James DeGale Decisions Vepkhia Tchilaia in Pro Debut

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Olympic gold medal winner James DeGale (1-0, 0KOs) made his pro debut at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, winning an easy four round decision over Vepkhia Tchilaia in a middleweight contest. The scores were 40-36 on all three cards. [details]

[Zhaakal]

I bet DeGale is gonna get critisized. Couldn't stop a guy with a 9-8 record coming in.

[The_Visitation]

I bet DeGale is gonna get critisized. Couldn't stop a guy with a 9-8 record coming in.

DeGale looked ****, frankly. Sure, he was much better than his opponent and I'm not unduly bothered he didn't KO him, as the guy spent most of the fight covering up but Degale didn't throw a decent punch in four rounds. Rather more worrying was his reaction on the one occasion Tchilaia did come forward and throw a few... frantic backpedalling with a sort of "hey, this guy is actually trying to hit me" expression. I fear we have another Fraudley on our hands, folks.

[barry big balls]

i dont give a **** this guy is gona get knocked out by any top 15 middle weight tell me im wrong.........!??

[Zhaakal]

I love how the author of the article wrote that DeGale threw pitty pat combos ala Joe Calzaghe Loved it

[BetterCallSaul]

Hi, I'm Troy McClure. You may remember me from such educational films like 'Pitter Pat, the DeGail way' or 'Help me, my career is missing'.

[Sick/]

I love how the author of the article wrote that DeGale threw pitty pat combos ala Joe Calzaghe Loved it

Calzaghe is 100 times bedda than defail

[The_Visitation]

I love how the author of the article wrote that DeGale threw pitty pat combos ala Joe Calzaghe Loved it

There was one fast (and, to be fair it was fast) combo that reminded me of Calzaghe. JC would do fifty of them in a evening.

[Isola]

I fnd it slightly irksome that the main headlines are on DeGale despite Gavin (and indeed Saunders based on tonight's performances) being clearly the better pro prospect. Gavin looked sharp, confident, and worked his man with some nice body shots until he opened him up. DeGale on the other hand, looked uninspired and was quite frankly boring to watch. Comparing him to Calzaghe is a joke to be honest. I expect Gavin to make a big impression in the pro's within a few years, but I'd be quite suprised if DeGale gets beyond domestic / euro level.

[Spacey1991]

Calzaghe is 100 times bedda than defail

A nickname already? lol