George Groves recently reflected on his two fight series with fellow former super middleweight world champion Carl Froch.

In 2013, Groves dropped Froch in the first round and was up on all three scorecards when the referee jumped in to stop the contest in the seventh round - handing Froch a TKO win.

In their 2014 rematch, which saw 80,000 fans pack Wembley Stadium, the contest was razor close on the official cards when Froch landed a brutal shot that knocked Groves out cold in the eight round.

That contest would become the final ring appearance for Froch.

Groves retired in 2018, after suffering a knockout loss at the hands of Callum Smith.

While he fully accepts the loss in the rematch, Groves is still very much in disagreement with the stoppage in their first encounter.

Groves believes that he possibly could have put Froch away in the first round - had there been more time.

"He does have a fantastic chin. Does it need one more heavy shot or a few? Would he then close up? He was fresh and had a great engine. If I hit him that hard in the eighth round he probably wouldn't have got up. It's all ifs, buts and maybes. I'm not taking anything away from him. But I definitely would have liked another minute - I probably would have put him away," Groves told Sky Sports.

And obviously he believes referee Howard Foster should have allowed the contest to continue in the seventh. Groves looked very tired when the fight was waved off - but the stoppage did not sit well with the public, which is why 80,000 packed Wembley to see them do it again.

"Froch marches in and throws three or four arm-shots. Gun-slinging, Wild West! He doesn't land any of them. I threw a punch and missed but moved my head out of the way. I slipped into Foster's arm pit! He's a big lump and was laying on me after nine hard rounds! I looked much more tired than I was," Groves said.

"I may look buzzed, like it was only a matter of time, but that couldn't be further from the truth. Even if you're dead on your feet for tiredness you get through the fight.

"I've boxed since I was seven-years-old and this has been my dream. I remember being a kid working out what I needed to do to become the greatest of all time. I would have gone out on my [shield] if needs be. I never ever, never ever ever, needed saving in that first fight."