Fighting under the Hayemaker banner, George Groves, polite Hammersmith lad, has had 8 Wins from 8 Fights – 6 by KO – so far.
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An interview with George and his trainer, Adam Booth, this evening gave me great insight into just what it takes to be like George and I couldn’t do it.
George Groves capped a superb debut year as a professional with a mature, poised and hugely dominant performance over Belarussian champion Konstantin Makhankov on Saturday night… [more]
George Groves and David Haye
Fighting on the Sky Box Office undercard of David Haye’s historic WBA World Heavyweight title triumph over human colossus Nickolai Valuev, Groves showed speed, movement, variety and a first rate jab that his tough Belarussian opponent had no answer to… [more]
David Haye at York Hall
Photos by ME Article (blatantly used without permission) by David of GrovesVDeGale
I had a brilliant little outing in Bethnal Green yesterday, I went along with my mate Dave to shoot for “Groves V DeGale“ for the first in hopefully a few pro boxing matches. I had done little research and had never been inside the venue, York Hall, previous to yesterday. I didn’t know what the lighting was going to be like and I certainly didn’t understand “Boxing Photography Etiquette”
I wanted to note down some tips I picked up on the day as before hand I had NO clue about boxing photography and couldn’t find much about it on the web. So, without further ado, here’s a little piece on “Boxing Photography, A beginners guide”
Can I bring my camera? It would seem that you’re welcome to bring a camera to a boxing match as there were many there – varied shapes and sizes scattered throughout the crowd, though that would vary depending on the match venue – I can’t, for example, see o2 letting you in with anything larger than a camera phone, in short – check with the venue… However, as yesterday was a press accredited gig, let’s work on it from that perspective shall we?
Went along to York Hall tonight in London’s East end… There were six fights, the one we went to film / shoot included our man St. George Groves – Out of Hammersmith, George is the key man, or, one of two key men on the website – Groves V DeGale George was lined up to fight Matthew Barr who apparently pulled out with a broken hand. Well, from Rock to Sock (him in the face!) Here’s what I came away with.
