Smith or Degale? Cast your vote!

[crusader]

Itell you one thing is for certain, I don't need educating on fighters records or ettiquette. I just find the term bum demeaning, as if to say a man with limited talent or skills is a bum. That man is brave, valliant and deserves honor and respect.

Good night god bless

Fine, but that doesn't change the original point of my post. Good night (again)!

[avidlemon]

You have to make a conscious choice to call someone by that term, and whilst I am aware of it's existence and use in boxing terms, I cannot stand it.
Your style of writing is as if you are talking down to me. Please do not do this just because we have a difference of opinion, it's not personal, unless you use the bum word!

Definitely good night and god bless

[crusader]

I am not trying to talk down to you, I just disagree with most of what you are posting. However, I do agree that I could have used a different term to refer to some of those fighters. I do not wish to disparage them, but I did want to point out that they are not very good.

[SAPFO]

Look at us pissing ourselves over a FAIR BRITISH MATCHUP! This fight is why I love boxing!

[crusader]

Look at us pissing ourselves over a FAIR BRITISH MATCHUP! This fight is why I love boxing!

Yep, at least opinions are divided on this one, which is pretty rare with the all the mismatches we get today.

[SAPFO]

Look at us pissing ourselves over a FAIR BRITISH MATCHUP! This fight is why I love boxing!

Yep, at least opinions are divided on this one, which is pretty rare with the all the mismatches we get today.

This one deserves a debate, unlike that sham happening next Saturday, where I myself have even been sucked into the hype at times.

[avidlemon]

The fact that there is such a difference of opinion suggests this match up is indeed competitive. Fw must take some credit for putting them together at this stage of their respective careers, and big credit must go to both fighters for taking a fight that neither of them needed to further their careers. Degale could have ducked the current champion and still gone on to become top dog at domestic level, and smith could have made the argument he is way beyond degale, and made a case for a euro challenge, poss world challenge against Stieglitz. I applaud both of them.
Maybe degale will know how to react in a competitive fight, in front of a partisan crowd.

It's intriguing and is holding the attention of many fight fans, the true mark of a great match up. I can't wait, keep the belt in Liverpool smigga!