JAMES DEGALE wants revenge against George Groves but insists he won't beg to face his old rival again. The IBF super-middleweight champion has just one defeat on his 25-fight record a 2011 loss to Groves. DeGale, 31, also lost in the amateur ranks against his fierce foe, who defends his WBA title against Jamie Cox in the World Boxing Super Series quarter-final at Wembley Arena on Saturday night. Click Here To Read More]
Zurdo called this guy out and hes still mentioning Groves lol! Zurdo has 168 shook.
Honestly nobody is going to fight that guy.
Poor business move and Brits won't want to see it ahead of any domestic dust up.
The ideal for the casual Brit boxing fan is two Brits fighting for a world title.
I think the going to America probably hasn't helped James out long term.
He's taking a bit of a shelling albeit didn't get beat but he looks a bit weary now.
Worst case scenario for him would be Smith winning that tourney. Just because Smith isn't going to sell anything.
I doubt Eddie would advice James to fight anyone but another Brit until he hangs them up. It would be a bit pointless for him to go life and death with Ramirez for less money.
That Ramirez fellow seems in a bad spot to me. I don't think any big name is going to fight him. When all the Brits will make big money fighting each other.
Groves and Degale will retire in the next 18 months or so I think. They are relatively young but their careers have kind of reached a natural conclusion. They're both sensible too.
James DeGale is on the slide I reckon. He was lucky to get a draw against Badou Jack. I feel as though he will never fulfill his potential. He could have been a British superstar but he never wanted to put the work in. I remember Danny Williams having the same stamina issues as DeGale when he was trained by Jim McDonnell. I just don't rate McDonnell as a trainer AT ALL.
Danny wasnt exactly the hardest worker and he did love his kipling cakes.
On topic, I would prefer to see DeGale vs Eubank Jnr.
Groves is adrenaline fueled fighter who is trying to intimidate his opponents until round 6
when forced to fight at full speed he gasses after 8-9 rounds stops moving and folds easily
DeGale lost teeth to Yildirim who got smashed by Eubank
DeGale is a tough skilled fighter who fouled his way to olympic gold under AIBA guidance
Props to DeGale for not looking juiced and taking on all the swollen heads
He's taken some rough scraps lately. I agree that it's some solid $ out there though. All three of those fights mentioned above could be huge for his retirement plan.
He's taken a lot rough scraps I agree and I got one would like to see him get paid so let's hope those fights get made. Definitely enough money in there to retire on
I'm prob one of the few that thought he did enough to beat Jack. Jack's knockdown in the final round is what made it a draw. Plenty of fights for him yet.
James DeGale is on the slide I reckon. He was lucky to get a draw against Badou Jack. I feel as though he will never fulfill his potential. He could have been a British superstar but he never wanted to put the work in. I remember Danny Williams having the same stamina issues as DeGale when he was trained by Jim McDonnell. I just don't rate McDonnell as a trainer AT ALL.
Degale shouldn't be talking about retirement just yet. THeres still a LOT of money on the table. Groves, eubank jnr and smith would all be huge money makers. The benavidez and ramirez fights will be good options for him too
He's taken some rough scraps lately. I agree that it's some solid $ out there though. All three of those fights mentioned above could be huge for his retirement plan.
Degale should be looking to get in with the winner of the supermiddle tournament after a warm up.He needs to get his name back out there.The truth is Degale is not a popular fan favourite and will never be so he has to work double hard to keep out there.
Would like to see Degale v Eubank jr.
Degale shouldn't be talking about retirement just yet. THeres still a LOT of money on the table. Groves, eubank jnr and smith would all be huge money makers. The benavidez and ramirez fights will be good options for him too