James Degale to defend WBC Silver Super Middlewight Title against Stjepan Bozic

[The_budweiser]

SAN DIEGO, CA (May 29, 2013)—On Saturday afternoon June 8^th, Wealth TV is proud to be airing the WBC Silver Super Middleweight clash between 2008 Olympic Gold Medal Winner James “Chunky” DeGale and former world title challenger Stjepan Bozic in a bout scheduled for twelve rounds.The fight card can also be seen on www.wealthtv.com

 

 

DeGale of London has a professional record 15-1 with ten knockouts and in addition to being the WBC Silver Champion, DeGale is also the current European Super Middleweight champion.

 

After becoming a national hero by capturing gold in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, DeGale raced out to ten consecutive wins while capturing titles.

 

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Edited May 29, 2013 by the_budweiser

[iamasadlittleboy]

Re: James Degale to defend WBC Silver Super Middlewight Title against Stjepan Bozic

 

Read a strong rumor that channel 5 will pick this up.. .

[WelshDevilRob]

Re: James Degale to defend WBC Silver Super Middlewight Title against Stjepan Bozic

 

Read a strong rumor that channel 5 will pick this up.. .

 

What is the current situation with them regarding boxing?

 

I heard a few high level people left, or got the boot, so the boxing coverage was in the air.

[iamasadlittleboy]

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Think they are going fight by fight, or a more obvious "we aren't boxnation, we will have quality control"

[mofo2]

Re: James Degale to defend WBC Silver Super Middlewight Title against Stjepan Bozic

 

Degale needs to be making a statement now, since the defeat to Groves he seems to be staying at a static level, he needs to be pushing for World level fights!

[brooklynbrawler]

Re: James Degale to defend WBC Silver Super Middlewight Title against Stjepan Bozic

 

Degale needs to be making a statement now, since the defeat to Groves he seems to be staying at a static level, he needs to be pushing for World level fights!

 

 

Totally disagree.

I actually quite like the way DeGale has gone about his business since the Groves loss.

He's not let it affect him negatively, he's just got his head down, got on the road and progressed well beyond Groves in the same period imo.

 

DeGale used to shoot his mouth off at every opportunity and it was costing him many fans, because there's no doubting the guys talent.

He doesn't need to rush anything though and the fact he's doing it quietly, out of the public eye and still making strong progress, will only serve him well.

He's getting exposure in many countries, and isn't feeling the same need to hype himself up or do more of the work outside the ring than in it.

He isn't showboating in the ring anymore against mediocre opposition.

He's knuckling down and getting the job done confidently and comfortably.

 

I've got a newfound respect for the guy.

Edited May 30, 2013 by brooklynbrawler

[mofo2]

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Totally disagree.

I actually quite like the way DeGale has gone about his business since the Groves loss.

He's not let it affect him negatively, he's just got his head down, got on the road and progressed well beyond Groves in the same period imo.

 

DeGale used to shoot his mouth off at every opportunity and it was costing him many fans, because there's no doubting the guys talent.

He doesn't need to rush anything though and the fact he's doing it quietly, out of the public eye and still making strong progress, will only serve him well.

He's getting exposure in many countries, and isn't feeling the same need to hype himself up or do more of the work outside the ring than in it.

He isn't showboating in the ring anymore against mediocre opposition.

He's knuckling down and getting the job done confidently and comfortably.

 

I've got a newfound respect for the guy.

I like Degale myself tbh but I look at his progression as a fighter in comparison to Groves and there doesn't seem to be much improvement for me!

[brooklynbrawler]

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I like Degale myself tbh but I look at his progression as a fighter in comparison to Groves and there doesn't seem to be much improvement for me!

 

Look at their fights since they met;

 

Groves;

Paul Smith: 31-2-0 (British and Commonwealth Titles)

Francisco Sierra: 25-5-1 (non-title)

Glen Johnson 51-17-2 (Commonwealth title)

Dario Balmaceda: 11-6-2 (Non-title)

Baker Barakat: 37-13-4 (non-title)

Noe Alcoba: 30-2-0 (non-title)

 

 

DeGale:

Piotr Wilczewski: 29-1-0 (European Title)

Christian Sanavia 45-5-1 (European Title)

Hadillah Mohoumadi: 13-2-1 (European Title)

Fulgencio Zuniga: 25-6-1 (WBC Silver SM World Title)

Sebastien Demers: 31-5-0 (Non-Title)

 

 

DeGale has the European Title and the WBC Silver Title (effectively an interim belt).

Groves has relinquished the commonwealth and British titles and has pulled out of several opportunities for big fights in recent months.

 

Only one of them is progressing imo, and that's DeGale.

If you look at the manner of the victories also, Groves has really struggled against a couple of those guys.

 

 

Going from a loss, straight into a European title shot had to be applauded - it was basically making or breaking his career.

He's definitely progressed since then, albeit much more slowly.

He's solidifying a good WBC ranking and working his way into a mandatory position.

I wouldn't say he's been at a standstill anyway...his level of opposition has been consistently decent, though not exceptional.

