen too lightly. The Nottingham Cobra expects the majority of the congregation to be roaring for their fellow Londoner.
The goldfish is in his bowl.Įxactly how the two combatants in the biggest fight in post-war Britain react to the animal growl of that mob will go a long way towards deciding the outcome of Froch-Groves II.īoth Froch, the 36-year-old super-middleweight champion, and Groves, the 26-year-old pretender to that throne, have been contemplating the moment. The larger the crowd out there in the darkness, the more profound the sense of isolation. His opponent is in the far corner, the referee has his arms raised ready to beckon him forward. The prizefighter feels like the loneliest man in the world when the pre-fight formalities are over, his trainers are waved away and the first bell is about to ring. he's a control freak ready to beat Carl Froch
he is desperate to win and that spells trouble for George Groves
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