The boxer,who has now lost three world title fights, returns to the ring on Saturday rejuvenated by a novel trainer and a thirst to finally do his markI’ve definitely changed as a person because of professional boxing, and ” George Groves says on a rainy morning in Chiswick as,over breakfast, he shows the bruising honesty of a fighter who has tasted fleeting glory while being harm in and outside the ring. Groves looks up from his scrambled eggs and mushrooms and explains how boxing has marked him.“I’m now paranoid and cynical. If there is a change in the situation I will assess it and usually near up with the negative. It’s very scarce I see something genuine. When you rupture it down boxing is supremely working class but there are lots of changes. Only one thing remains the same. Kids are being punched in the face for a living and there are repercussions at the end of their career. But we now live in a social media world and these days you hear boos more than cheers. A few years ago there were no boos unless you were a pantomime villain or a foreign fighter.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com