James Degale- Not aggressive enough!

[ykdadamaja]

Groves fighting for a world title encapsulates my overall point on Degale- he isn't aggressive enough. And fighters who are not aggressive, you have to question their heart and skill level and their confidence in their skill level.

Groves FEELS confident enough and has a better mean spirit (for lack of a better term) than Degale. That's the main difference between those two.

Degale not just needs to step it up in terms of fighters he's facing, but he needs to become more aggressive in the ring. If he ain't come to kill nobody in the ring, don't bother stepping into it.

In the Groves fight, Degale was supposed to be all over Groves. He let Groves off of the hook, being soft, taking breaks in rounds and slacking off- he lost on points as a result of that.

It's clear Degale has the chin, he also has the skill- whether he becomes a world champion or not depends on not just his heart, but how quickly he can bring the heat straight down the middle of the pike.

Groves apparently is ready to bring that heat- regardless of the skills or tools Groves has. You have to respect that about him over Degale.

Compare Froch to both of them... do you see Froch slacking around in the ring, being soft, backing off and letting guys off the hook when he has them? Even in fights he was losing on points- to Taylor and to Ward, Froch NEVER stepped back and gave up because he BELIEVED he should 1. not only be in there, but 2. that he had a chance to win that fight, and FIGHT because that's what he was/is being paid to do- regardless of how the fight was/is going.

Same thing with Manny Pacquiao when he tried to change his personal habits to become a more softer and gentler Manny- two straight losses, one by vicious ko. Manny "says" he is back to the old Manny- I can only hope so, because not only do I wanna see action vs. Rios, but I don't want anyone to get hurt based on being a soft-cow.

Sure, a fighter getting hurt, going out in a blaze of glory is one thing- swinging while you're going down. But, to get hurt because you came to the ring slacking off? Backing away? Giving space? Or to lose because you want to be lethargic? WTF?? What about your training all of those months??

Degale has to become more aggressive, or it will be a very short and non-descript career for him. He has the tools, he has the chin, he also has moderate power- he just needs to get that killer mentality. He has to.