James Degale - Best prospect in world boxing

I wish he hit harder

 

I agree he is one of best prospects out there. He has a great deal of ability. It's really all on him. He can be as good as he wants to be IMO. Big SMW as well and don't worry his power will get better as time goes on.

He never be one punch type of guy but he will hurt opponents with his accuracy and he will develop power the more he develops technically and understanding of when to sit on shots etc. Plus fact his body is really developing into a professional athlete at the start and up and till recently he was still carrying bit of puppy fat on stomach now he's looking lean more and more he fights.

 

it goes from one to the other in the place. Best prospect in the world...I don't think so.

Also wouldn't class him as a prospect anymore.

 

Not according to Paul Smith. Apparently he can't punch & was there for the taking after round 9.

 

Ha ha paul would have got to him in the next round....

Get a grip smigga

 

compoletly agree 100%! ive been excited about him since his second fight when he threw a pne two combo ducked under a punch and slamed in a uppercut and right hand to ko some russain guy. he has every advanced skill and technique you could imagine. also yes i think he would beat abraham easily already! id like to see him against ward in 2 years!

 

He's a great prospect but at 24 it's unlikely his power will develop much more. He is what he is - punches quickly in combination, can sting guys at a low level, but won't have much success with that at world-level.

He'll need to develop his straight shots and, especially as he moves up to 175, on his ring position.

 

I would like to see him against Kenny Anderson soon man that would be good .Good ref no premature stoppages man

 

in the world?! this is the same best prospect in the world that everyone agreed slaps and as well who gets calzaghe-esq on the feet stoppages all the time?


hes good, but beating a fat-middleweight who already lost at average level isnt a ticket to greatness


And to think all I seem to read on here is how Irish fans big up their fighters more than anyone else!

 

Still tho never has a British olymic gold medalist ever win a world title .That must put huge pressure on him man but he can look at it he makes history if he does win one .Good luck to him anyway man.

 

To be fair there aren't that many to choose from.

 

depends on the definition of a prospect.

he's very very good though

can fight on the inside and outside which is a wonderful asset.

 

Get a grip.

 

If he had a bit more power I'd tend to agree.

That makes a huge, huge difference. It means there are a lot more questions he has to answer for me. It means he's going to be more susceptible to top pressure fighters. Not ordinary ones obviously as he'll counter them to pieces, but very crafty pressure fighters he's going to have to move extremely well against for the full duration if he can't hurt them.

I'd also love to see him against somebody with a class jab. A Mikkel Kessler. To see whether he's as smart as he appears, whether he can take away a jab like Andre Ward did. As he's in that type of mould.

I think he's a fantastic prospect though. Long time since I've seen a British fighter that lands the type of counter he is able to. It's a special gift to be able to do that. We very rarely produce fighters with genuine counterpunching ability and craftiness.