REVISITED! Carl Froch & George Groves' INTENSE encounter | Gloves Are Off
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A look back on Carl Froch & George Groves' intense Gloves Are Off meeting prior to their rematch at Wembley on the 31st of May, 2014.
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It’s tradition to come back and watch this every now and again
Absolutely
Here I am. These 2 got me and just about everybody back into British boxing again.
Definitely
Totally agree TV gold🤣🤣🤣
Absolutely
Groves has a constant facial expression of an Amazonian tribesman encountering a 21st century human for the first time.
xD
lmfao
😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂
I've been tryna put my finger on what that look is for 6 years
Froch played a blinder here 😂 One of the funniest gloves are off ever
Froch got blown away verbally in the first fight it was painful to watch and Groves thought he could do it again but Froch completely turned everything on it’s head to the point it was obvious Groves was done mentally...fair play to Carl Froch I’m not his biggest fan but this was legendary!!
Froch sat back and relied on experience and age. It's a cheap tactic, but hey .... it's not against the rules.
"We can all pull about, a little bit. if you wanna pull about, have a little pull and a push"
A bit cringe wasn't he
It gets funnier and funnier
pull abaat
I can’t stop laughing
Ave a pull abat
Frochs smile right at the end after the pull and the push 😂 this never gets old
“Jonny’s just asked you a question! It’s rude to ignore him”. George just staring hahahaah so funny
the fact these 2 are friends now .........means world peace is possible .
This is a piece of Art that should be preserved for eternity. A masterclass from Froch here.
Textbook example of a fight being lost before a single punch was thrown, Froch played with him throughout this.
Because Froch is and was the harder man. He knew this.
The mind games for both fights were unreal
What do u expect he’s a international superstar
I think Groves won the mind games in the first fight, which effected Froch's performance. The sports psychologist obviously did an excellent job reshaping Froch's mind. Second time around, he looked more focused, relaxed and clear headed, and made Grooves look like a lost child.
23:32 “I’ll tell you which punch I’m gonna do it with on fight week”
“Let me guess, it’s going to be a left or a right” 😂😂
Even George cracked tf up
The way Froch said it with a bit of mockery in his voice killed it 😂
@@CalebWelser13 And Froch was holding himself not to.
This has to be THE BEST "The gloves are off" ever.🤣🤣🤣
what about aj and big baby?
@@WhateverWhateverwtghvhthat never even released
@@princeeris1780 still the best, they even did a battle rap
@@WhateverWhateverwtghvhCan’t spell crap without rap!
AJ/MILLER FACE OFF PLEASE. FEED THE STREETS.
They won't release it, as they want to protect Joshua's fake image. For sponsorships etc.
@@saulwest8254 What's his fake image? They were going to show the episode before Miller got suspended there's a preview for it, search it up. This fake image can't be anything to do with what he did in that episode what point do you think you're making?
@@novemberman1829 Eddie Hearn said AJ showed a different side, out of character during the episode. Naturally they want to protect his image. They won't release the unedited version.
Saul West yeah everything about eddie and aj is fake. They only care about making big money
@@saulwest8254 Amen brother Amen !
"Would you like to shake my hand?"
"I'd love to shake your hand."
"You'd love to?"
The Oscar goes to Mr Johnny Nelson for keeping a straight face during that hilarious shake of hands
That handshake is the stuff of legend 😂
av a little pull and a push 🤣
@@guitarjourneyguitar1215have push abaaat 😂😂
Carl’s best moment ever when he pulled him back across the table.
We can all pull abaat a little bit
"...I'm seeing a sports psychologist as well, did you know?"
lmao.
“I’m seeing a sports psychologist, did you know” this was too good
“You lie constantly Carl”
“What does he lie about?”
“What?😶”
Carl got angry and pulled his arm because george had a full roast and wanted to split the bill in half but carl only had battered onion rings.
