James Degale vs Paul Smith degale wants the fight this year

[Cotto16]

Will warren make it anytime soon? degale outboxes smith easy for a boring points win

[hurlock]

Will warren make it anytime soon? degale outboxes smith easy for a boring points win

ok.

so where does this report come from?? seems to be all hear say

i'd love to see degale ditch his L plates, he's got great ability but is getting carried away on the bums he has beat. but then you cant knock ambition.

[m1kee50]

Why cant we have all our prospects building up separately... vs Euro or US opponents maybe get them into separate routes for titles... instead of trying to smash them into eachother when one has some momentum like it was some sort of CERN experiment

[Spud]

As much as I have crossed my good pal Smigga over recent months I would truly love to see him give Degale a boxing lesson.

[15829]

ive read de gale said it would be hard to fight smith as hes a friend of the smith family

[Poncey]

Why cant we have all our prospects building up separately... vs Euro or US opponents maybe get them into separate routes for titles... instead of trying to smash them into eachother when one has some momentum like it was some sort of CERN experiment

Crazy talk

[m1kee50]

Why cant we have all our prospects building up separately... vs Euro or US opponents maybe get them into separate routes for titles... instead of trying to smash them into eachother when one has some momentum like it was some sort of CERN experiment

Crazy talk

I know! Its like saying man will walk on the moon!

[Bomber 1]

I don't believe Chunky would call out Paul to be honest....

[alexpaterson]

I think Horton is a good test for DeGale. He will cause him problems imo

[Bomber 1]

I think Horton is a good test for DeGale. He will cause him problems imo

I ain't seen much of him to be honest BUT I do think Chunky will have far too much for him to be honest...

[avidlemon]

I just wish people would provide proof when they post stuff like this. Degale may be many things to many people but i am 99% sure he would not be calling Paul out. If the fight HAD to happen then i am sure it would go ahead but not with Degale calling Paul out.
Plus he still has to beat Horton, who will give Degale a good test.

[Asterix]

Will warren make it anytime soon? degale outboxes smith easy for a boring points win

Please can you give us a link to where he said this?

[Lenny]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/8583807.stm

And DeGale added that he has little to prove at domestic level, stating: "If [promoter] allegedly rang me tomorrow and said you're fighting [champion] Paul Smith for the British title I'd be jumping with joy.

Ta da!

[avidlemon]

little to prove at domestic level?? Arrongant comment really. We still don't know if James has learnt to punch properly yet, let alone beat the best at domestic level. One step at a time James, one step.

[Asterix]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/8583807.stm

And DeGale added that he has little to prove at domestic level, stating: "If [promoter] allegedly rang me tomorrow and said you're fighting [champion] Paul Smith for the British title I'd be jumping with joy.

Ta da!

Thanks Lenny. It's good to get it in context.

It looks to me like DeGale will not be stepping up too quickly, which is good.

[HomeOfBritishBoxing]

Will warren make it anytime soon? degale outboxes smith easy for a boring points win

degale is WAY to green for smith imo....smith would ko him

[hitman_hatton1]

degale should go for the british at some point this year.

especially with groves winning the commonwealth.

can't let ya rivals take the place over.

degale all the way for me.

lots of talent.

[bigdaddy]

I think Horton is a good test for DeGale. He will cause him problems imo

Horton will last 2 rounds

http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/extra/8217 ... ggest-name

[hurlock]

i think people forget he won the middleweight olympic gold, it's what he does. he's enterd the british ranks & doesnt know how to take fight by fight & build himself up slowly, he wants to be number one in the country & move on, if he never had this out look people would be criticising.can you imagine the belief he must have after winning the gold medal & defeating a cuban to do so

[ourkid1984]

Smith's style would cause Degale problems and I think it would be an interesting match up.

I think it might be a bit like the middleweight version of Fury vs McDermott, young, talented and arrogant vs come forward, aggressive and experienced. I think it might be a similar outcome as well but with Smith getting the better of Degale by pure brut strength.

[alexpaterson]

I think Horton is a good test for DeGale. He will cause him problems imo

Horton will last 2 rounds

http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/extra/8217 ... ggest-name

I dont know if he boxes well I would see him giving DeGale some troubles, but DeGale should get the job done

[wrimc]

Lets see Degale in with a decent SMW before we start going off that he will do this and that etc..... From what he has shown so far he is a year and a half off Smith's level.

[Cotto16]

I don't believe Chunky would call out Paul to be honest....

He actually has.............Saying he wants a British title very soon.

[damianhucker1]

I don't believe Chunky would call out Paul to be honest....

He actually has.............Saying he wants a British title very soon.

not necesarily , he might be expecting smith to vacate soon for a run with the euro title or maybe even a world title step up , and im sure if that happened frank would haggle an easy ish fight for the vacant title

[Asterix]

I don't believe Chunky would call out Paul to be honest....

He actually has.............Saying he wants a British title very soon.

"If [promoter] allegedly rang me tomorrow and said you're fighting [champion] Paul Smith for the British title I'd be jumping with joy."

I wouldn't say he is calling Smith out. DeGale is saying how much he'd like to fight for the British title.