James DeGale: ‘This time has turned me into a beast’

James DeGale

โ€œMY last performance was horrendous. It was shocking and embarrassing. Iโ€™m not going to make excuses about my shoulder and what went wrong. On Saturday night, I will be a two-time world champion. I promise you that.

โ€œIโ€™ve boxed at the top level my whole life and put on some good performances. I know what was wrong with me and why I performed how I did in the first fight. Iโ€™m going to put it to rest when I become a world champion again.

โ€œItโ€™s been a long, difficult training camp. I had a gray cloud above my head the last couple of months, but Iโ€™m ready to go become a world champion again on Saturday.

โ€œThis time has turned me into a beast. Iโ€™ve had to take everything even more seriously than before. I might have gotten a bit complacent being a champion those last few years. Iโ€™ve locked myself down and Iโ€™m ready to go.

james degale

โ€œI would say 90 percent of the loss was because of what I didnโ€™t do. I looked past him. I came back too quick from the injury, but he still had to get in there and take my belt. Thereโ€™s no disrespect to Caleb Truax, but Iโ€™ve fought the very best of the division and come out on top. The real James DeGale will be back on Saturday.

โ€œItโ€™s going to be a dominant performance on Saturday. If I donโ€™t beat Truax and beat him easily I canโ€™t get to the level that I want. I know thatโ€™s what is coming. No excuses.โ€

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