[mofo2]

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Look at their fights since they met;

 

Groves;

Paul Smith: 31-2-0 (British and Commonwealth Titles)

Francisco Sierra: 25-5-1 (non-title)

Glen Johnson 51-17-2 (Commonwealth title)

Dario Balmaceda: 11-6-2 (Non-title)

Baker Barakat: 37-13-4 (non-title)

Noe Alcoba: 30-2-0 (non-title)

 

 

DeGale:

Piotr Wilczewski: 29-1-0 (European Title)

Christian Sanavia 45-5-1 (European Title)

Hadillah Mohoumadi: 13-2-1 (European Title)

Fulgencio Zuniga: 25-6-1 (WBC Silver SM World Title)

Sebastien Demers: 31-5-0 (Non-Title)

 

 

DeGale has the European Title and the WBC Silver Title (effectively an interim belt).

Groves has relinquished the commonwealth and British titles and has pulled out of several opportunities for big fights in recent months.

 

Only one of them is progressing imo, and that's DeGale.

If you look at the manner of the victories also, Groves has really struggled against a couple of those guys.

 

 

Going from a loss, straight into a European title shot had to be applauded - it was basically making or breaking his career.

He's definitely progressed since then, albeit much more slowly.

He's solidifying a good WBC ranking and working his way into a mandatory position.

I wouldn't say he's been at a standstill anyway...his level of opposition has been consistently decent, though not exceptional.

Nice illustration....but I'm talking more in ability than opponents racked up, for instance I look at Groves and he has improved immensely right down from his physical shape to his ring savvy and punching ability, right through to the technical side of his game such as shot selection-combination making and jab!

 

Im not seeing that with Chunky and I believe if he was to face Groves again, this time it would be a serious arse slapping with a great possibility of him being KO'd in the mid rounds!

[brooklynbrawler]

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Nice illustration....but I'm talking more in ability than opponents racked up, for instance I look at Groves and he has improved immensely right down from his physical shape to his ring savvy and punching ability, right through to the technical side of his game such as shot selection-combination making and jab!

 

Im not seeing that with Chunky and I believe if he was to face Groves again, this time it would be a serious arse slapping with a great possibility of him being KO'd in the mid rounds!

 

He's improved his power (but then again is that at least partially down to the inferior opposition?), but I'm not convinced he's made enough of a stride in other areas, particularly defence and inside fighting to make much of a splash at a higher level.

He's really struggled with a couple of opponents, particularly Sierra, where he was dragged into a war, in what was expected to be a comfortable nights work and looked all but over early doors.

 

Ability was never DeGale's problem...it was complacency and over-confidence.

He's a naturally talented fighter - much moreso than Groves imo.

He's faster, has a better defence, better footwork, better handspeed, better combinations...and it's been like this since day X, so any improvement from Groves only serves to close the gap.

 

DeGale's weakness, was that he thought he could win every fight with the same gameplan, and he liked to come in from stupid angles leaving himself exposed and doing little in the way of power punching when he did make his openings.

He fought far too openly, thinking himself far superior to every other fighter, but against someone who pushes back or against anyone with good counter-punching or anyone with fast hands....or even anyone with the slightest bit of vision to learn what he's rinsing and repeating for every bout, it was going to come unstuck as it did against Groves.

There was a point or two between them though in the end, lets not get carried away that it was some sort of whitewash.

I was happier than anyone to see Groves win when he did, but I just don't see his progress in the same light as you.

He's been pretty inconsistent and hasn't fought near the same calibre of opposition that even DeGale has, bar a washed up Glen Johnson.

[BoztheMadman]

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Bozic is not a bum but not world class either. He was doing well vs Abraham before the fight got stopped in the 2nd. But I don't think he can do much against DeGale. He may last the distance, but thats it. Maybe take a couple rounds.

[mofo2]

Re: James Degale to defend WBC Silver Super Middlewight Title against Stjepan Bozic

 

He's improved his power (but then again is that at least partially down to the inferior opposition?), but I'm not convinced he's made enough of a stride in other areas, particularly defence and inside fighting to make much of a splash at a higher level.

He's really struggled with a couple of opponents, particularly Sierra, where he was dragged into a war, in what was expected to be a comfortable nights work and looked all but over early doors.

 

Ability was never DeGale's problem...it was complacency and over-confidence.

He's a naturally talented fighter - much moreso than Groves imo.

He's faster, has a better defence, better footwork, better handspeed, better combinations...and it's been like this since day X, so any improvement from Groves only serves to close the gap.

 

DeGale's weakness, was that he thought he could win every fight with the same gameplan, and he liked to come in from stupid angles leaving himself exposed and doing little in the way of power punching when he did make his openings.

He fought far too openly, thinking himself far superior to every other fighter, but against someone who pushes back or against anyone with good counter-punching or anyone with fast hands....or even anyone with the slightest bit of vision to learn what he's rinsing and repeating for every bout, it was going to come unstuck as it did against Groves.

There was a point or two between them though in the end, lets not get carried away that it was some sort of whitewash.

I was happier than anyone to see Groves win when he did, but I just don't see his progress in the same light as you.

He's been pretty inconsistent and hasn't fought near the same calibre of opposition that even DeGale has, bar a washed up Glen Johnson.

For me he needs to step up a gear or two and although I agree his ego has been half of his problem it's more than that, I'm just not seeing him at a level of ability that makes me believe he can win World titles...let's revisit this after his fight to analyse his performance :thumb: