I don't like breaking pledges so here is my promised weekly post :)

United have just won the league. I'm happy but I'm not overly excited because of next week (champs league final).

Whilst talking about the sports world I may as well mention boxing as Saturday was a big day for the sport. George Groves humiliated James Degale. Now, when I say humiliated those reading that didn't see the fight are probably thinking it was a hugely one sided affair. This was not the case, if anything Degale looked the better boxer and could have won it at anytime. The fact that he didn't and no-one is calling it a dodgy result is why I'm using the term humiliated.

In the run up to this fight Degale threw the type of insults at Groves that Britain hasn't seen since the days of 'The Prince.' When you hurl around that type of abuse and then lose the fight, where do you go afterwards?

Groves did a bit of running and stayed at a distance, then when he felt the time was right he traded. Everyone called Degale the better boxer but last night the one with his boxing brain on was Groves.

I don't believe Groves has the ability to be a world champion, but we shall see. As for Degale he needs to go back to the drawing board. For me that means America, new camp and new ideas. In Degale I believe he has the talent to be a world champion and what happened last night was down to his own arrogance and stagnation in his development - Adam Booth may disagree. I hope last night humbles Degale and brings out the champion that I believe he could be.

Last night also saw Bernarnd Hopkins defeat Jean Pascal. I called B-Hop before the fight because to me he is too meticulous in everything he does in the ring to lose to an average champion in Pascal. In winning B-Hop became the oldest world champion ever, a fine achievement for the legend.

On a sad note another legend Roy Jones Jr was on the receiving end of a sickening K.O that must signal the end of his illustrious career. I've spent today watching vintage Jones and in all honesty at his best he was the greatest boxing of the last twenty years. His problem now is age. Bernard is still able to produce and he has a few years on Jones but what they rely on in the ring is vastly different.

Hopkins is tight, correct, determined and not the prettiest boxer ever. These are facets that time can't take away so freely. Jones on the other hand relies on blistering speed and hand eye co-ordination, both gifts that lady time takes early. Thus the difference in fortune we are witnessing at the moment. Hopkins is still able to cut it whilst Roy is floundering badly.

It is a shame when greats can't 'let it go' but Jones is now messing around with his health and someone in his camp needs to stop him.

Wow this has dragged... I do love boxing though, it's something I wish I had the opportunity to take more part in when I was growing up.

Until the next time my friendly phantoms