David Haye believes Gold medalist, DeGale not a pro prospect.

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  • Ray*
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    David Haye believes Gold medalist, DeGale not a pro prospect.

    David Haye has revealed to told setantasports.com that
    he would have no interest in signing Olympic gold medallist
    James Degale,


    David Haye: “He’s not my cup of tea in terms of style though. I’ve got
    a guy in George Groves who beat him in the last domestic fight he had
    pretty handily. I think as a professional. He wouldn’t only beat him, he’d
    stop him. I don’t look at the gold medallists and say they’re the best
    guys. It’s more like fencing then it is professional boxing. People win two
    points in the first round then run, for the rest of the fight. In a professional
    fight they’d lose that round. I think Sutherland the guy Degale beat in the
    semi-final, as a professional. He’s got a lot more scope for winning a
    world title.

    “If you look at myself, Ricky, Joe didn’t go to the Olympics. A lot of the
    Best British fighters didn’t go but had the style to win an world title, being
    an Olympic champion and a world champion is worlds apart. And as the
    amateur game is changing with the computer scoring that is killing the
    sport they’re getting further apart.”
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    olympic results are truely meaningless. unless a fighter wins the gold medal at 18 years old, it doesn't matter. but most gold medalists are 24+ years old and the best fighters are fighting pro at that age.

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