If you were James DeGale would you do Olympics in home city or turn pro?

Question

on the one hand, competing in Olympics in home city would be ace

but you could get hit by a bus tomorrow, so maybe earn money now while you can?

thoughts?

Answer 1

He's already one a gold so he should just go pro, he might perform badly in london which means he wont get as many offers to go pro or someone better might come along so he should take this opportunity while he still can.

Answer 2

turn pro

new boxers will come through the ranks all the time...you'll only get a limited amount of opportunities to turn pro and he's got a GOLDen one now.

Answer 3

yeh i was askin myself dat also. now that hez 22 and hez won gold i think he shuld turn pro. dat will be great to win it in london 4 him but its not definite he will win the gold medal because he is not a boxer that is untouchable and if he doesn't win it. then he wont get good offers that hez getin now (£1 million).   well its hez choice

Answer 4

If he has a family and prospects of real success in professional boxing, he should turn pro.

If he has time and few responsibilities, he should wait and compete in the London Olympics.

Of course there are injuries and competitors to consider and he is unlikely to win another gold, but a home country Olympics happens once every two generations, if you're lucky.