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Groves or DeGale: both are on Saturday's bill but what will happen if they meet again?
They don't like each other and they never will. George Groves has beaten James DeGale as an amateur and a pro and by all accounts they are likely to fight again. The Panel waste no time in telling us who they think will win...
There is talk of a rematch between arguably the bitterest rivals in British boxing. So quite simply, who wins? Groves or DeGale?
Johnny Nelson: I picked James DeGale last time and I will pick him again. I like his style, his pace and his pressure because it's all unorthodox and I get that. Since that first fight, I think James had learned more and improved more than George. Both have improved but look at the level of opponents; yes George has had those two big fights with Froch, but DeGale's level of opposition has been consistent and risky - and he has won and won well. I hate to say it and I hope I am wrong, but I have a feeling that brilliant performance in the first fight against Froch, was as good as Groves is going to get. So I would go for DeGale... just.
Glenn McCrory: That's a great question. I had DeGale winning the first one but who has improved more? Well, I've got to say George Groves because he has been on the biggest stage and nothing has dented his confidence - even those losses. Carl Froch doesn't want either of these so I think this could well be the next big one for them and I've got to side with Groves. I like Groves a lot. I like DeGale a lot. But the one advantage Groves has is his ability to get in people's heads. He got in Froch's, he got in DeGale's - and he would do it second time around. Groves would have to use the raiding tactic, getting in and out or DeGale will roll all over him. But the simple fact remains that Groves bought the very, very worst out of James - and I think he would do it again.
Jim Watt: I actually thought James DeGale nicked the first fight, with that southpaw stance and awkwardness. But if there is a return I hope we are going to see better action and I suspect we will, simply because there is more at stake. DeGale must still be kicking himself for not winning the first time; he may have thought he had it in the bag because I feel he let it slip. Well, he wouldn't make that mistake again and yes, it would have more on the line. Both have grown up and matured, so it would be close again. But I would just go for DeGale to win it.
Paul Smith: I think George Groves beats James DeGale, every day of the week. James is a better fighter and I know he has improved but I just think George has his number. The one thing James has on his side, and it's a huge attribute, is that awkwardness. There is only one way of coping with that, and there is one man who has seen him first hand and sparred hundreds of rounds with him - and that's George Groves. We have seen plenty of fighters fail to negate those awkward tactics and George did it very well indeed in that first fight. I had James winning it but I suspect this is one of those rivalries where one fighter has the beating of the other. It's like Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson; I always thought Tyson was a better fighter but Evander would have beaten him seven days out of seven.
Jamie Moore: I've got to say I fancy James DeGale's chances. I was really impressed with him on the undercard at Wembley, where he looked like he had turned a corner in his career. He boxed with more authority and his ringmanship showed me he has grown in confidence. DeGale looks like he has improved just a little bit more than George since the first fight. I had that one down as a draw because you couldn't split them, so going on that basis, I think DeGale would do it this time. Yes, Groves has boxed Froch twice but two defeats are two defeats, and DeGale hasn't had any and has a nice momentum going.
Groves or DeGale: both are on Saturday's bill but what will happen if they meet again?
They don't like each other and they never will. George Groves has beaten James DeGale as an amateur and a pro and by all accounts they are likely to fight again. The Panel waste no time in telling us who they think will win...
There is talk of a rematch between arguably the bitterest rivals in British boxing. So quite simply, who wins? Groves or DeGale?
Johnny Nelson: I picked James DeGale last time and I will pick him again. I like his style, his pace and his pressure because it's all unorthodox and I get that. Since that first fight, I think James had learned more and improved more than George. Both have improved but look at the level of opponents; yes George has had those two big fights with Froch, but DeGale's level of opposition has been consistent and risky - and he has won and won well. I hate to say it and I hope I am wrong, but I have a feeling that brilliant performance in the first fight against Froch, was as good as Groves is going to get. So I would go for DeGale... just.
Glenn McCrory: That's a great question. I had DeGale winning the first one but who has improved more? Well, I've got to say George Groves because he has been on the biggest stage and nothing has dented his confidence - even those losses. Carl Froch doesn't want either of these so I think this could well be the next big one for them and I've got to side with Groves. I like Groves a lot. I like DeGale a lot. But the one advantage Groves has is his ability to get in people's heads. He got in Froch's, he got in DeGale's - and he would do it second time around. Groves would have to use the raiding tactic, getting in and out or DeGale will roll all over him. But the simple fact remains that Groves bought the very, very worst out of James - and I think he would do it again.
Jim Watt: I actually thought James DeGale nicked the first fight, with that southpaw stance and awkwardness. But if there is a return I hope we are going to see better action and I suspect we will, simply because there is more at stake. DeGale must still be kicking himself for not winning the first time; he may have thought he had it in the bag because I feel he let it slip. Well, he wouldn't make that mistake again and yes, it would have more on the line. Both have grown up and matured, so it would be close again. But I would just go for DeGale to win it.
Paul Smith: I think George Groves beats James DeGale, every day of the week. James is a better fighter and I know he has improved but I just think George has his number. The one thing James has on his side, and it's a huge attribute, is that awkwardness. There is only one way of coping with that, and there is one man who has seen him first hand and sparred hundreds of rounds with him - and that's George Groves. We have seen plenty of fighters fail to negate those awkward tactics and George did it very well indeed in that first fight. I had James winning it but I suspect this is one of those rivalries where one fighter has the beating of the other. It's like Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson; I always thought Tyson was a better fighter but Evander would have beaten him seven days out of seven.
Jamie Moore: I've got to say I fancy James DeGale's chances. I was really impressed with him on the undercard at Wembley, where he looked like he had turned a corner in his career. He boxed with more authority and his ringmanship showed me he has grown in confidence. DeGale looks like he has improved just a little bit more than George since the first fight. I had that one down as a draw because you couldn't split them, so going on that basis, I think DeGale would do it this time. Yes, Groves has boxed Froch twice but two defeats are two defeats, and DeGale hasn't had any and has a nice momentum going.
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