oman0115 said:
Santiago Street . said:
Kirkland Tapia was a brutal old style fight - fantastic viewing.
Barker made all the right noises before the fight and sure he was unlucky his hip went but I don't put him at Sturm's level anyhow. Nobody who knows his story could fail to warm to the lad but the Geale fight was a once in a lifetime effort from him and even with a clean bill of health he'll never reproduce that night.
Macklin's on the decline but domestic dust ups with Lee and Murray next year should earn him a nice nest egg for retirement.
Darren Barker reminded me of Bute in Nottingham on Saturday, the occasion was way too much for him. Out of him, Macklin, Lee & Murray only Murray has World Title class imo. All four of them should cash in on the hype Sky has been trying to build for over a year now!
I don't rate Murray that highly. Respect to him for good performances against Sturm and Martinez but those 2, particularly Martinez , were nowhere near their peak when they fought him. He'd beat Macklin now and Lee but Barker if he can sort out his hips would be too slick for him.
Anyhow thanks to the ludicrous alphabet title situation, Murray can win a "world title" on the next GGG undercard fighting an Australian whose main claim to fame is losing to the up and coming BJ Saunders last year. Why he's pissing about fighting journeymen like Fletcher and that Russian he beat last week is beyond me although I suppose fast Eddie would say holding a belt, any belt, will increase his chances of getting a big fish to fight him in England.
How good was it to watch Broner get beat down ! Hopefully he's learnt some humility and can come back at a more appropriate weight with a better attitude and use his talent to better effect.