Watch when Carl Froch and George Groves clashed at intense press conference before first fight

Carl Froch and George Groves shared one of the most intense rivalries British boxing has ever seen in 2013/14.

Before their first fight, the plucky young challenger showed little respect to the experienced veteran champion.

Groves got under Froch’s skin before their first meeting

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This irked Froch and Groves deliberately utilised mind games as a weapon.

Groves studied his opponent both in and outside of the ring to ensure he was able to pick holes in him from both perspectives.

He unquestionably achieved this as Froch later admitted being unsettled by his opponent’s pre-fight antics.

Groves promised to land two right hands in round one and was as good as his word, flooring Froch in the opener.

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Froch settled the rivalry in the rematch

He gave his rival a torrid time, before the Nottingham man battled back and won by virtue of a controversial ninth-round stoppage, which many felt was premature.

For the rematch, Froch employed a sports psychologist to help propel him to a convincing KO victory at Wembley Stadium.

You can watch the pre-fight highlights for Froch vs Groves I in the player at the top of the page.

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