Jack vs DeGale FULL FIGHT: January 14, 2017 - PBC on Showtime

WBC champion Badou Jack (20-1-3, 12 KOs)and IBF titlist James DeGale (23-1-1, 14 KOs) fought to a 12-round majority draw in the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING in front of 10,128 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The bout was scored 114-112 (DeGale) and 113-113 twice, and the only clear winner was the sport of boxing and its fans.
Britain's DeGale, making the third defense of his IBF belt, started the drama by flooring Jack with a jab with 30 seconds left in the first round. But it was back and forth from there in a highly skilled, closely contested battle between the consensus best in the weight class and in the eighth unification bout in division history.
Jack, making his third title defense, was more effective on the inside and more active, throwing 745 total punches vs. DeGale's 617.
The pivotal moment in the fight occurred when Jack floored DeGale for the first time in his career with a left-right combo punch midway through the 12th and final round. Without the 10-8 round, DeGale would have won a unanimous decision.
"I thought I won the fight. I finished stronger," Jack said. "His knockdown was a flash knockdown. I won the fight. He was doing a lot of running. He was throwing a lot of shit at my guard.
"Let's do it again at light heavyweight. It's time to move to light heavyweight."
DeGale countered: "I've got huge respect for this man, but I thought I won that. I landed the cleanest shots. Let's do it again. Let's do it again in London.
"He hit me (in the 12th), but I was more off balance. I respect him. He's a good, all-around fighter. Let's go again."
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[@joshuawright2030]

This fight took everything out of James. Never the same after

[@elbrri8066]

Yea and also that Caleb truax ass whooping

[@devonsinclair6994]

This was such a great fight. They both left a part of their soul in there that night. This one is one of those hidden gems the future generation of boxing fans will find in 20 years and be amazed they never heard of this classic.

[@PremierBoxingChampions]

Well said 👏👏👏

[@khalidntokozo7097]

Watch Zapeda vs Branchyk

[@devonsinclair6994]

@@khalidntokozo7097 I have.

[@Hryd-06]

I just found it out amazing fight

[@slingshotdon]

Degals carreer ended a badu continued

[@H.K.5]

DeGale was never the same after this fight. His career went downhill after this war, he took too much damage.

[@H.K.5]

@Dropkick You Some boxers can 100% recover after a war like this though. DeGale never did.

[@D1Snr]

True. He took an untold amount of damage in this fight. It definitely shortened his career

[@adamevert1618]

A testament to the shameless robbery the scorecard was!

[@fundzreal7680]

DeGale was always massively overrated in my opinion

[@kufujitsu]

Depends on their training habits as well. We don't know how DeGale lived his life - whether he let his weight fluctuate a lot between fights, or if he waited till the last possible moment before starting training for a fight. You need to stay in shape so that you don't leave too much of yourself in the gym while preparing for a fight. Boxers do recover from these fights though. Badou Jack did.

[@J4sse]

In the PBC versions you can always hear the hits and the crowd clearly than the network versions.

[@ciphbudd7102]

This was a GREAT FIGHT.

[@savvyringcraft3886]

This was a great unification fight at a time when I really thought the division had a lot of spark behind it, it's a shame they didn't even clear a million each for this, DeGale got $750,000 whilst Jack got $700,000.

[@dannynufer1296]

It's mad when heavyweights like AJ are clearing 20 mil for a fight

[@kevdodangoda2258]

​@@dannynufer1296 its about profile and revenue

[@donjohnson3888]

I thought Jack took this one. DeGale really slowed down in the second half probably cause of Jack's dedicated body work. After the 5th round, I only gave Chunky the 10th. 114-112 Jack.

[@incredibleXMan]

Nonsense. Degale did more work in 9, 10 and 11. Watch again.

[@Boxingqua]

It’s only right ya release the pedraza vs davis

[@PremierBoxingChampions]

Give us a week. We got you fam 🙌

[@thedhive6512]

@@PremierBoxingChampions Hit us with that Derevyanchenko v Charlo while you're at it.

[@staffieking9287]

@@PremierBoxingChampions thankyou been waiting years to watch that fight

[@pauldaley1538]

@@PremierBoxingChampions...

[@J4sse]

Showtime did this but they took it down like all their fights for god knows what reason.

[@D1Snr]

This fight took years off DeGales career. He never recovered properly from this fight. His punch resistance disappeared after this match

[@H.K.5]

He also became slower and alot less fluid. Overall, a shadow of the fighter he was before this fight.

