By Edward Chaykovsky

Promoter Eddie Hearn is stunned with the position George Groves is taking when it comes to a rematch with domestic rival James DeGale.

At one point, Hearn was the promoter of record for both boxers, but now Groves is being represented by Sauerland Event. When they fought several years ago, Frank Warren was the promoter of both.

DeGale, who wants to avenge his decision loss to Groves, is in line to fight for the vacant IBF super middleweight title with Andre Dirrell. Groves is the mandatory challenger to WBC champion Anthony Dirrell.

According to Hearn, he offered Groves a lot of money to face DeGale - but claims Groves countered with "unacceptable terms."

"I must be honest and say I can’t understand the way George thinks sometimes. He was offered this chance of a fight with James but wants unacceptable terms. The money that we were offering would have amounted to the biggest payday both fighters had ever landed, but Groves is pushing for a fight with WBC champion Athony Dirrell. Everyone knew that Dirrell was going to be given an extension by the WBC and now George looks set to have to wait till the autumn/winter for that shot," Hearn stated to the Daily Mail.

"I understood Groves’ most recent offer from them was $150,000 (£98,000) – please can someone explain to me why George is going down that route when he could have had a massive fight with James for potentially twenty times the money? This game can drive you crazy sometimes."