To travel to his old amateur club, Dale Youth ABC, George Groves will see an enthusiastic and difficult opportunity and mark him.
When the young Lucas Roehrig developed and improved the fork in the road, he approached.
Roehrig has a good level of boxing experience in amateur and faces decisions about his future.
If he will change to a professional, who will he sign with and who will practice him?
He knew and respected Groves, a former world -class holder. Grove likes the idea of managing fighters. But do not want to spread himself to be too thin with his other obligations, including spending time with his small family and continuously working in the media
It went down to Dale Youth Coach Danny Rowe to “sort their sequences together.
“I really want to handle him. But can I train? “Groves asked Rowe.
“Your friend will not let no one practice him. What are you talking about? “Rowe answered,” These other trainers … You will be the person who practices him. “
Row will talk to Roehrig: “George is there. No one is there The two of you have to gather and make it happen. “
Therefore, cooperation is seal and Groves, coaches and managers of Roehrig, which is an opportunity to walk 1-0 (1 ko). Beginning in the next life of his life after his fight.
Former belt holder admits that he persuaded Groves always do things in his own way. But now he is responsible to be there for others.
Their first out of the house saw Roehig open his pro account with a victory of more than 21-9 Joel Mcintryre.
“This is a large investment because I will practice and manage Lucas, which we have done to push for a year,” said Goves. “He launched in December. But we have worked behind the scenes for a long time and I love it. I only love it. There will always be that time. For all the former fighters who think about being a trainer and when and when and when and when and when Marry your other binding with your personal life? Fortunately, for me, I have a relationship that exists in a very special ability, which is Lucas, so even though it feels like it comes a little faster than I imagine or planned. This is the right time because it works. With the right person “
Groves, who like James Degale, Badou Jack, Carl Froch and Callum Smith, claiming his name on the fourth effort. He never left the boxing. He is a person who has knowledge about boxing and having his own. But this relationship sees that he goes back to the gym every day, running through the rope with a pad instead of gloves and working in the midst of the smells of sweat and leather. The shadow and reminder of his successful past everywhere.
“It’s fun every day in the gym and him. I love it,” Grove said. “I think of what I did … (Lucas). The first launches in a small hallway. This is a model of promotion. – What you don’t see on TV His next episode is Sky Sports (on Saturday night). It may be at the beginning of the stream. But he is fighting at the OVO stage. He will try and try everything and go behind him on this trip because he has a great ability. ”
Groves is not a stranger for London’s Ovo Arena, also known as Wembley Arena, which Roehrig will participate in Serbia’s Miloslav Savic, which is 9-8-1 (7 kos) that Wembley Groves fights and defeats without orderly. Christopher Rebrasse, Jamie Cox and Paul Smith, it was there where he lost Eduard Gutknecht, which collapsed in his dressing room after the fight and had to have surgery to alleviate the swelling in his brain after that. Groves saw a lot. He saw too much in that week.
And while Groves sometimes make the boxing business and hate the snakes and stairs of political play of sports. Roehrig acts as a reminder of the pure sports.
“I have seen and knew him,” said Grove. “The little things you don’t know immediately, for example, what he likes when I take him up the hill on Sunday morning? Whether he won or not he would not see on his face, he was desperate to win and that brought me back again, remind me of myself. The way he will hang your words – not just me, but anyone who he feels can add value to him. He invested heavily in that way and he was a great athlete – but even then I thought it was very crude. There are many more experiences that will improve. “
Roehrig’s reputation is increasing and helps to have a orchard not only But must sit But as a spokesman and supporter While the raw materials may be in the place and he may be well accepted in the amateur circuit. Children do not have amateur lineage with networks and supporters falling in love with him.
“He is at a high level as an amateur. But he does not have a 10 -year -old amateur, he does not travel around the world widely in the World Championship of the European Championship. … He has many countries (sinister). He reached the finals of the ABA championship, but the fact that he is doing what he is already doing, which just shows me that his potential is unbelievable, “Grove said.
It is enough to impress the IBF Cruiserweight Titleholder Jai Opetaia team, who has called for him to practice. In the current climate, the references of characters have many influences.
“Opetaia’s team asks him to come out, so we fly to Saudi Arabia so that he has a competition around the world and the fact that he is willing to invest in himself in every way to live and breathe every second. All the costs made me think of myself a lot, “Groves said.” Many things that I admire the fighters have already shown. He is worth the investment. “
But the relationship is not caused by fruit orchard, just greedy, young opportunities It was two ways, with Roehrig saw what Groves did. And most importantly, how did he do? Grove is seen as his person in British boxing almost against the establishment. He stepped on his own path whenever he could.
While the marriage between the coach/manager and fighter seems to be inevitable, Roehrig said it was organic.
“It happened more natural, which he saw that I was ready to change from a professional amateur and we sat down. We have a meeting and we talk about the best way to do this step. Options-but for me, it is a simple game, “Roehrig said.” People like George, which I always look and respect and know that I can trust, he is a perfect person to guide me in a career. Of mine and it happened naturally Is definitely a suitable option. “
The priority of Roehrig is the activity. He wants to be a box every two months or more, and he wants his learning and improvement. Winning seven times without losing is the goal by the end of 2025.
But even more than that, Groves made him want to carve his own path. Groves is not a person who opposes and when Roehrig begins his journey. He feels that the fierce freedom is inside him. That is another quality that students admire in his teacher.
“definitely. He is a trail, and the way he does it – even at the top of the sport to manage himself – he shows that he is not just an athlete. He also has mental and intellectual and business mind to be able to promote himself, “said Roehrig. My personality and find a way to play sports. “
Trivasis covered his first amateur boxing fight. In 1996, the former boxing editor was written for printing and foreign newspapers, including GQ and the health of men and is a member of the Committee for Rospelist Charity. Is a news anchor for TNT Sports and hosted a popular “Boxing Life Stories”. DIXON is a British Hall of Famer, who has the right to vote in the international boxing hall in the ring ranking panel and a author. Five boxing books, including “Damage: The story that does not have a brain injury in boxing” (short for William Hill Sportsbook of the Year) “Warrior: Search for the identity of his champion” (received Selection for sports books of the year SUNDAY Times International) and “The Road to Nowhere: Traveling through the terrace of boxing.” You can contact him @trisdixon on X and Instagram.
