The worst thing is having to make weight before a fight. It's hard to cut down. — James DeGale Copy Share Image
I train very hard in the gym and that's the thing that people don't see. — James DeGale Copy Share Image
I'm hard to beat when I'm at my best. I'm telling you, I'm hard to beat. — James DeGale Copy Share Image
Dirrell is a very good opponent. He's very talented. He's hard to beat. — James DeGale Copy Share Image
Boxing is a hard sport, I've been doing it for a long time since the age of 10. — James DeGale Copy Share Image
When I won my world title people used to say I worked hard and that I was fit; now they say I'm… — James DeGale Copy Share Image
All I get on my Twitter is 'Please fight Groves again' and 'Why won't Froch take the fight?' and 'Get in the… — James DeGale Copy Share Image
I love watching old fights. It's hard to watch the black-and-white footage, although I know about Randolph Turpin and people like that,… — James DeGale Copy Share Image
A mega fight to me is a fight that I am in and people think I am going to lose. I am… — James DeGale Copy Share Image
Losing weight for me is about eating healthy and training hard and the weight falls off me. — James DeGale Copy Share Image
I actually like boxing away from home. It takes the pressure off you a little bit. — James DeGale Copy Share Image
A lot of people have been saying I am obsessed with the "making history" thing. But it's what pushes me, it's what drives me,… — James DeGale Copy Share Image
People are saying I hold and spoil, but you don't get to win Olympic gold without a bit of power and ability. — James DeGale Copy Share Image
When I've made enough money so that my family never have to work again, I will retire. — James DeGale Copy Share Image
If I won another gold medal in 2012, in my home city, imagine that. To be the face of 2012, that'd be unbelievable. — James DeGale Copy Share Image
Of course, it means something to beat George Groves to winning a world title. — James DeGale Copy Share Image
Dirrell is a very good opponent. He's very talented. He's hard to beat. — James DeGale Copy Share Image
Prior to a fight when I have to make weight, obviously I can't eat all the rubbish - chocolate and stuff like that. Straight… — James DeGale Copy Share Image
Dirrell was very skilful. He'd only lost once before me - to Carl Froch in Nottingham - and he gave Froch so many problems.… — James DeGale Copy Share Image
