James DeGale Named WBC Mandatory

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Chavez Jr is going to fight Golovkin so DeGale has finally and rightfully been named as mandatory for Sakio Bika.

Exciting news @jamesdegale1 has been named as mandatory for the #WBC super middleweight title #boxing

— World Boxing Council (@WBC_UK) March 31, 2014

The IBF also ordered an eliminator between DeGale and Brandon Gonzales with the winner to become mandatory for the Froch-Groves winner.

Plenty of options for DeGale now after a tough few years. Which should he take?

[jas]

i think degale beats bika but not in a pretty contest.

jose suliman was chavez jr's godfather so if chavez jr wanted to be wbc mandatory , he would have been - as ridiculous as that sounds but thats boxing for you - corrupt world. thankfully, degale is getting his shot because ggg is fighting chavez.

after bika, i say groves.

[IronDanHamza]

Should go for Bika and fight the winner of Froch-Groves.

Degale will struggle with Bika though, IMO.

[Jim Tom]

Bika beats Degale and possibly stop him. DeGale is gay and nothing special.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Agreed, he should go for the straight shot at Bika. If he wins that, he'll likely fight the Froch-Groves winner anyway in a huge unification.

[jas]

Agreed, he should go for the straight shot at Bika. If he wins that, he'll likely fight the Froch-Groves winner anyway in a huge unification.

i dont think froch would fight degale

[PrinceNaz88]

I think DeGale should go the WBC route.

He would be bringing more to the table for the Froch/Groves fight with 3 belts on the line and his profile will have been given a much needed boost by winning the WBC belt. The Hennessey move has not worked out very well for him tbh.

[#1Assassin]

Should go for Bika and fight the winner of Froch-Groves.

Degale will struggle with Bika though, IMO.

i agree. he should definitively fight bike first but it will be a tough fight.

the ref will play a huge role in the fight, degale has never seen a fighter as dirty as bika. if the ref lets bika get away with things like he usually does im not sure degale can hold him off with his boxing skills and i know he cant get down and dirty with him.

i hope he turns it down though so anthony dirrell can get another shot at bika next, he deserves it. dude got shafted so badly that night by everyone BUT bika, im talking the ref, the judges.. bika committed almost every single foul in the book and got away with it. then the scoring on top of that..

[IronDanHamza]

i dont think froch would fight degale

I think Froch would fight anybody.

I think if he beats Frochs. He consider that (in his mind) an easy opportunity to get another belt.

Groves-Degale is what I'm not sure will happen if Groves wins.

We know what Groves is like.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

i agree. he should definitively fight bike first but it will be a tough fight.

the ref will play a huge role in the fight, degale has never seen a fighter as dirty as bika. if the ref lets bika get away with things like he usually does im not sure degale can hold him off with his boxing skills and i know he cant get down and dirty with him.

i hope he turns it down though so anthony dirrell can get another shot at bika next, he deserves it. dude got shafted so badly that night by everyone BUT bika, im talking the ref, the judges.. bika committed almost every single foul in the book and got away with it. then the scoring on top of that..

Yes, I'm sure that's at the forefront of DeGale's mind