Then put him in a food coma at Wembley
@@jackkeane6 😂😂
@@jackkeane6 😂😂😂 think it was about 80 odd
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Groves pulled first, provoked!
Whatever you think about Carl, it was nice to see him advocating for people to get help if they need it, for a guy with a massive ego, it was a humbling sight to see that he let himself be vulnerable to talk about how it helped him, then spoke out about how others should get help too, I found that to be a positive side of him.
He was doing it to get under Groves skin mate…. 😂
He rationalised it to himself by saying other athletes use psychologists. That made it okay for him to do so. He’s an insecure jerk
@@Skyrim152 if you say so…I think he’s overrated, especially by himself
@@blackrider7631 Where as you are great?
@@fargodavilleitnotd6729lol
This is the best gloves are off episode still to date, Carl literally picked him apart from the moment they sat down, he knew the first fight stoppage was terrible but used it to wind George up.
Best line was "You couldn't handle the pace, you was gone"
"YOU were gone!"
"No no no, YOU were gone and you WENT"
This one is prob the funniest one i have ever seen. But i think wilder fury 1 was maybe better, not as funny but better
dohertyz agreed, deffo the best one. My favorite rivalry too 👍
Carl was a nervous wreck...
@@CompleteCommando were we watching the same gloves are off? You might want to watch the fight as well Lol
@@dohertyz I did watch it I was there. But in these face to face Froch is a nervous wreck.
This is still one of the best things ever made. It’s literally up there with the godfather. I watch it at least once every couple of months.
Whole thing or the pull abaaaaat?
It's better than the Godfather but slightly behind Goodfellas.
15:04 "I'm seeing a sports phycologist, did you know?" creases 😂😂😂😂
This gloves are off is easily the wittiest Froch ever was, he played a complete blinder in this
Groves was never the same since he left that room
He has never fought aswell as he did in the first fight again. Weird this doesn’t feel that long ago. No groves is retired too.
Have to say i was a groves fan ( & still am even though hes retired) but carl turned him inside out during this interview. This was one of the best Rivalries in British boxing two tough warriors who put it both on the line fairplay to them & respect to them.
Yep groves looks absolutely shell shocked at the man who’s in front of him opposed to the man he expected to be in front of him
but its not Dee best rivalry in British boxing is it.... Nothing beats eubank vs ben.
@@kenwkls6392 I would have to agree although this was still extremely entertaining!!
@@kenwkls6392 yep I was a Benn fan out of them 2 I grew up in Ilford so obvious backed Benn. He was an animal in the ring.. No tippy tap point scoring with him he come to tear ur head of. Nigel Benn one of my all time favs.
14:09 "easy for you to say" literally broke Groves at that moment 😄 this was the best gloves are off ever. It wasn't just the animosity, but the phycology, the area Groves had beaten Froch previously was completely turned on its head for the rematch build up. Funny and fascinating in equal measure.
I wouldn't say completely turned on it's head. Froch did better than the first time but he couldn't very well have done worse could he?
Jonny Nelson looking like a freshly made cream egg.
@King Delevingne I'm not racist in anyway btw
You just bodied him with that comment. I can't look at Nelson the same way now lol
@oneraceonedestiny well 89 likes so they understood but you didn't not my problem thats yours 😂😂
@oneraceonedestiny jonny was much younger here and looked like a fresh cream egg loooool not hard to understand
@@e46_ggg that's a great shout i'd like to crack his egg open and get the smarties
At times Groves just froze up in this Gloves are off, Got beaten mentally and didn't know what to say.
I must be the only one that can't stand George groves he's so slimey
I think Froch winds Groves up so much he just can't think properly.
Mr b
Fury does it right.
Attention... Freeeeze!!! lol
He ain’t a bellend, he was trying a tactic off getting into Carl’s head which he ultimately failed.