[@royal4l_]

Watched this on TV .... shit was a good as fight

[@NelsonVanDweller]

Yeh no issue with draw. This fight wrecked degale though

[@tome3187]

Let’s be honest, Jacks not Benn the same since either

[@esunsalmista]

DeGale made Jack look defensively vulnerable for a good 5-6 rounds which is impressive. Wasn't falling for any of his traps/feints and rather than dropping his arms vs those body jabs he kept moving around. Just couldn't keep it up for 12 rounds. What immense stamina Badou Jack has.

[@adrian_veidt]

Those sneaky body punches(aside from the straight right to the body) from Jack took it's effect. Jack landed 2 nasty ones by round 6. De gale's body language says it all.

[@esunsalmista]

@@adrian_veidt DeGale clearly looked the loser after the fight also. He lost years after this one.

[@thedhive6512]

Casuals don't even know who Badou Jack is. Pathetic. Only names internet casuals know are Canelo, Wilder, Fury, Lopez, Garcia, Loma, and Pacquiao

[@snoochieboochies2165]

Well badou isn't really an elite fighter.

[@thedhive6512]

@@snoochieboochies2165 you're the casual i was talking about

[@snoochieboochies2165]

@@thedhive6512 why because what I said was true?

[@khalidntokozo7097]

Who cares if he no bigger than Canelo

[@thedhive6512]

@@snoochieboochies2165 Actually because what you said isn't true. Until you can feed yourself without financial help from your parents your opinion doesn't matter. learn boxing

[@chlsea2633]

I had it a draw 113-113 even. Great fight though. Degale was never the same after this fight.

[@lefez9015]

Damn! DeGale took a fucking beating here!

[@cheilech5361]

I swear jacks intro was epic , lou screaming "lets go now!" And the guy behind jack yelling at jack for motivation. I love it !

[@baboon1233]

116-110 Jack. DeGale was hitting gloves all night long.

[@SiLoMixMaster]

Imagine this Badou Jack vs Canelo....somebody's rib cage would definitely get broken with all the body shots. Even Badou Jack now vs Canelo up at 175 would be a quality fight.

[@H.K.5]

Jack was a great fighter in his prime but I think Canelo would've handled him easily. Jack wouldn't stand a chance nowadays though.

[@thedhive6512]

@The BrotherHood Especially at 175 lmao fake a$$ Kovalev KO. How the hell he go from beating Canelo the whole fight to be nearly killed by 3 punches? lmao

[@TheKamikaze456]

Had it as a draw although Jack had some strong body shots. Degales style is based on elegance and father time caught up with him

[@CultureBoxing]

Great fight especially from 6 rounds onward 🙌 Warriors

[@TheIkaraCult]

James never took a backward step in this fight. Chunky is hard as nails

[@CamTalksBoxing]

One of the best fights of all time, action packed!

[@sugabearchiraq5755]

I thought Badu Jack should’ve gotten the nod. He won this fight. Great fight PBC!

[@europa1387]

Great fight. Two warriors in there.

[@faatteeee]

Till this day I still don’t know how badou didn’t get the nod here. But degale is warrior foty for 2017 if I’m not mistaken

[@oldschool5707]

Should've had a rematch

[@sugabearchiraq5755]

Absolutely!!

[@circleinfinite]

Someone would have died Apollo creed style if they had a rematch. (Degale)

[@navos2003]

Jack ended Degale’s career

[@rafamursy2770]

Amazing fight

[@adrian_veidt]

That ref got a better chin than khan 😂😂

[@fermzy]

Degale took some beating, tough man to still fight on, think he just couldn't hurt jack

[@SH1THOUSERY]

The ref did a good job 👏 Took a good shot aswell. This was a dog fight one of the best fights ive seen.

[@CamTalksBoxing]

Eddie Hearn and Leonard In the same ring

[@user-dq5sx8uy2z]

めちゃくちゃ良い試合、ダウン取られ取り返し、バドゥ良い選手だ。勿論相手も強かった

[@jnetwrk3083]

55:50 lmao

[@anoosh2075]

The referee never learned the lesson.

[@johnmatrix7809]

Did Degale lose teeth in this fight?

[@J4sse]

Yes.

