Comments Thread For: James DeGale Vacates IBF Title, No Jose Uzcategui Fight

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I cannot say you are wrong what a duck, granted he was going to get pulverized

Who is he gonna fight in a big money fight George Groves really, if he said Eubank be interested

World level he is done

The talk is Saunders moving up to fight him. It's a much bigger fight so I don't blame him. Plus the money is going to be much better.

[thechampizhere]

Two-Time IBF World Super-Middleweight Champion James DeGale MBE has today relinquished his title as he closes in on securing big-fights in the final phase of his illustrious ring career.
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Lol u said his draw was controversial with badoo jack because a lot of ppl thought he won lol...you sure it's the same degale because jack was beating the **** out of him. And caleb truax who got knocked out in 1 by dirrell gave him hall both fights... I understand being a fan but dont troll on bull****

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I'd be down with your sentiment if his recent record was impressive but it's not been. A dubious draw to Badou Jack followed by a loss to Truax and then winning unconvincingly in a stinky rematch isn't the kind of form that grants you the privilege to evade a legit challenger like Uzcategui and avoid criticism. Fair enough if he's got another, better fight already lined up, but I doubt that. Groves is committed to the WBSS final, and the only other name that would make me take notice would be Eubank - and if Degale was in negotiations to fight Eubank I feel like one way or another we'd have heard about it by now.

That would be an interesting matchup though. Two guys who are skilled and physically gifted but tactically inept.

The talk is Saunders moving up. That's a much bigger fight for Degale.

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Good post and I get that point of view and it makes complete sense

I’m just saying as a fan of his I don’t like the move. It’s a b.itch move the way I see it l. Regaining your strap only to have no intention of defending it and no fight announcement letting people know if him dropping the belt was justified or is this him not wanting to fight Uzcategui l. Because if his next fight isnt a big $ UK fight and against a scrub then he kind of goes out like a b.itch

He probably will get a $ fight next and he’s earned it but If he fights Saunders next good scrap between 2 names( fan of both ) but it loses significance because what Degeale just did l. If it’s Groves , great rivalry fight but it had a chance to be a unification fight and now just a grudge match between 2 fighters on their last legs

Right now though Degeale relinquishing his strap can’t be looked at as a positive no matter how you spin it

The talk is Saunders moving up to fight Degale.

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Also, this is probably who Gary Sullivan is fighting on the Golovkin undercard. LOL

Uzcategui is Supermiddle. Spike is Middle. So that fight isn't happening. I think Spike is fighting Lemieux.

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Imagine if a team playing in the Superbowl was like "Uh...we don't want the championship, can we play the Detroit Lions on Superbowl Sunday? We the A-side, how about we play some junk-ass team and the B-side plays some other team, then we play each other sometime next year...or some other year when we about to get poor".

It's not like that at all. Not if Degale has got a bigger fight against Saunders on offer. Bigger money, bigger fight.

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*** degale he's a cowardly ducker. I don't want to see him fight bjs that would be a borefest. shame on degale he cowarldy dropped the strap to avoid a dangerous fighter.

The Saunders fight is bigger with more money on the line. Uzcatequi is a nobody really. So what he beat a shot Dirrell?

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Can't wait to see who this "big name" will be! He could've unified vs. Benavidez, and not dropped is belt, so that eliminates Benavidez! He could've unified vs. Zurdo, without dropping his belt, so that eliminates Zurdo! Groves is fighting Callum Smith. So who could it be?

The talk is Saunders moving up.

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Shows how worthless the IBF title has become if they strip their best champion like GGG, they don’t want stars.

DeGale looking for a bigger fight and can’t get it as IBF champion, throws their belt in the trash Bowe Style!

For GGG, everyone talking about the fight with Canelo, nobody talking about IBF belt for him. Jacobs and Dev can’t even agree on a deal with the same manager. IBF really shot themselves in the foot, but did GGG a favor of not getting unmarketable mandos like Wade or Dev

The IBF never had a hand in this. They didn't tell Degale to drop the title, that's on Degale's back.

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Agreed, b*tch move by DeFail

Defail?? What are you, 9?

Immature prick.