James Degale vs George Groves II: IBF 168 lbs Championship

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Chunky takes out the ugly ginger kid no doubt.

[BodiesInFlight]

Everyone jumping on the DeGale bandwagon now

It's weird isn't it? It's almost as if a fighters popularity grows as the fighter gets better

[PrinceNaz88]

Everyone jumping on the DeGale bandwagon now

Sickening isn't it?

Tempted to go look back at threads around the time of Dyah Davis etc etc.

DeGale took so much stick and now they all want to suck his cawk

[hayZ]

Groves has the physical tools and ability to get even better. He hasn't looked the same since the first Froch fight. Even in the rematch, he didn't seem the same fighter. I wish he trained with a high level proven trainer who could improve him mentally, improve his conditioning a bit because he fades a lot in the middle of the fight. I can understand if he fades in the 2-3 rounds but his output is lowered significantly by around round 5-6.

I don't think he'll ever beat Ward and Dirrell but he can legitimately beat DeGale, if he makes the changes. Their first fight was super close, I gave it 7-5 Groves but I wouldn't have said 7-5 DeGale or a draw was a robbery. DeGale has been looking better and better, fighting better competition in his last few fights and looking convincing whilst doing so. He is slick, has good defensive ability but he needs to work on increasing his output and not relying to fight off the ropes or on the back foot as much. When DeGale throws combos, it is really nice to see because he has respectable power and more importantly his accuracy is what kills. On top of that he throws punches from different angles, something which I don't see enough of from Groves who is pretty stiff at times.