Originally posted by Bodyshot3
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James DeGale v Bika?
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I am going to disagree with you Steelhead.....I think that DeGale will take the fight if it is offered, he wants to be fighting at that level and is impatient with ticking over at the level he currently is. James is ambitious and seeing Groves going for belts must gnaw at him; and he's got Hennessey pushing/lobbying hard to deliver the fight.
As to whether he is in the same ballpark as Bika; I'd agree that's much more up for debate.
Part of me thinks that Bika is exactly the kind of fighter James should be avoiding like the proverbial plague right now and is going to punish the mistakes he makes and run straight over him. If a basic slugger like the Armenian/Dutch guy can rough you up...then Bika is going to have a party.
But there's a counter-argument that Sakio is old, basic and predicatable and that DeGale's speed and technique could see him causing an upset.
It is a classic toss-up fight betwen two hugely contrasting fighters and that's why I like it so much.
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DeGale might as well take this fight
Has he been fighting down to his opposition, possibly
But if you are world class, you beat Bika
lets find out one way or the other
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I'm a huge Degale fan and I was disappointed in his fight against Cats and Chickens, he was to easy to hit for a slick fighter and other than body shots, his power wasn't impressive enough.
The deal with Degale is his slickness and timing must be optimal to succeed at top level. A lot of us were looking for a marker as to where he is right now. I was not satisfied that this is the best Degale at the moment, but time is running out so he needs to find levels quickly.
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James DeGale is going to fight Marco Antonio Periban on the
undercard of Tony Bellew-Nathan Cleverly II on November 22
which should be a great card being promoted by MatchRoom
Sport. James DeGale is already the mandatory for Carl Froch
and St. George Groves is the mandatory for Anthony Dirrell.
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