[@xaviermcknight1510]

wasn't it a bridge, his tooth was gone before this fight

[@J4sse]

And yet they never rematched. After all that talking and arguing in the post fight interview.

[@pussywhisperer2170]

I'm still laughing the ref caught a clean left hook😁👌 I'm mad nobody did a count down for the ref I always wanted to see that

[@gabrielerandeni3718]

GANÓ DE GALE ! ! !

[@jamesheath7601]

Fight starts 4:00

[@kufujitsu]

22:57 The ref takes a better shot than some boxers do...

[@PharaohChin]

The ref was the real hero in this fight.

[@cjayyagcaoili2036]

Back when badou jack got no beards

[@cjayyagcaoili2036]

Well he got some but is a 5/10

[@ali.k943]

👍🥊🔥🥊🔥🥊🔥🥊🥊

[@alidaygo619]

👊🏽👊🏽

[@sascharichardson2627]

James 'I never jab' Degale

[@user-pk5zi3mf9q]

👏👏👏👏

[@rbr9657]

I REALLY hate this guy commentating- how the hell did he get this job??? I can't even hear him well.

[@CamTalksBoxing]

Jack took Degales teeth out 🦷

[@krombopulousmichael8418]

You could tell that badous punches were significantly more effective than degales. His were just patty cake punches

[@riptonreid8707]

I definitely feel like Jack won this fight. I wouldn't want to fight when these JUDGES are at ringside but I might enter the ring with them watching from their homes. Two good fighters and I prefer Degale but Jack won this time. Anyway, hats off to them both.

[@AB-ce5fg]

Good crack!

[@ridwanalikaram2807]

Boone looked very sharp in there

[@muliadibarbir5934]

The ref has strong chin.

[@mhmdnvl3679]

Badou has no spirit..i think he can knock degale out in round 12

[@jamiecunningham1565]

NAR THIS WAS A PROPER SCRAP!

[@RobM199]

I cannot believe the officiating in this one. The ref was claiming he'd "disqualify" DeGale if the mouth piece came out again, after literally having his teeth punched out in round eight, in round 12 he even refuses to re-insert it! Jack threw after the bell in three rounds, he also landed numerous low blows to no warning, I know what is the greater infringement. In my eyes this was a robbery, a close well contented fight granted (I had it 115-111 DeGale), but DeGale comfortably took at least four of the early rounds (plus knockdown) and outhustled Jack in a few of the championship rounds. A great fight, nearly ruined by an awful referee performance, clearly an away fighters nightmare and a law to himself.

[@darren1855]

Jack won with the knock down wtf smh 🤔

[@curlin120s9]

Jack got dropped tho ?

[@mayortals598]

Money weather you are not a boxer you are a hugger

[@robertgarcia2102]

Bandu jack should have gotten the win for some reason he has been on the bad side of scorecards don't understand why he gets jerked so much and after this fight degale went to shit

[@TheLifeOfMcBroom]

Badou won hands down. Dictated the whole fight.

[@NelsonVanDweller]

Yeh when he was dropped and gettjng completely outlanded in the first 5. Whole fight though yeh. If he won it was by a point

[@tome3187]

The whole fight? He lost the first 5 rounds 😂, I agree he took over in the second half and should have got the nod though

[@TheLifeOfMcBroom]

@@NelsonVanDweller I don’t think Jack won all the rounds but I do think he controlled the pace of the fight to where James Degale would eventually back down like he did.

[@NelsonVanDweller]

@@TheLifeOfMcBroom quite a vague analysis really. Boxing is scored round by round. Not by who "dictates"

[@benji230]

How did he dictate the whole fight when he is a counter puncher hardly throwing. Degale threw and landed more. Degale got robbed.

[@incredibleXMan]

I had degale taking 9,10 and 11. Badou was not doing quite enough.

[@jackiechan4386]

Was there that night , great fight! Gevonte davis winning his first world title too! Lots of black dudes in fur with bitches on there arms in the Brooklyn crowd, great night

[@HIGHSPEEDCHESSBoxing]

you beat the living s*** out of somebody and they give you a draw!!!

[@incredibleXMan]

Degale was scoring. Not sure what people are on about here. Draw seems fair.

[@SoberAF83]

What a terrible outcome. Judges are the worst sometimes

[@pauloskidane2819]

Jack won this fight

[@daunemas6604]

jipbuibu

[@HIGHSPEEDCHESSBoxing]

Jack won that easy