Andrew Tate given brutal reality check after boxing debut
George Groves did not mince his words after watching Andrew Tate's professional Misfits Boxing debut.Tate - a former kickboxing world champion - ventured into the world of Misfits after he was announced as their CEO back in October. Two months on, the controversial influencer made his debut under the promotional banner against reigning heavyweight champion Chase DeMoor.In their Dubai dust-up, Tate started strong after utilising his superior speed, but started to fade in the second half of the fight, before eventually suffering a points defeat to the former Too Hot to Handle star. Many were left uninspired by Tate's performance on fight night, including Groves.The ex-super middleweight champion believed Tate looked awful in the ring, revealing to Betideas: "He is sort of Lowercase G now, isn’t he? He's a controversial character and a lot of people may believe in him, but don't openly say that. A lot of people want to steer clear. I think it would've hurt a little bit. I'm surprised he boxed.READ MORE: Anthony Joshua first called for Tyson Fury showdown over ten years agoREAD MORE: Anthony Joshua retirement stance after uncle claimed he has quit"I'm surprised he took the bout and then I thought, oh, maybe he's a really good boxer. And then I saw clips of it and I was like, I don't think he is. He got beat and it was quite disappointing. I mean he gave away a lot of natural size against Chase DeMoor. Absolutely awful.”Soon after the fight, Tate seemed to suggest that his gruelling defeat might have been predestined. "You have to understand that there are forces larger than us people that exist," he stated. "I said that the answer was already written."Why did I get tired? I don't know. It doesn't make sense. The only thing that makes sense is that I was not supposed to win. Why was I not supposed to win? Is the world a better place now that I've lost? "Maybe the win means more to Chase than it would have meant to me. Maybe Chase couldn't handle the loss. Maybe God decided, 'You know what, Chase has been through enough with mocking and things on the internet. Chase doesn't need the loss right now. Andrew can handle the loss better.' Maybe God decided that."Maybe, if I won, we would have went out and celebrated that night, and Tristan would have smoked a bunch of cigars and died one minute earlier. Maybe I get an extra minute with my brother because I lost. If that's the case, I'm glad I lost. You have to have faith in a higher power. There's a lesson in all this."I don't need to know exactly what it is. If God decides that for some reason he's gonna instantly gas me when I was in perfect physical condition, so that I lose, I have to accept God's decision, and I'll take the punches in the face like a man. Let me give you some life advice. Never, ever take away your opponent's victory. Chase deserves this victory; he deserves the fame, the happiness, the money, the credit. He earned it."Tate will spend some time licking his wounds, but is seemingly desperate for an immediate return. It comes after DeMoor revealed that a rematch clause was inserted in their respective contracts. During a chat with streamer JasonTheWeen, the American said: "He gave me the respect. I like the way he handled the whole thing. He was very upper class. He was like 'Chase was the better guy tonight. He's bigger, younger...' but he has a rematch clause in there too. He wants to run the rematch back. We're going to fight again this year."
