Quote Originally Posted by Ron Swanson View Post
Could you please explain what merit DeGale earned his mandatory position on? His last 3 opponents who supposedly he "earned" this title shot off are rated #35, #114, and #20 in the world at the weight. That's not any form of earning as how it's defined over here. Maybe there's a bit of slang being incorporated?
DeGale got mandatory because he switched over to Eddie Hearn whose love in with the IBF allowed him to position DeGale anyway he wanted, as long as the outcome produced money. Big Mick, DeGale's former promoter, had been trying for ages to get DeGale a shot at Bika but was forced to toil away on 'silver title' defences. I don't blame DeGale for changing promoters, he's gone from fighting in shopping centers to fighting at Wembley.