james degale gassed out after round 4

Yet Dirrell still didn't have the tools to beat him.

 

I've quickly glimpsed his last 11 fights starting from the Groves one this past week.

Degale showed a sturdy strong chin while Dirrell's head rocked back each time DeGale landed a power punch.

I felt as though DeGale should of earned his way to the title instead of running mid rounds knowing he had the fight in the bag. It could of been close seeing as how Dirrell was the hometown fighter, but those were extremely generous scorecards.

Rematch might go a different way but DeGale should be proud winning that belt for England and should either wait for the Jack/Groves winner for a unification or try to get a BIG domestic fight with Froch. That would be a legendary fight. Ward has business at 175 so he shouldn't get mixed up with fighting DeGale.

DeGale showed a lot of skill, he's probably the best SMW atm. Don't see nobody beating him, unless the Legend Carl Froch can work his magic one more time.

 

Nah he didn't gas, it was almost like De La Hoya - Trinidad all over again. Super start and feeling good. Then suddenly focus is gone and he thought he was still in control and doing better work cause of that good feeling from the early rounds. Didn't maybe realize that Dirrell was winning rounds and gap was narrowing all the time. Luckily he came alive in 12th and nicked it and also deserved it.

 

Wonder if Froch might go for Degale next rather than Golovkin.

Two brits in a world title fight would be much bigger pay day for him, The Groves fight did well in terms of Ppv this could possibly do just as well.

 

Can't say fairer than that. :good

 

He does tend to do this often. Needs to sort it out as it's one of his main flaws imo. Still did a great job to beat a very difficult opponent though.

 

16 week camp has that effect

 

He 'cruises' in most of his fights you can't do that away from home and expect to win all the time, it will catch him out soon enough.

 

It may not be a stamina problem. He didn't seem to be tired at all, but the inactively could be because he doesn't know how to pace himself because he doesn't have a good handle to the limits of his stamina.

 

I thought he won the last two rounds, but still, he looked vulnerable. I thought he'd blast out Groves, but I'm thinking a rematch between the two will be close again. It all depends on how Groves looks in his title fight.

 

That's because DeGale is pure wasted movement. So much pointless movement without punching, he's a very amateurish/ugly fighter to watch.
Dirrell looked slow and sluggish, very dissapointing. I'd still pick Dirrell in a rematch.

 

Not sure it would because HBO would pay a lot more for Froch v GGG