{"id":68531,"date":"2017-08-31T16:58:38","date_gmt":"2017-08-31T21:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=68531"},"modified":"2017-08-31T20:41:59","modified_gmt":"2017-09-01T01:41:59","slug":"george-groves-on-the-record-boxing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=68531","title":{"rendered":"George Groves On The Record – Boxing News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>WBA Super World Super Middleweight champion George Groves (26-3, 19 KOs) is hungrier than ever and wants to cross off more achievements on his bucket list. First, he has to get pass \u2018ballsy\u2019 Jamie Cox (24-0,13 KOs) in a Muhammad Ali Trophy quarter-final clash October 14 at The SSE Arena Wembley in London where tickets are on sale ranging from from \u00a335 to \u00a3130 at stubhub.co.uk at axs.com.<\/p>\n

This is Cox\u2019s first big fight \u2013 whereas you\u2019ve been there for some time – how important is your experience going to be \u2013 and do you think Cox can handle the pressure?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cExperience is very important. You don\u2019t understand it until you got it and even when you got it it\u2019s still difficult to understand. I\u2019m sure it will play a part. Cox has boxed at a high level as an amateur but he\u2019s yet to do it as a pro. Let\u2019s see if he can cope. I\u2019m sure he will be well rehearsed in the build up and well drilled in the gym but putting it together under the spotlight on the biggest stage is always the most difficult task. I\u2019ve been there and done it before, but let\u2019s see if he can.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cox talks a good game and appears confident \u2013 he says you\u2019ve been over indulging \u2013 have you still got the hunger?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve still got the hunger. I\u2019ve still nowhere near achieved what I set out to achieve as a little kid. I haven\u2019t won enough belts, I haven\u2019t won enough fights, I haven\u2019t made enough money, and until all those and a few other things are crossed off the bucket list, I\u2019m more hungry than ever. I finally know what it feels like to be a World Champion and I don\u2019t plan on surrendering that anytime soon. Now I would like the feeling of winning the Muhammad Ali Trophy.”<\/p>\n

How has your training been going?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

My training has been going really well. We\u2019ve had plenty of time so we\u2019ve been able to structure a long camp. Everything is on track.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ve been improving with every fight since teaming up with Shane McGuigan. Do you expect this to continue? Is there still room for improvement?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201c100% I think I\u2019m becoming a better and better fighter. Obviously with the physical experience of training and being in big fights you\u2019re going to improve, but also with Shane\u2019s guidance, I feel that I\u2019ve improved as a fighter. I\u2019m adding more and more to my game. I\u2019m more and more comfortable in various situations. I\u2019ve always been comfortable against southpaws. Cox is the first southpaw I\u2019ve been working towards with Shane McGuigan but we\u2019re on course and we know what we need to do.\u201c<\/p>\n

You\u2019ve said you\u2019ve known Jamie a little bit, you roomed together as amateurs, from what you know about him, what do you think his mind set will be going into this fight?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a competent chap. When I knew him he had a lot of desire. Although his professional record doesn\u2019t suggest any desire because he\u2019s been a pro longer than me and he still hasn\u2019t been in a real fight. He\u2019s had breaks, he\u2019s had injuries, he\u2019s had personal issues. I\u2019m sure now he decided this is his last crack at the whip as a professional boxer he\u2019s going to try to knuckle down and prepare to the best of his abilities. I\u2019m preparing for the best Jamie Cox. He\u2019s fit, he\u2019s strong, he\u2019s aggressive, he\u2019s ballsy, but they are all things I possess as well so I\u2019m sure it will make for a great fight. I certainly feel I have the measure of him and I have a few advantages, which I\u2019m going to reveal on the night.\u201c<\/p>\n

Does fighting in London, your hometown, at The SSE Arena Wembley, where you have enjoyed some good nights before, give you an advantage?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

It\u2019s lovely for me to fight at Wembley. Wembley is good for me because it is so close to home. I can do every moment of preparation in my own surroundings. I\u2019ll be at my own gym, I can sleep at home in my own bed the night before the fight. All these things will be an added benefit come fight night because for me personally, this is how I do best.<\/p>\n