DeGale-Groves

By Scott Gilfoid: James DeGale (10-1, 8 KO’s) thinks a rematch between him and British and Commonwealth super middleweight champion George Groves (13-0, 10 KO’s) will be happening in early 2012 if everything does right with their next fights coming up.

By Scott Gilfoid: Former 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist for Britain James DeGale (10-1, 8 KO’s) says he’s going to stick it out with his trainer Jim McDonnell rather than sacking him and looking for someone else to train him after DeGale lost a controversial 12 round decision to Commonwealth super middleweight champion George Groves recently. [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: James DeGale (10-1, 8 KO’s) says he won’t be giving unbeaten George Groves (13-0, 10 KO’s) a shot at his title after he captures one of the super middleweight belts by late 2012. The reason why DeGale won’t give Groves a shot is because Groves doesn’t want to give him a rematch [...]

By Simon Hirst: James DeGale is still recovering from his shocking loss at the hands of arch enemy ‘Saint’ George Groves. Three weeks after his loss and having watched the fight back, his opinion has not changed. He does say it is still raw, but time is a healer and his plan to win a [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: After losing by one of the most controversial decisions I’ve ever laid eyes on before, super middleweight contender James DeGale (10-1, 8 KO’s) still has a very bright future and will no doubt move on to a future world title and perhaps even to greatness.

By William Mackay: Right now, trainer/manager Adam Booth is getting bucket fulls of praise poured over his head by adoring fans and media alike due to the successful strategy that Booth came up with for his fighter Commonwealth super middleweight champion George Groves (13-0, 10 KO’s) to pull off an upset and beat British super [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Former British super middleweight champion James DeGale fought well enough to win against challenger George Groves last week but came up short when Groves won the fight by a narrow and controversial 12 round majority decision. DeGale looked superb in the second half of the fight but fought the wrong fight in [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: David Haye is gleeful about his fighter George Groves’s recent win over James DeGale, and sees it as the beginning of what could be big things ahead for the young 23-year-old Groves. Haye doesn’t want Groves to fight a rematch with DeGale after Groves won the fight by the close scores of [...]

By Simon Hirst: As a British boxing fan first before article writer, my first judgement on a fighter is how good a boxer he is and has the potential to become. If the fighter is good, he should in theory start to build up support, which if he is really good enough will develop nicely [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: For boxing fans wondering when super middleweight James DeGale (10-1, 8 KO’s) will be back in the ring, DeGale says he should be back by September. He needs time for his cuts to heal from his controversial 12 round majority decision loss to George Groves last weekend. DeGale doesn’t see it as [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Undefeated British and Commonwealth champion George Groves (13-0, 10 KO’s) says he doesn’t plan on fighting a rematch with James DeGale (10-1, 8 KO’s) again until they fight for a world title and Groves points out that he won’t be fighting for a world title for at least 18 months. Groves doesn’t [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: British/Commonwealth champion George Groves (13-0, 10 KO’s) seems dead set against giving James DeGale (10-1, 8 KO’s) a rematch despite their fight ending end in a close 12 round majority decision win for Groves. I had Groves losing the fight, as did many other boxing fans. However, Groves is getting confidence from [...]

By Ryan Lynch: UK boxing, as much as people like to doubt it, is on the up. There is no doubt about it, people like Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacqiuao, the forever going Bernard Hopkins plus a few others are still streets ahead of our home based fighters, but are we close?

