James Degale

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  1. Degale

    Degale Active Member Full Member

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    How come you never see any interviews with him ? No punditry , absolutely nothing since he retired?
     
    Degale, Mar 8, 2022
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  2. Jurgen

    Jurgen Pay Per Pudding Advisor banned Full Member

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    He cannot show his face after losing to Chris Eubank Jnr
     
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  3. Noel857

    Noel857 I Am Duran Full Member

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    Good point his profile should be higher seeing as he is the first British Olympic gold medalist to become a world champion
     
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    Wanted to be left alone and never seen again
     
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  5. Jurgen

    Jurgen Pay Per Pudding Advisor banned Full Member

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    He has pride and totally ashamed at losing to Chris Eubank Jnr - Caleb Truax was bad enough but this was the final straw for his pride.
     
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    Safin Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Is anybody complaining? He's an awful interview. A terrible speaker.
     
    Safin, Mar 8, 2022
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    chrisbonnie and Aint no stoppin like this.
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    alpo1 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He rode off into the sunset with his PPV loot and free hair transplant
     
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  8. Rick Rude

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    is he still going by James or has he changed it post-retirement? LOL
     
    Rick Rude, Mar 8, 2022
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    From what I know (which I don't claim to be everything..) he has basically been on one long, never ending holiday since he got beat by Eubank and retired.

    I'm actually glad. Talented fighter no doubt at his best was world class for a brief period, but no where near as good as he thought he was. Also extremely annoying and cringeworthy at times, so not having him on the scene is no loss as I found him very hard to warm too.
     
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    Inglis_1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Does he just want to be known as Jimmy from now on?
     
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  11. nurological

    nurological Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Not every ex boxer had to be a public pundit
     
    nurological, Mar 8, 2022
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    channy 4.7.33 banned Full Member

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    Well considering you named yourself after him, you should be telling us why he is so silent, you obviously have a poster of him on your wall!!
     
    channy, Mar 8, 2022
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  13. murphman22

    murphman22 Active Member Full Member

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    In fairness to James I wasn't a huge fan of him initially but he done well to reinvent himself and had a rough run of fights towards the back end of his career. His career was in free fall from the second half of the Badou Jack fight. I knew he was done when he struggled so badly in tbe second Truax fight.

    I think he achieved what he could in the end. He was a good fighter but not elite. Its a tough game
     
    murphman22, Mar 8, 2022
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    The G-Man I'm more of a vet. banned Full Member

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    Some people dont like the limelight.

    Wish his sister would,she is class.
     
    The G-Man, Mar 8, 2022
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  15. Bob Flaps

    Bob Flaps Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Quite right - he made a few bob and shouldn't need to work again if he's been well advised. He was never the sharpest tool in the box doing the rounds of IFL-style videos either so he wouldn't add much to the group of pundits (not that he'd make them much worse, mind).
     
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