Why Groves-Degale is a 50-50 fight...

The great thing about the fight happening now instead of down the line is that, to a large extent, we don't know how good these two are and how good they will be. They are both very much in the developmental stage of their boxing.

Generally, what we see is a fighter might make a big step forward and look sensational in a fight and then he might plateau for a couple of fights and then take another big step forward. Also fighters progress and peak at very different stages of their careers. If the fight had been made after the Adamu fight a lot more people might be picking Groves. Since then, GG has stagnated a bit whilst JD has come on heaps (sic) and bounds:hey

There are so many things we don't know about these guys heart, bottle, stamina, ability to 'perform under the lights' (#PBF) at this stage of their careers.

So that's kinda why I see it as a pick 'em fight because neither are at their peak, both have crazy talent and both are still learning, developing right now. So if GG takes a big step forward in his development over the course of his camp and this fight and JD doesn't then there is no reason why GG cannot win the fight.

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Nah more that compared to a fight between two guys with 30 fights, it's a lot harder to predict how this will play out or even how good the fighters will be going into the ring. I just think at this stage they are both developing at different speeds and with their comparable natural talent it is hard to foretell exactly who will have the edge in the ring.