Top 55 George Groves Quotes

Why do I manage myself? I don’t trust anyone else to do it, to be honest.

I’ve been over to Germany, it is nice to box.

It’s hard to win people’s minds over. The only way to change their minds is to perform.

It is an individual sport and you don’t get many opportunities to overturn dodgy decisions.

It’s iconic, it’s Wembley. When I go running up Primrose Hill you can see the arch. It’s a great thing and it’s a proud spot for London.

I want to be considered one of the greatest fighters ever.

There’s always talk about going out on top, unfortunately for me that means going out on a loss but it’s going out at the highest level. I’m happily satisfied and it makes a lot of sense to me.

I didn’t fool myself into thinking I was world class just because I’d beaten James DeGale.

I have always wanted to be European champion, because it is a fantastic title and so many great boxers have held the belt over the years.

I’ve definitely changed as a person because of professional boxing.

I’ve been in a few fights where I keep drilling guys – Carl Froch, those sort of people – and they just keep coming.

I never get nervous and I’m always very confident to the point where some people think I’m cocky.

I never spoke out as a kid, I was never good at it as a kid, I was always too shy but I think I have a story and would like to be good at it and tell my story.

They are a funny little team, the Eubanks.

I will beat Carl Froch every night of the week and it doesn’t matter if it is the best Carl Froch or the worst Carl Froch.

Chudinov is one of the toughest guys I fought. It was only the slump of his shoulders that made me think he’s hurt because there’s no grimace, or rolling eyes. He was never going down.

I know I am more than capable of beating Carl Froch.

Wembley Arena has been a successful stomping ground in the past.

My career before I was main event I was always trying to steal the show and I feel I have a style that can be endearing to the boxing public. It’s a style that allows me to box how I want to box.

My missus has had to put up with me boxing. I’ll be able to spend some better time with them and not always have to put boxing first. So that’s good for me. I’ll enjoy that part of life.

Once I’ve got that world title I’ll never want to lose it. I’ll fight tooth and nail to keep it.

Badou Jack is a great fighter, but there is a lot that he does that I do better. I have enough power to take him out.

There are plenty of massive fights out there for me, I know that, but the goals always going to become world champion.

I’m taking charge of my own business because I don’t trust anyone else to do it.

I don’t care what people think anymore. I don’t think I’ve got anything to prove.

I’ve earned some decent money, and bragging rights, and boxed on a Floyd Mayweather undercard in Vegas… but it’s a fraction of what I set out to do.

I’ve boxed on with cuts, broken jaws, everything.

I got to world champion, No 1-rated fighter in the division and managed to earn from the defences.

I could walk away from boxing tomorrow, if I choose to.

I’ve been on the other end of sticky decisions, have been the ‘B’ side, but I never go in there thinking, ‘Is this going to go against me?’

I think it is good when your blood is pumping, you are feeling lively, nice and warm, you are loose, you are awake, and your brain is switched on.

Since I was 12 and didn’t want to go training I have always worked hard not to waste my talent.

I’ve always been able to stay calm in high-pressure situations.

There’s a lot I can offer boxing.

The more successful a promoter becomes, the more ruthless they’ve got to be.

I was never going to be one to just go away quietly and get on with things in the shadows.

Once I’m world Champion we can think about what fights are fun rather than fights that need to take place.

That’s the reality of boxing – it can be over in a flash.

Rebrasse was a good opponent, a tough guy, he took an awful lot of punches. I knew it was going to be tough. I didn’t want to run out of steam, I felt in great condition but you always have to be cautious against a guy who has never been stopped.

Motivational talks are something I have been asked to do and i fancy taking a crack at it.

When I become world champion, what do I need? I need opponents, I need someone to pick a venue, negotiate a date, and I need a promoter.

I know what works for me.

Carl Froch is a strong, seasoned world champion and there’s no quit in him.

I can play poker when I have to and I think it has made me a better fighter.

I don’t think anything affects my nerves.

In boxing you can be the most talented fighter out there but you need people to watch and I’m fortunate that I’m in that situation.

I am not going to box unfit, obviously.

If I’m confident in my ability to do something, I never get nervous about it. If I was to get up and try to sing in front of 50,000 people, I’d fall to pieces. But boxing, I find it really comfortable.

When friends started smoking at 16 or drinking at 18, I made myself not follow. No lads’ holidays, all that stuff.

If I didn’t want to fight Carl Froch then I wouldn’t have invested so much time and money into appealing with the IBF over the dubious outcome of the first fight.

Sometimes when you’re not getting what you want in this game you have to shout a bit and throw a bit of a tantrum.

I’m an established fighter, not a fighter who needs steady progression.

I don’t want there to be a time where I’m ‘too old’ to box on, or where an injury retires me in or out of the ring.

In 2017, I boxed in front of a home crowd in Sheffield and became the WBA super-middleweight world champion. After four attempts I had finally fulfilled my childhood dream, and the experience was as great as I had always imagined it would be. It was without doubt the best moment of my career.

Ultimately, it’s down to the individual. Some people are born to perform. Some people need to work hard to control themselves.