Carl really got George bewildered with his factual replies, you’ll notice whenever George just stares and doesn’t know how to reply
One of the few times I really thought froch outclassed groves. Froch knew he got lucky the fight before, and used it to wind groves.
*facial expressions
I always remember this fight not just for the KO but actually knowing that Froch was open about how Groves got under his skin and saw a sports psychologist to help him through it. Something about that was inspirational as it is a sport of machismo for many and many would see that as weakness. But he used it as a strength to keep his mind right and KOed him on such a big stage
Who did you think was gonna win before the second fight?
I actually still picked Froch to win. My reasoning is that Froch always showed to be sturdy and relentless. When the first fight was topped, Groves was not in a good position even though people thought it was stopped early. I just never got the impression that Groves would be able to keep Froch off of him for a full 12. However, Groves truly irked Froch and Froch seemed genuinely bothered by Groves to the point where I questione whether Groves knew something we didn't.@@constantinvaldor3742
Why did Groves look so bewildered throughout the whole thing
because he didnt know what to do when froch used his brain.
He was looking like a mug and he knew it and couldn’t recover just Like when he got knocked out by Carl Froch in front of 90,000 at wembley
Probably baffled by the amount of shit Froch was coming out with
Because he thought he could rattle froch at the beginning then when he realised he wasnt provoking him he had nothing to say
@@joseph4043 80,000
George is a master of mind games and this is the only time I’ve seen him absolutely have a number done on him
Best Gloves are off ever still watching it in 2020
1st of January 2021
March 16 2021
April 30th, 2021
May 6th 2021
May 28th 2021
this remains one of the weirdest gloves are off, groves didnt have a clue what he was talking about
Too big too strong !
Your totally and so wrong, you read it so wrong, he got into froch's head, groves so good at head games totally in control
@@idrissufi9168 Nah froch won this mind game battle. Groves was clueless by froch’s factual approach. Froch too smart for him
@@32mizzi your obviously very dim, and lack brain cells, froch actually admitted Groves got to him
@@idrissufi9168 so I’m dim and lack brain cells because you have a different opinion to me? So everyone else on these comments saying the same thing as me must also be the same then? Don’t get rude you freak
Whoever that sport psychologist is ......is an absolute professional 👏
menacingly Carl says "would you like to shake my hand" and a chill went down the spine of George
Profile Photography alright roald dahl
His life flashed before his eyes as he agreed to shake Carl's hand. He didn't really like to, not at all.
They properly hated each other back then!! Both got under each others skin massively. Still one of the best Gloves Are Off to date... need more like this!
am AJ Miller would top this if ever released
This is probably the best gloves off interviews I've watched. I then last night watched the fight and was blown away by Carl's ko. George has that stare in his face that chills you to the bones, with the little wry smile towards Carl's responses within this interview. The fight was a tactical battle, but that little disguised movement from Carl to draw George open then the punch that followed that finished George's round was a shocking punch, felt sorry for George he had upped his game and was scoring brilliantly, Carl was a bit more calculating.
George got absolutely embarrassed in this. Froch mentally broke him down here.
This is one you come back to watch!
Groves looked like he wanted to cry, Froch completely destroyed him mentally.
But now watch Froch face off with Ward...Ward defeats him psychologically. Brilliant stuff!
I thought the same, it's artwork!
"im seeing a sports psychologist too did you know?" XD best part man...
US3_RuStY that was fucking brilliant 😂
creases 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Hats off to the camera man getting those close ups of george without laughing. That stare 😂😂😂
Thank you for this, I asked for it on a couple of videos. It's an absolute classic.
Froch played into Groves' hands by getting wound up before the first fight. He didn't act like a champion losing his cool. He learned his lesson and didn't let it happen a second time. He absolutely schooled Groves here, tied him up in naughts by just sticking to facts. Groves looked like a little boy in comparison and I believe he lost a bit of belief after this. I wanted Groves to win but you need to give CF credit where it's due. He acted like a champion here.
