Are boxers really that deluded they believe thier own hype?

[danconnollyeire]

DeGale: After Brand I want Andre Ward

I will be sitting down with my promoter Mick Hennessy and looking to the big fights later this year maybe against the winner of Kessler v Froch or a rematch against Groves before going after Andre Ward."

Because Froch and Ward are gonna fight someone who's beaten noone/doesn't have a following

[macaca]

DeGale: After Brand I want Andre Ward

I will be sitting down with my promoter Mick Hennessy and looking to the big fights later this year maybe against the winner of Kessler v Froch or a rematch against Groves before going after Andre Ward."

Because Froch and Ward are gonna fight someone who's beaten noone/doesn't have a following

April the 1st is 27 days away Mr DeGale ......... save this shit for then

[danconnollyeire]

In sport you have to have self-belief or you may as well just not bother. Sometimes that self-belief reaches delusional levels but that's not a problem providing your handlers know how to do their job.

He needs a more level head though. His cockiness was his downfall vs Groves

[earsjohn]

DeGale: After Brand I want Andre Ward

I will be sitting down with my promoter Mick Hennessy and looking to the big fights later this year maybe against the winner of Kessler v Froch or a rematch against Groves before going after Andre Ward."

Because Froch and Ward are gonna fight someone who's beaten noone/doesn't have a following

Degale makes a barely believable claim to raise his profile among potential ticket buyers. Said comments are posted onto a popular boxing forum, thus raising DeGales profile. Job done.

[freddydoesdallas]

You're right Dan. He also looked terrible in his first outing on 5 and i think he would take a hiding against a solid world operator let alone one of the top fellas

[danconnollyeire]

DeGale: After Brand I want Andre Ward

I will be sitting down with my promoter Mick Hennessy and looking to the big fights later this year maybe against the winner of Kessler v Froch or a rematch against Groves before going after Andre Ward."

Because Froch and Ward are gonna fight someone who's beaten noone/doesn't have a following

Degale makes a barely believable claim to raise his profile among potential ticket buyers. Said comments are posted onto a popular boxing forum, thus raising DeGales profile. Job done.

True. I get that as someone who's followed Haye. I just wondered if he actually believes it himself

[danconnollyeire]

In sport you have to have self-belief or you may as well just not bother. Sometimes that self-belief reaches delusional levels but that's not a problem providing your handlers know how to do their job.

He needs a more level head though. His cockiness was his downfall vs Groves

Read the last line of my post again, Dan. I agree.

[Alba]

in his cafe def , he believes he has some sort of entitlement to share a ring with Froch - when in reality he dosent .

There are other fighters i have come across who believe there own hype to the point were there deluded ... and half the problem are the family and close friends.. look at Khan, he has all yes men around him telling him hes the next coming and that is part of the problem with him and the british boxing fans not taking to him as it leads to the laddie coming out with some daft stuff ... i understand why its needed ,but too much of it is not desirable to most as it

[Alba]

I remember boxing in Ireland and David kehoe was fighting the way he was going on about what a number his going to do on the Irish kid I thought fook me he must be good. One o my boxers does the same and his far from good I think it helps some believe

aye but sometimes its cringeworthy ...really can be off putting

[Londonirish]

As soon as i see the trend i thought of RonnieTheSharkClark. Cant say if he's good. bad etc but he does kow how to go on about him self..
BUT if he didn't i wouldn't know who he is, so maybe beig load and calling people out is a Good Thing to get your name out there..

[Final round]

DeGale: After Brand I want Andre Ward

I will be sitting down with my promoter Mick Hennessy and looking to the big fights later this year maybe against the winner of Kessler v Froch or a rematch against Groves before going after Andre Ward."

dreaming out loud.

[keithmoonhangover]

Oh FFS, when did wanting to fight the best in world become a bad thing? It didn't.

He's got ambitions and he wants to fight the best. Fair play to him.

[tear up]

Remeber one time he was seein a lass from my town hartlepool I knew him he didn't know me walked in a bar with her seen a lad walk right up to him and boot him up the arse ha ha degale s a mug to think froch would give him a chance know froch would give him a beatin and may be a boot up the arse arrrrrrrriba

[keithmoonhangover]

Remeber one time he was seein a lass from my town hartlepool I knew him he didn't know me walked in a bar with her seen a lad walk right up to him and boot him up the arse ha ha degale s a mug to think froch would give him a chance know froch would give him a beatin and may be a boot up the arse arrrrrrrriba

I went in Chicago Rocks once mate and it was rough as a badger's arse.

[Alba]

Remeber one time he was seein a lass from my town hartlepool I knew him he didn't know me walked in a bar with her seen a lad walk right up to him and boot him up the arse ha ha degale s a mug to think froch would give him a chance know froch would give him a beatin and may be a boot up the arse arrrrrrrriba

[15829]

De Gale has as much chance of beating Froch as Froch has of beating Ward NONE but atleast he believes in himself and is willing to fight the best in his division

[keithmoonhangover]

De Gale has as much chance of beating Froch as Froch has of beating Ward NONE but atleast he believes in himself and is willing to fight the best in his division

That.

[tear up]

Remeber one time he was seein a lass from my town hartlepool I knew him he didn't know me walked in a bar with her seen a lad walk right up to him and boot him up the arse ha ha degale s a mug to think froch would give him a chance know froch would give him a beatin and may be a boot up the arse arrrrrrrriba

I went in Chicago Rocks once mate and it was rough as a badger's arse.

Yes mate rough as a dogs arse as they say around ere hpool a shit hole and everyone likes to drink and when drunk fight each other degale s got more chance of gettin another boot up the arse than fightin froch

[keithmoonhangover]

Remeber one time he was seein a lass from my town hartlepool I knew him he didn't know me walked in a bar with her seen a lad walk right up to him and boot him up the arse ha ha degale s a mug to think froch would give him a chance know froch would give him a beatin and may be a boot up the arse arrrrrrrriba

I went in Chicago Rocks once mate and it was rough as a badger's arse.

Yes mate rough as a dogs arse as they say around ere hpool a shit hole and everyone likes to drink and when drunk fight each other degale s got more chance of gettin another boot up the arse than fightin froch

I saw four girls attacking one lass outside. They were scraping her face on the pavement. I grew up in Pennywell and even I think that's bad!

[el_grande_mauro_mina]

As soon as i see the trend i thought of RonnieTheSharkClark. Cant say if he's good. bad etc but he does kow how to go on about him self..
BUT if he didn't i wouldn't know who he is, so maybe beig load and calling people out is a Good Thing to get your name out there..

Thats who I thought of too. Like any of us care that much. Good luck to him but his threads
are the biggest on here which is saying something.

[matko]

Any publicity is good publicity

[pablothunder]

In the quote DeGale doesn't say he would win.
He did pick up the WBC Silver belt which at it price of something like £10,000+ should put him up the queue.
Not that I see Froch/Kessler; but Ward doesn't have anything very exciting going on, a defence against an olympic gold medallist within the coming 12 months sounds believable enough, Sakio Bika is close to another fight with Ward but everyone knows there's little or no point in the rematch so thats another potential space in Ward's schedule. Kelly Pavlik was even in the picture for a while!
I think he might be deluded, I also think his fights following the Groves loss have been very good building fights. Ward comes out on top vs any of the current bunch IMO.

[The 1bangkid]

In sport you have to have self-belief or you may as well just not bother. Sometimes that self-belief reaches delusional levels but that's not a problem providing your handlers know how to do their job.