Who Will Go Further Andre Ward Or James DeGale?

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by Maxwell, Apr 4, 2011.


  1. Maxwell

    Maxwell Guest

    By the time they both end their careers who do you feel will have the better resume or legacy? Both are olympic gold medalists ofcourse at this stage Andre Ward is ahead because he turned professional 4 odd years before DeGale.

    I can see mabe a year or two down the line a fight between Ward and DeGale. It would be a good fight to watch, I just think Ward will have gained too much experience fighting the very best of the division but DeGale might be hungrier and fresher.
     
  2. skel1983

    skel1983 Guest

    Lets not get carried away with De Gale he beats a shite Paul Smith and now everyone thinks he is the best thing since sliced bread, Ward imho willl have a better career.
     
  3. thewinfella

    thewinfella The Golden Boy Full Member

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    The De Gale hype is getting way too much here , it really is
     
  4. theuppercut

    theuppercut Blackpudding supper Full Member

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    No offence to the TS but given both men's current standing it's not a question worth asking. Ward beat Kessler, Ward is WBA champ, Ward is leading man at 168 (to many, not me). DeGale could get flattened by Groves next time off and fade off into being a reality tv star, where most muppets are.

    DeGale planets away from Ward. But I do think Warren will be monitoring the Stieglitz - Gevor fight very closely.
     
  5. dftaylor

    dftaylor Writer, fanatic Full Member

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    There is nothing special about degale at all. But ward... he's such a mature, rounded fighter you can't fail to be impressed. Ward would knock James out.
     
  6. Earl-hickey

    Earl-hickey Boxing Junkie banned

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    absoloute pure example of bull**** here.

    Go back in time to when Ward had the same number of fights.

    He was nothing special.

    hell, after like 18 fights everyone thought he was making up numbers in the super 6

    how short term peoples memories are after beating cyclops kessler and a couple of bums like bika and green

    This Ward hype is getting out of hand, he's as untested as you like
     
  7. joegrundy

    joegrundy Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Its difficult to go further than the level Andre Ward is at the moment, a lot of people think he is the best fighter in the division.
     
  8. JFT96

    JFT96 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    How do you know? Bet you hadn't watched a single one of his fights by then or even knew who he was. Not saying I did either but you can't justify your opinion about degale by making stuff up about Ward
     
  9. ImElvis666

    ImElvis666 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Even though I think, along with Gavin, De Gale is Britains best prospect, this hype he is getting is a joke. Let's just put him P4P #1 in the rankings and get it over with.
     
  10. dftaylor

    dftaylor Writer, fanatic Full Member

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    Another ******ed post from Earl-Hickey. Shocker.

    I’m not a particularly big fan of Ward, but he clearly has a much more rounded skill-set than Degale. His performances against solid opposition in the last two years are very impressive – solid, dominating wins over decent gatekeepers like Miranda and Bika, plus an excellent performance over Kessler. Green looked like he’d just turned up to spar, so I don’t give too much credit for that, especially when Johnson knocked him on his ass right after.

    Ward had some shaky moments early in his career, but he was learning against decent opposition. It speaks volumes that Goosen and Ward’s team were happy to put him in against Kessler, Taylor (at the time) and Abraham so early in his career. I can’t imagine Warren taking that risk with Degale. There’s a reason why: he’d get beaten.

    That doesn’t mean he can’t go on to do something good, but I can’t remember the last time people made such a fuss over a fighter for beating someone as average as Paul Smith.
     
  11. dftaylor

    dftaylor Writer, fanatic Full Member

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    I'm backing Gavin. He looks a lot classier.
     
  12. Joan_Guzman

    Joan_Guzman Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He is not on the level of Ward nevermind Dirrell. He has a long way to go beating groves is nothing major.
     
  13. Earl-hickey

    Earl-hickey Boxing Junkie banned

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    Whens the last time a 10 fight prospect had two wins like Groves and Smith man?

    not saying these are ATG wins, but they are damn good wins for a young kid like Degale