That atmosphere through this whole interview, these guys genuinely don't like each other.
George didn’t do himself justice in this.. he was a firey young man fueled by a poor stoppage and Carl played it perfectly by winding him up the whole time. Classic case of young buck against experience. Credit to George for going on to win WBA title, it was a shame to see him retire at 30.
Both great fighters and this is still my favourite gloves are off to date.
Can't wait for this, haven't seen it in so long. Epic rivalry!
"A what sorry, what am I seeing?"
"A sports psy...
"Yeh easy for you to say, go on!"
Love the cockiness behind that and how much it rattles Groves.
When Carl tells Groves that he lost to the worst Carl Froch you can see Groves die inside, he couldn’t say a thing. His eyes welled up 😂
Man. That handshake was so bad for George. He even admitted it on one of his interviews. He started it and Froch proper finished it. Both great fighters though. And I , like many, Loved watching their careers.
IM SO GLAD YOU POSTED THIS, MY PRAYERS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED. NOW FOR THE REST!,
Fans: Aj and Millar Pls
Sky:
Wont happen maybe ever
Why do people keep asking for aj v miller?
I think AJ got humiliated in that interview, that's why you'll never see it
Truss 😂😂😂
@@tootsiroll4134 i would have thought either not wanting to promote a drugs cheat when it's still too raw, or contractually they cant given Miller may have rights to that video as well, would come above AJ getting humiliated 😂
Still one of the best Gloves are Off interviews 🙌
We want aj miller gloves are off
hello No. We don’t.
j dman shush
j dman shush you rat
@j dman fucking wanker
WE want the AJ Miller show for sure... HAHAHA "kiss my ass English muffin" Miller is classic.
You can clearly see here the change in Carl's mindset, focused and ready. Groves knew he had lost before entering the ring. Tried the thousand yard stare at Froch numerous times and failed 😂
Why does groves pull the weirdest faces when he's trying to stare froch out 😂😂😂
@Casual Fight Fan yeah slorts slycologizz
@@22conmanz22 easy for you to say
@@TrueCrimeReport 😰
Tbf Carl speaks in such a peculiar tone. I don’t blame him😂😂
He is taking in what froch is saying & trying to get his head around it. Quite obvious.
"you didn't looks so good against Bute" what??? Froch destruction of Bute was one of the greatest demolition jobs I've ever witnessed and a stunning career comeback!! What a thing to say.
It hurt me to say that considering i’m from Montreal (same as Bute) but Froch destroyed Bute. He was never the same after.
Agreed. Best sporting performance I've ever seen live.
he might've had loaded gloves
@@danieloscolos8508based on what?
I watch this a couple times a year. I swear to god it's funnier everytime. The best gloves are off to date hands down. We all love a push and a pull😂
The best ever. The intensity, mind games, stares. Love their rivalry
Froch has an underrated career.
Underrated 🤔
S T hahahhhaha fuck off 😆😆😆
@S T what an absolute ridiculous comment. He beat everyone. Pascal was Undefeatable and froch beat him for a world title and took away his 0 pascal is a world champion right now, beat dirrell, avenged his lost to Kessler, was the first real person to beat Abraham (only other lose being a DQ), had a good fight with ward, absolutely destroyed Bute took his 0, then had teo amazing fights with groves. So what are you talking about?
@S T you're probably liking your own comments lmao
@S T cherry picked?! LOL
The 'Would you like me to write you out a cheque?' line is so underrated
4:18 “I won the fight fair and square” “it was not fair and square” 😅
22:51 i thought he was going to start crying
It was there beforehand lol
This is one the most entertaining sit down chats in boxing history.
- The seething anger, the intensity is amazing. 😁
"Johnny's just asked you a question, it's rude to ignore him"
Bro, George Grove's didn't have a chance 🤣
Froch won the mind games this time, then knocked him silly.
Please, the fight was anybody's until froch bang him out.