By Scott Gilfoid: WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s) was excited with the success that Commonwealth super middleweight champion George Groves (13-0, 10 KO’s) had in beating British super middleweight champion James DeGale (10-1, 8 KO’s) last Saturday night. Groves followed a simple plan where he move constantly against DeGale and only fought [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Former British super middleweight champion James DeGale (10-1, 8 KO’s) showed his class by keeping a stiff upper lip after losing a controversial 12 round majority decision to challenger George Groves (13-0, 10 KO’s) last weekend. DeGale has a right to be upset about the decision loss but he’s remained mature about [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: George Groves says he wants to move on to “Bigger and better things” after winning a close but controversial 12 round majority decision over James DeGale last weekend, but unfortunately the fight was so close – according to the judges – that the two really need to fight again to have a [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Heavyweight David Haye doesn’t want his fighter British/Commonwealth champion George Groves (13-0, 10 KO’s) to take on the talented and heavy handed James DeGale (10-1, 8 KO’s) again after winning a close, controversial 12 round decision over DeGale last Saturday night. Haye sees the rematch as not being worth the risk involved [...]

By Simon Hirst: After what was a good domestic clash between DeGale and Groves, a close majority decision was awarded to ‘Saint’ George Groves. DeGale felt he was robbed, but most experts at ringside felt it was close and accepted the fact that Groves won the fight. Unfortunately, with DeGale expected to triumph and gain [...]

By William Mackay: Both James DeGale and George Groves looked lost out there last Saturday night. Two fighters with domestic level skills trying to find their way around the ring and looking pretty amateurish for the most part. With that said, Groves at least looked like he had a plan and stuck with it. His [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Realizing that it’s probably fruitless to pursue a rematch with George Groves (13-0, 10 KO’s) after being on the receiving end up a controversial 12 round majority decision loss last Saturday night, DeGale has wisely recognized that he doesn’t need Groves in order to find success. DeGale will find it anyway whether [...]

By William Mackay: WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s ) is taking great pride at seeing his fighter George Groves follow a planned strategy last Saturday night in beating British super middleweight champion James DeGale by a close 12 round majority decision.

By Scott Gilfoid: With his razor thin close 12 round decision over James DeGale last Saturday night in London, British and Commonwealth super middleweight champion George Groves (13-0, 10 KO’s) doesn’t appear to be at all interested in trying his luck again in a fight with ultra talented DeGale.

Frank Warren has called on the BBBofC to grant James DeGale an immediate rematch against George Groves. DeGale lost his British super-middleweight title to Commonwealth champion Groves on Saturday night.

By Dennis McCarthy: Last night saw what promises to be the first of many fights, between great young guns James DeGale and his conqueror George ‘the Saint’ Groves. First of all, we hear a lot of bias towards fighters, especially on this site from certain writers, who, no matter how well a fighter (mostly British) [...]

By Ben James: Firstly I would like to congratulate both fighters for putting on one hell of an entertaining fight both in and out of the ring. The fight was close and the judges score cards reflected that, personally I would not have been surprised if it ended in a draw, but from what I [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: It was sad to see how badly George Groves was in denial about how marked up and battered he was in his fight with the talented James DeGale last night. Groves looked like he dragged himself out of a massive train wreck to give his post fight interview. Groves’ face was covered [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Promoter Frank Warren feels that there should be a rematch between his fighter James DeGale and George Groves after DeGale was narrowly beaten by a close 12 round decision on Saturday night. DeGale looked like the stronger fighter and took the second half of the fight with a dominating performance. Groves did [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: For most boxing fans that saw tonight’s fight between James DeGale and George Groves, they thought DeGale should have nicked it by a couple of rounds. Unfortunately, the judges saw different, scoring it for Groves by the scores of 115-115, 115-114 and 115-114 to give him a controversial 12 round majority decision [...]

By Joe Gorman: James DeGale (10-1, 8 KO’s) and George Groves (13- 0, 10KO’s) produced a British master class fight tonight at the O2 Arena in London, England with Groves winning by a 12 round majority decision. First of all, I would like to give respect to Groves for the boxing ability he showed through [...]

By William Mackay: Commonwealth super middleweight champion George Groves (13-0, 10 KO’s) hammered out a narrow 12 round majority decision over previously unbeaten British super middleweight champion James DeGale (10-1, 8 KO’s) on Saturday night at the O2 Arena in London, UK. The final judges’ scores were 115-115, 115-114 and 115-114.