A discussion on the Olympians

I think DeGale has the most raw ability, so I put him.

Gavin at this stage is the most polished of the lot at the moment, and saunders is my favorite to watch.

All very talented fighters more than capable if they improve of winning an alphabet belt.

 

Glass jawed hype jobs, exposed as soon as they step up.

Nah, I haven't seen much of them, but BJS seems to have the best all-round range of attributes.

 

degale
saunders
jeffries
gavin

degale is gonna succeed more than all of them, gavin just doesnt seem to have much more than what he has shown us

 

I'd agree with that. I think his KO power will stay with him as the class of his opponents steps up as well. On raw ability alone, I'd say Gavin is probably the most naturally gifted but DeGale has come on leaps and bounds since his debut 'performance'. What I liked most about Degale's win yesterday was immediately afterwards he went to his corner and asked how his performance was- admittedly this probably has something to do with his ego as well but I still liked it.

 

I agree that he is oddly underdevloped physcially. He seems to be masquerading as a super middleweight, and doesn't look comfortable carrying that extra puppy fat. If he doesn't fill out naturally and progressively, he's really going nowhere.

But if were talking about boxing attributes rather than physicality at this stage, I find him quite impressive. He's got a low centre of gravity, and nice balance. His aggression is controlled and he doesn't leave himself wide open by flailing around trying to land that extra shot.

But like said, I haven't seen much of any of them outside the Olympics.

 

I was most impressed with Gavin last night.

Picked his shots nicely, albeit against a pretty weak opponent.

I'd like to see him and Sutherland matched pretty tough over the next 18 months - as well as the others.

You may as well find out which ones have it and which ones don't.

 

DeGale has ability and will cause fighters trouble with his slickness he may with the right matchmaking go all the way imo. Potential World Champion

Gavin not impressed last night to me was his best display but he will get beaten at good level. He's easy to hit and against a good level fighter will fall short. He moves over to one side and stays in front of opponent. Potential Britsh,Commonwealth,European Titles But Loses At World Level.

Billy Joe looks to struggle to train properly. There's a video of Tibbs showing him how to throw a jab properly. His weight is not right and i feel his style will engage him in wars and against a good slick yet tough opponent Billy Joe gets beat. British Commonwealth Level but loses at World Level.

Jefferies may win a european title at best but i think leaving Joe Gallagher was a bad choice and i think once in a proper fight we will see the defensive side of his game exploited. European level is pushing it but maybe if he improves.

DeGale may have his haters but he may be the one with the style to be the best pro.

 

I don't think DeGale has got any grit. First war he gets dragged into, he'll fold. I think he's one of those fighters who looks good when he's on his game, but as soon as an opponent drags him into a proper fight, he'll go to pieces pretty quickly. Dude nearly started crying when got booed ffs, his mental 'toughness' is actually very fragile IMO.

 

he is not good enough to keep stronger fighters off him by fighting elusively, had he a little more power it would be different but he is kind of stuck in the middle, a strong fighter will be able to walk him down eventually

 

I see what your saying but that remains to be seen at the moment he has potentially a good skillset and with time will improve and may pick up a world title imo. It will take a good thinking fighter to beat him. I feel if Warren matches him well he can make it to a world title. If he puts him in with a smart pressure fighter i agree he may fold but we haven't seen him in that fight yet we can only predict.