James Degale: "Carl Froch Knows I'd Make Him Look Silly. He'll Never Face Me."

Let's see Froch vs DeGale and Groves vs Ward instead. After those fights Froch and Groves can rematch.

Froch would deal with DeGale easily IMO.

Yes James, just you roll around with your back on the ropes and see how you get on with Froch :lol1: He doesn't even last as long as Groves did. DeGale has been carrying a bad knee injury which explains the laying on the ropes. He was much more mobile and was bending his knees more in his last fight.

Yes James, just you roll around with your back on the ropes and see how you get on with Froch :lol1: He doesn't even last as long as Groves did.

I would have Degale over Froch right now and this is not due to the Froch-Groves fight. Froch would just struggle with pure boxers like Joe calzaghe.

He would probably make him look silly for about 3 rounds then may still do alright for a couple more but after that the fight would likely change dramatically. Froch can be out boxed but doing it for 12 whole rounds is something only 2 guys did and I don't think DeGale can do what either of those guys could.

I thought that was a very cool headed and fact filled interview where DeGale was genuinely speaking what he believed. He gave Froch lots of props for his chin, gave Groves lots of props for his performance, said he thought all of Froch's tough fights and age seemed to have come up on him but made a very good point when he said this performance looked better for Groves because of where the UK media put Froch(on a pedestal) and that Froch has been exposed before against Dirrell and Froch but the performances got overlooked because Froch got the win in the end. He said he's been schooled by Ward and that the handspeed was the key in the fight(Froch-Groves), he said Groves was too fast. I could go on, but basically DeGale just said things that most people would agree with. Yeah, but the UK media didn't put Froch on a pedestal, they ignored him for years. Froch put himself on a pedestal by beating Pascal, Taylor, Dirrell, Kessler, Abraham, Johnson, Bute and now Groves back to back. He did it the hard way, many of the fights coming overseas and he'll continue to take and win the hard fights entertaining boxing fans globally while DeGale will likely continue to fight sub-standard opponents. DeGale can say this and that, but actions speak louder than words.

Froch will smoke his boots. Degale will back up against the ropes and Froch will T off on him like Bute.

first interview where degale hasnt annoyed me and actually spoke some sense. fair play to him. gave groves credit. gave froch credit.

So much disrespect to Froch from DeGale and I'm only 5 minutes in, Carl needs to body this guy. I thought that was a very cool headed and fact filled interview where DeGale was genuinely speaking what he believed. He gave Froch lots of props for his chin, gave Groves lots of props for his performance, said he thought all of Froch's tough fights and age seemed to have come up on him but made a very good point when he said this performance looked better for Groves because of where the UK media put Froch(on a pedestal) and that Froch has been exposed before against Dirrell and Froch but the performances got overlooked because Froch got the win in the end. He said he's been schooled by Ward and that the handspeed was the key in the fight(Froch-Groves), he said Groves was too fast. I could go on, but basically DeGale just said things that most people would agree with.

I hope the fight is made after Froch v Groves II, but if DeGale really is fighting Periban he might not make it past him. He's a significant step up on the opponents DeGale has been fighting. He'll school Periban. DeGale is one of the finest boxers in the world.

Well to be fair to Degale, if you remember during the Degale vs Groves build up Froch was supporting Groves and heavily criticizing Degale. Now in the recent build up to his own fight with Groves he admitted that he thought Degale beat Groves but that Degale will never be world level, hence Groves couldn't be world level. Degale has a right to dislike Froch for some of the things said, but he did give him respect too in that interview so it wasn't all negative. True, Froch did say some things about DeGale and in fairness, this is what DeGale needs to do i.e. build some bad blood with Froch to get the public interested. I want to see the fight, and I don't understand how DeGale has fallen down the IBF rankings. He was basically in a mandatory position to Froch in September (after Groves) but has dropped to #10 in October behind several other fighters.

So much disrespect to Froch from DeGale and I'm only 5 minutes in, Carl needs to body this guy. Well to be fair to Degale, if you remember during the Degale vs Groves build up Froch was supporting Groves and heavily criticizing Degale. Now in the recent build up to his own fight with Groves he admitted that he thought Degale beat Groves but that Degale will never be world level, hence Groves couldn't be world level. Degale has a right to dislike Froch for some of the things said, but he did give him respect too in that interview so it wasn't all negative.

Good interview by DeGale. The Groves' rematch has to happen next year. Strange it hasn't happened already..

I would favor DeGale over Froch. He would outbox him. I hope the fight is made after Froch v Groves II, but if DeGale really is fighting Periban he might not make it past him. He's a significant step up on the opponents DeGale has been fighting.

Degale keeping it 100, much respect Froch stans not liking it

I would favor DeGale over Froch. He would outbox him.

So much disrespect to Froch from DeGale and I'm only 5 minutes in, Carl needs to body this guy.