Comments Thread For: James DeGale Keeps Active, Faces Bosic June 8 At Glow

[flat1985]

Happy that he's grinding hard and building that record. Hopefully his next fight will be against someone with a name and then after that i want him to set the record straight with Groves. Imo he was robbed in the first fight so he'll need to be even more convincing this time.

HAHAHAHAHA groves won by a round or 2 and now is even better no way Degale EVER beats Groves.

[Silky-Flow]

Mr Flow,

What do you mean when you say 'robbed'? Serious question.

For me a robbery is when one fighter is 2 (maybe 3) or more rounds up & doesn't get the decision.

If you had the fight that wide then fair enough.

I thought it was a close bout that either fighter could have nicked. But not a robbery no matter who won.

Degale had the crowd against him for a start so anything Groves did was cheered. For me James was a little stunned at Groves's hit and run tactics at first and took four rounds to adjust, but once he did he swept the second half of the fight imo and actually had Groves hurt at one stage. Something Groves never managed to do to Degale.

[Silky-Flow]

Wasn't a robbery at all although I thought DeGale won by a point.

Bit concerned that DeGale hasn't progressed too much lately and I would say Groves is now ahead of him. I'm a DeGale fan but I really want to see him tested and start looking like he is ready for a title because Groves will get there before him on recent showing.

What do you mean "on recent showing"? Didn't Degale just spark a man out in two rounds and looked as sharp as a razor doing so?

I saw Groves's fight at the weekend and that guy was a total can, but still he was catching George with big right hands at times. I think Groves get's exposed badly whenever he steps up to the top level but Degale has the game to cope imo.

[JakeNDaBox]

As long as DeGale keeps busy I'll be happy with him. I'm still not sure how good he is. I thought his loss to Groves was razor thin but more down to what DeGale DIDN'T do rather than what Groves did do.

I agree. I think I had it even, or DeGale barely winning, but def the type of fight that could have went either way - and a disappointment, to say the least, from (lack of) action standpoint

[Silky-Flow]

HAHAHAHAHA groves won by a round or 2 and now is even better no way Degale EVER beats Groves.

No need to moan mate!!..most of the reporters at the fight thought James won aswell!!.

[PrinceNaz88]

What do you mean "on recent showing"? Didn't Degale just spark a man out in two rounds and looked as sharp as a razor doing so?

I saw Groves's fight at the weekend and that guy was a total can, but still he was catching George with big right hands at times. I think Groves get's exposed badly whenever he steps up to the top level but Degale has the game to cope imo.

DeGale fought someone who had lost 3 in a row including 2 stoppage defeats inside 3 rounds.

Anything other than a quick stoppage would have been pretty concerning. He did what he had to do.

Now I want to see him step it up and really test himself.

[StillAlive2k]

No need to moan mate!!..most of the reporters at the fight thought James won aswell!!.

I had de gale winning aswell.
I think both them of have the talent to get a title and maybe dominate once ward moves up

[taansend]

Degale had the crowd against him for a start so anything Groves did was cheered. For me James was a little stunned at Groves's hit and run tactics at first and took four rounds to adjust, but once he did he swept the second half of the fight imo and actually had Groves hurt at one stage. Something Groves never managed to do to Degale.

That's a fair enough point but do you think he won by several rounds? I still still 'robbed' is well off the mark.

I watched it with a mate & he had DeGale winning & I think I had a draw (or maybe Groves by one). But neither fighter won clearly in my opinion.

Similar to the Froch Dirrell fight although anyone who watched THAT bout on Showtime will have been tainted by the terrible commentary. But I don't want to side track.

Did you have DeGale a few rounds up?

[IronDanHamza]

DeGale is WBC Silver Champion isn't he?

What is the significance of the title? If he keeps winning, does he become WBC mandatory?

I'd fancy him against Bika tbh.

I think he will struggle badly with Bika.

[DonCarlos83]

I Like DeGale but I genuinely believe he is either a)lazy or b)arrogant enough to think he has a divine right to win fights.

I think the Groves loss was controversial but close enough that there couldn't be any real complaints.
Degale has the sills IMO but doesn't have Groves work ethic. If he can improve that I think he goes miles beyond Groves.

On a side note, to watch Groves on Saturday night and then hear him talking about fighting Carl Froch is just laughable. Froch would walk through his best shots and just tear him apart.