The fight is destined to be a classic and Froch rarely disappoints in terms of entertainment. A knockdown in the opening rounds can be more damaging if you cannot finish off the opponent, as Groves found out when the early knockdown allowed Froch to gain composure and slowly build up confidence and come back strong in the later rounds, which he is famous for. The later someone gets dropped in a fight, the harder it is for them to come back as time runs out. The game plan from the first fight looked to be for Froch to finish to fight as soon as possible. Froch's style of fighting has always been helped by the fact that he has one of the best chins in the business: when he retires there will undoubtedly be a montage of the hooks, uppercuts and jabs he has taken that would have floored most people. Because of his ability to absorb punches has forgotten the fundamentals of his defence in many fights; Groves explained it well when he mentioned that as a trainer you would never tell a young amateur to copy Froch's style as he leaves himself open for the counter, which Groves proved in round 1 in November. Kessler had a lot of success in the rematch in 2013 with an overhand right, followed by a left hook and had Froch in trouble towards the championship rounds. Worryingly, Groves was only level by one round on two judges card from the 8th round, despite a knockdown which is a 10-8 points scoring.
