RINGSIDE tonight- Groves-Degale in the studio head to head

[Counter-puncher]

who wants to start taking bets on how long it will take degale to use the phrase 'ginger stepchild'?

I'm starting the betting at 3 minutes.

[TheCobra]

GET IN! Can't wait for this, the banter has been fantastic and really built up a rivalry.

[Tommy Gunn13]

Looking forward to this tonight

[b0ndl1ne]

Groves coming across better I think.

[skanksta]

This is AWESOME ! ! !

Anyone who watches this WILL watch the fight !

[jessi]

just watched groves degale on ringside, 2 things really, 1. was it me or did degale keep loosing his words and looked abit nervous ? and 2. i think groves come across as a gentleman and i think 99% of great britain will be behind him to ko this rude degale bloke. still maintain degale will be favorite and rightly so, but god i want groves to shut him up !

[smoothmoves]

I think Degale is incredibly childish, and Groves came across a lot better. I really hope Groves turns in the performance of his entire career, because thats what it'll take. imo

[Bennyblanco]

Why did groves have his dads suit on?

[CEO_Hoodlem]

I hope groves knocks degale clean out!

[hurlock]

i used to like groves & hate(dislike) degale, but now it's vice versa :!:

thank's for the info mark

i wonder how much groves will run his mouth off infront of degale now its made???

i wonder if degale adopts his whiney crack head yank accent

IVE GOT A NEW NICKNAME for groves if anyone wishes to know.......

[jessi]

i used to like groves & hate(dislike) degale, but now it's vice versa :!:

thank's for the info mark

i wonder how much groves will run his mouth off infront of degale now its made???

i wonder if degale adopts his whiney crack head yank accent

IVE GOT A NEW NICKNAME for groves if anyone wishes to know.......

please

[Gazmac81]

Notice how Degale says ill bet anyone its over in 4 and then sits down when Groves takes the offer

Degale came across as child on that, cant wait

[chiggsy]

''when I punch him on his long face he will look like a faller at cheltenham!''

[danfoster]

''when I punch him on his long face he will look like a faller at cheltenham!''

i have never, ever seen a sportsman come across as a bigger prat than James Degale did tonight.

Still, these boys are selling the fight lovely so fair play to em!

(My heart says Groves but my head says Degale all day long)

[jtourettes]

I have just had the chance to catch up with this and what a great show, the best yet. Degale has to be the biggest PR disaster of all time as IMO he came across a child and a complete prat. Someone said before he looked nervous and i have to agree as he struggled at times to find his words. Groves came across really well and a real gent (surely a Adam Booth plan), it seemed he to me he got under Degale's skin which was quite amusing seeing it was obviously what James was trying to do but failed big time.

I concur. Hope to fornicate that Groves pulls it off.

[Scottrf]

Easy to get under DeGales skin, just don't give him full attention. A bit like Cotto ignoring Mayorga, it would kill him if Groves doesn't enter into his games. He did come across like a total prat, beyond his rehearsed lines there's no wit. Shame, I thought he had some charisma in his cockiness.

[reggaereggae]

I have just had the chance to catch up with this and what a great show, the best yet. Degale has to be the biggest PR disaster of all time as IMO he came across a child and a complete prat. Someone said before he looked nervous and i have to agree as he struggled at times to find his words. Groves came across really well and a real gent (surely a Adam Booth plan), it seemed he to me he got under Degale's skin which was quite amusing seeing it was obviously what James was trying to do but failed big time.

I concur. Hope to eff that Groves pulls it off.

Degale has absolutely zero class. So childishly rude and offensive. Groves showed so much character not to smack him there and then.

So hope Groves beats him

[Emmseegee]

Until Degale beat Smith and Groves beat anderson (unconvincingly) i thought groves would blow him away. Now personally i think degale will destroy him.
I find degale more amusing now than annoying, that attitude will sell tickets to be honest.
Most people will be hoping to see him get wiped out tho! Lol

Loved it when degale slaughtered groves' tie.

[gasman]

Loved it when degale slaughtered groves' tie.

but he only did that when Groves stood up to accept the bet which saw Degale back down pretty, i think Groves has really got into Degale's head. I wouldnt be suprised if Adam Booth was behind the idea of acting the gent, staying cool and wearing suit as it all made Degale look without class. I loved Groves' Audley Harrison reference which actually had me laughing out loud.

Mark I watched the footage of the Degale-Groves presser and Groves was very quiet and Degale was giving him all kinds of stick about his suit etc and I felt sorry for Groves as he has never came across as a natural talker, never mind trash talker and seemed to be getting a hard time at the presser.

But, the transformation in the Ringside show really surprised me and he definitely took a wide UD in the ringside studio. Brilliant stuff.

[THE MESSIAH]

Degale came across as a fool of the highest order.

[King Tubby]

DeGale looked silly. That act doesn't come natural to him.

[bigped]

DeGale looked silly. That act doesn't come natural to him.

What was all the ugly ginger kid on about? kept on goin on about him being ginger, and neslon and smith mixing it up saying hes calling you ginger and ugly how wud ur family feel? so it would have been ok for groves to turn around and call him an ugly black b *****d or a person?? and smith wud have then said hes calling u a person james how does it feel?

pathetic from deagle and sky

[bigped]

DeGale looked silly. That act doesn't come natural to him.

What was all the ugly ginger kid on about? kept on goin on about him being ginger, and neslon and smith mixing it up saying hes calling you ginger and ugly how wud ur family feel? so it would have been ok for groves to turn around and call him an ugly black b *****d or a N* word?? and smith wud have then said hes calling u a N* word james how does it feel?

pathetic from deagle and sky

That's really not a good comparison at all.

Degale made a bit of a fool of himself, but he made me laugh when he asked him 'where did you get that tie, you fool?'. He doesn't suit that act, he's not sharp enough. Still, I'm with him on his prediction.

well mocking him being ginger is being racist to how he was born and looks mate, was a bit much thats all i thought, good build up and good fight, reckon deagle wins but hes a tosser lol

[el_grande_mauro_mina]

What was all the ugly ginger kid on about? kept on goin on about him being ginger, and neslon and smith mixing it up saying hes calling you ginger and ugly how wud ur family feel? so it would have been ok for groves to turn around and call him an ugly black b *****d or a N* word?? and smith wud have then said hes calling u a N* word james how does it feel?

pathetic from deagle and sky

That's really not a good comparison at all.

Degale made a bit of a fool of himself, but he made me laugh when he asked him 'where did you get that tie, you fool?'. He doesn't suit that act, he's not sharp enough. Still, I'm with him on his prediction.

well mocking him being ginger is being racist to how he was born and looks mate, was a bit much thats all i thought, good build up and good fight, reckon deagle wins but hes a tosser lol

It's not racism - it's not very nice but it is what it is. The racist equivalent would have been calling him an 'ugly white bastard' or a 'honky' and I doubt DeGale would do that as he has a white mum.

[NazNaci1]

The type of fighter who is going beat DeGale is not going to outslick, unless we are talking top, top elite of the divisions and even that is debatable.

No, he is going to be a come forward, relentless, busy type of fighter.

Question is: Can Groves beat him by outslicking him? If not, is he versatile enough to out-muscle him and push him back while taking some stick, in return?

I like George and DeGale, so as long as its a good fight, I dont mind.

PS Agree though, James can act like a proper tool, sometimes. James, if you read the forums, just chill, man. I think most accept your a good fighter.

I also think George has a few more levels he can go up, whether its enough, I really dont know. He's got bottle to burn, and that counts for a lot. So I would not rule him out, at all.