This is it press conference!

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Alot of controversy today at the this is it press conference as Tony Bellew and Nathan Cleverly almost scrap with Bellew making a knob of himself calling Cleverly a f****** rat.

James Degale and George Groves made a bet with the winner getting the losers purse! Groves didn't seen too happy with it but went with it anyway.Degale was very fired up and looked like he could just square it off right there.

For anyone who hasn't seen it yet it should be on Youtube or repeated on SSN.

Whats peoples predictions for both fights?

Fists of Fury wrote:Anyone else think Jim McDonnell is an absolute t**t? Degale is such a puppet, you could see him whispering things to James to say.

C'mon Saint George, teach them a lesson.

Yeah he's a little scrote, everytime he talks I wanna clear my own throat. Would love to see Groves take him and degale down a peg but I dont see it happening.

prettyboykev wrote:

Sugar Boy Sweetie wrote:Anyone else think the whole "bet your purse" business is nothing more than a publicity stunt to save a flagging PPV show?

To be fair on ringside about a month ago Groves offered DeGold a wager first.

SBS, have been thinking roughly along the same lines myself. I can well imagine that Warren and the fighters have been made aware of the need to perhaps go the "extra mile" in promoting this now that Sky are persevering with PPV when it is patently not worthy of this acolade. Obviously there is already genuine needle between Groves and Degale but I wouldn't be surprised if Warren/Sky have been stiring the pot a little.