James DeGale

Money comes and goes.

— James DeGale

I only want the big fights.

— James DeGale

I'm a victim of my own success.

— James DeGale

I'm a big Gooner, a die-hard.

— James DeGale

I'm the Marmite of boxing.

— James DeGale

I'm ready for the best in the world.

— James DeGale

I was 80-1 to win Olympic gold.

— James DeGale

I can beat anyone in the world.

— James DeGale

I will take on any super middleweight in the world.

— James DeGale

I think that's one of my main attributes. My movement, my speed, my feet.

— James DeGale

Don't let the good looks and the playboy image fool you. I'm very serious.

— James DeGale

Hit and move, that's amateur boxing and that's what I'm good at.

— James DeGale

My whole career, all I've been building up to is winning a world title.

— James DeGale

I had cartilage sticking out my nose. I couldn't breathe out of my left nostril.

— James DeGale

It's an unbelievable feeling. I'm world champ. I'm world champ! I made history.

— James DeGale

Of course, it means something to beat George Groves to winning a world title.

— James DeGale

Groves is a fool. Groves is a fake. I will never let him belittle me like he's done with Carl Froch.

— James DeGale

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

I'm not good with jokes, no. I don't know a joke at all. I like being told jokes, but I can't tell…

— James DeGale

Losing weight for me is about eating healthy and training hard and the weight falls off me.

— James DeGale

Amateur boxing is like a game but you have to be spiteful as a pro. I've got that spiteful streak. I've always…

— James DeGale

I've done it the hard way - first Olympic gold medallist from Great Britain to win a world title, the 'road warrior.'…

— James DeGale

Coming out of the Olympic Games, I was the golden boy and I got put up on a pedestal. I got stuff…

— James DeGale

Eubank is tough, he's game, he's strong. He's just like his dad. But he struggles with the boxing bit.

— James DeGale

Lucian Bute had the world title for five years, he made nine defenses and he's a good, good fighter. The fight before…

— James DeGale

Al is loyal, a loyal guy. He has treated me extremely well and he likes that I have been loyal to him…

— James DeGale

It's been a successful and enjoyable career for most of the time. I've lived the dream and done everything in boxing but…

— James DeGale

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

Don't worry, everyone - I'm not going to be just this silly little idiot who thinks he's 'it,' who has been to…

— James DeGale

There are negatives in fighting away from home: you're not in front of your home fans, you don't have your home comforts,…

— James DeGale

I've been saying for years, Froch is an easy fight, chin's up in the air, feet are all over the place, technically…

— James DeGale

The first couple of years of my career were going fantastic, everything running smoothly. I was the next best thing. Obviously there…

— James DeGale

All boxers are OCD. You can see a bit of OCD in me before I go into the ring. I can't put…

— James DeGale

Boxing is fantastic in the States.

— James DeGale

The fight with Groves is in the past.

— James DeGale

I had something called Gilmore's groin.

— James DeGale

I've boxed all around the world.

— James DeGale

I train very hard in the gym and that's the thing that people don't see.

— James DeGale

I'm lucky that I have got good parents behind me.

— James DeGale

I boxed for the British title in my ninth fight.

— James DeGale