@@baz-ux9bv But Froch beat Groves twice, like it or not.
@@actornwriter I had Froch winning the 2nd fight. The first fight the ref robbed Froch of knocking out Groves, but... he did make it so he could knock groves out in front of 80k people at wembley :D
@@baz-ux9bv the most irelevant comment ive heard
Groves dominated the first fight throughout so it was a much needed fight for the "cobra"
I’ll never get tired of coming back to these gloves are off interviews for great entertainment. I’ve watched this one heaps but just noticed that how Groves’ left temple vein looked like almost bursting during his angry stares!
We can all have a pull and push
Aiden 1888 That was fucking brilliant
I absolutely love George’s composure zero facial expression throughout
Froch: “You’re in for an easy nights work then ain’t ya?”
Groves: 👁️ 👄 👁️
😂😂😂
Absolutely the best line in the whole hilarious thing, Morgan Freeman saying "It was at this point he knew he fucked up" would be perfect after that. Groves just tried the same tactics as the first build up and Froch was just waiting for it like a sniper to shoot each one down in turn.
@@Thetache like a cobra, perhaps
Always come back to this. More entertaining than most fights these days.
Been waiting on this for ages.
These 2 should have their own show, it's comedy gold when they get together 😂
And now they do
“We can all pull about a little bit”
“Have a little pull about “
“Little pull and push”
My God the gift that keeps on giving👏🏻🙏🏻
This is an annual viewing
I like both fighters but Froch really did a number on Groves here. Right under his skin. Still makes me smile after all these years.
Not George Groves finest hour ,especially after the Contradiction backed up all his statements and made GG fall on his own leg
the sport of professional boxing misses these two warriors, the banter & the actual battles they had , respect Carl & george
Two highly intelligent dudes verbally sparring....and a fight that matched all the expectations with a conclusive and concussive finish. This night may not be topped in the UK ever again.
Froch one of the dumbest in the business
Hahaha, what are you smoking bro? Groves was sitting there and couldnt even put 2 sentences together or explain what he was talking about. Each time Johny asked him a question, he was looking at him like he was talking about astrophysics lmao
@@Copemaxx🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@Copemaxx Groves wasn't at his best but he was in control and purposefully handling questions a certain way. Carl found this very difficult and he was using tangents to get through the whole thing (picking up on any verbal mistakes George made, having little cheap digs). Both intelligently approached this though so I get the original sentiment here.
@@robmaddison8645I don't think Froch found it difficult at all. He had a plan and stuck to it, which was to belittle Carl.
This is pure genius
This was the best build up to a fight ever!
Couldn't help but watch it again a year later. Whenever I hear the words sky sports the gloves are off, I'm here at this episode
One of the best rivalries in boxing 🥊
Froch bringing serious ted bundy vibes here, I’d be shook sitting across from him man
When he said well yeah well your not a international superstar after talking about how he wasn’t a international superstar I died 💀😫
Watching years later. You can see why these two have become good friends. Neither give an inch, but both bounce / respect each other. 👍👍👍👍👍
The two fights were excellent , well done to both boxers 👍great entertainment
Love both fighters. Both always in amazing fights 💪
Best gloves are off in my opinion, we need more rivalrys like this
I was looking for this a couple of days ago and it was nowhere on CZcams now they have re-uploaded it
This is the highlight of both men's careers. Timeless
Groves facial expressions are priceless 😂👌👍
Froch played this to absolute perfection. I would argue he won the fight through this gloves are off alone.
Best build up to a fight I have ever seen after being a boxing fan for 30 years
I love the music that plays at the start and at the end it's eerie
U can tell they genuinely disliked each other 😂
This is like watching a big brother bully his little brother
Whilst the ending is hilarious, the bit that always gets me is how George seems to think that Carl was forced to see a sports psychologist over him.
This really was intense. Both guys were great boxers, and they knew how to sell a fight too.