JAMES DEGALE says he will make Carl Froch "look silly" and destroy his legacy if the world super-middleweight champion dares take him on in another Battle of Britain in January.
DeGale is the mandatory challenger for Froch's IBF belt but believes his potential opponent is running scared over what defeat would do to his ring reputation.
Froch, who beat domestic rival George Groves for the second time in May, has until December 31 to reveal if he will meet DeGale or face vacating the IBF title.
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No one in their right mind thinks Froch is scared of DeGale, but I don't have a problem with DeGale saying this. He's just doing everything he can to get the fight. And since he has already beaten an OK opponent in an eliminator, I would say he's a deserving challenger. Froch doesn't owe him a fight though.
Exactly, he's just trying to rile Froch up to get him to bite.
Froch does owe him a fight however because Degale's his mandatory.
I'm a Froch fan but degale is doing nothing wrong here he was respectful until he realised he prob won't get the fight. Froch isn't scared but isn't interested in another domestic fight for his last fight. So degale has to question his manhood to try coax him into the ring.
What? I'm talking about out of all Froch's potential opponents
Oh, sorry I misunderstood there... Yeah probably then, based mainly off Froch's profile and how disliked Degale is. What I said still stands tho, Degale is not a headliner and doesn't sell tickets. Buglioni already has a better following.
Better than Brook-Khan or Haye-Fury? I don't think so... Plus, that is besides the point. Degale can't even headline a night on Sky Sports yet, he isn't a big sell, not many people like him or how he fights.
What? I'm talking about out of all Froch's potential opponents
No one in their right mind thinks Froch is scared of DeGale, but I don't have a problem with DeGale saying this. He's just doing everything he can to get the fight. And since he has already beaten an OK opponent in an eliminator, I would say he's a deserving challenger. Froch doesn't owe him a fight though.
The DeGale-Froch fight would do better than any other fight on PPV in the UK.
Better than Brook-Khan or Haye-Fury? I don't think so... Plus, that is besides the point. Degale can't even headline a night on Sky Sports yet, he isn't a big sell, not many people like him or how he fights.
Froch should fight DeGale. It would be a big fight in the U.K. that will be spoken about for decades when a legend beats a hype job. Afterwards Froch can have his farewell fight in Vegas.
Froch can pick who he wants but he's going to have to give up his belt.
Absolutely, and I don't want to see him hold it hostage for ages while he makes his decision. If he's already made his mind up about pursuing bigger international fights, then he should drop the belt to the young 'uns. He's snapped up plenty of trinkets to last a lifetime.
For all my ragging on DeGale, he has earned the title shot, so he should be given free reign to go after it as soon as possible. This coming from a Katsidis fanboy who had to wait more than a year for Marquez to make his move in 2009-10.
The problem for Degale is the ticket / PPV buying public seem to be scared of him too... Sh*t this motherfvcker couldn't even sell out Glow in Bluewater shopping centre lol, no wonder he's willing to take less than the mandatory 25% - it'll still be his biggest payday
The DeGale-Froch fight would do better than any other fight on PPV in the UK.
The problem for Degale is the ticket / PPV buying public seem to be scared of him too... Sh*t this motherfvcker couldn't even sell out Glow in Bluewater shopping centre lol, no wonder he's willing to take less than the mandatory 25% - it'll still be his biggest payday
I don't think Froch is afraid but Degale could give him problems with his slippery skills and is pretty heavy handed with what seems a decent chin, I would buy!
Note to self: stop reading DeGale interviews. Just skip 'em. I always come away feeling the opposite of enlightened and enthusiastic after such tripe. :yuck:
Hence why I hope Froch picks someone else. Anyone else. Fight Kessler, or even fookin' Robin Reid again... just not that twat DeGale. Deny him the payday and give him some of that Calzaghe treatment. :D
Froch can pick who he wants but he's going to have to give up his belt.
DeGale isn't worried about the payday - he's offered to take less than the 25% which is what the challenger is entitled to under the IBF rules.
Note to self: stop reading DeGale interviews. Just skip 'em. I always come away feeling the opposite of enlightened and enthusiastic after such tripe. :yuck:
Hence why I hope Froch picks someone else. Anyone else. Fight Kessler, or even fookin' Robin Reid again... just not that twat DeGale. Deny him the payday and give him some of that Calzaghe treatment. :D