Official Poll : Is Macklin ducking Barker ????

thewinfella · 03-01-2010, 12:12 AM

Yes / No

Reasons why !!!!!!!!!!

ImElvis666 · 03-01-2010, 12:44 AM

Macklin is not obliged to fight Barker whatsoever. Barker still has yet to beat a top 50 fighter. Why are people placing such a sense of entitlement for Barker when he has done **** all.

Macklin is looking to fight someone ranked higher than Barker in Geale or Gevor so how is he ducking? Besides, a fight with Barker makes no sense for him right now, high risk low reward. Macklin isn't ducking him, he has bigger fish to fry. When Barker goes and beats a quality opponent and moves up the ranks he will have something to offer Mackin.

avidlemon · 03-01-2010, 04:03 AM

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Originally Posted by ImElvis666

Macklin is not obliged to fight Barker whatsoever. Barker still has yet to beat a top 50 fighter. Why are people placing such a sense of entitlement for Barker when he has done **** all.

Macklin is looking to fight someone ranked higher than Barker in Geale or Gevor so how is he ducking? Besides, a fight with Barker makes no sense for him right now, high risk low reward. Macklin isn't ducking him, he has bigger fish to fry. When Barker goes and beats a quality opponent and moves up the ranks he will have something to offer Mackin.

^^^^^^

agreed, couldn't have put it better myself

ollyc · 03-01-2010, 05:44 AM

No Macklin is not ducking Barker.
Barker has no world ranking, and a victory would not benefit Macklin in the slightest. Thanks to his rather inept promoter Barker is now playing catch-up.
Prior to El****-Macklin, Macklin's career was going nowhere, and he was fortunate that Hennessy had only a few headline fighters, and was thus reluctant to pit two of his few belt-holders against each other.
However since that win over El**** Macklin's career has moved on at a pace, whilst Barker is still fighting the same substandard opposition (no fault of his own).
I presume like most fighters Macklin wants the sort of fights that gets him discussed in wider circles, and not just on the Brit forum.
The fact that this question is being posed is evidence of a ridiculously insular mentality.

ed7890 · 03-01-2010, 05:48 AM

No Barker needs to build himself up more before you could say that

kosaros · 03-01-2010, 06:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ImElvis666

Macklin is not obliged to fight Barker whatsoever. Barker still has yet to beat a top 50 fighter. Why are people placing such a sense of entitlement for Barker when he has done **** all.

Macklin is looking to fight someone ranked higher than Barker in Geale or Gevor so how is he ducking? Besides, a fight with Barker makes no sense for him right now, high risk low reward. Macklin isn't ducking him, he has bigger fish to fry. When Barker goes and beats a quality opponent and moves up the ranks he will have something to offer Mackin.

Exactly.

cool-cat · 03-01-2010, 06:35 AM

agree with all above posts.

avidlemon · 03-01-2010, 06:38 AM

barker is talented, but hasn't proved anything as yet to warrant even getting in the same ring as macklin. It would be a massive backward step for macklin anyway.

Gaz S · 03-01-2010, 07:01 AM

I think Macklin is "avoiding" a fight with Barker, but not necessarily "ducking" him. As indicated above, as talented as Barker is he hasn't actually put himself in a position to offer Macklin any reason to fight him. It's a high risk fight for Macklin that he doesn't need to take, unfortunately. So I can understand (but not in favour of) the "Why risk it if you don't have to?" mentality from Macklin's team.
Personally would love to see the fight and I would fancy Barker to win it.

Beeston Brawler · 03-01-2010, 07:20 AM

People need to realise that there is a big world out there with plenty of middleweights to fight.

It's easy to get carried away with matchups within this country, but as stated above, the fact is that Macklin is European champion and on the verge of a world title fight. He needs to fight the right opponents to secure such a contest, whilst Barker needs to get himself a promoter capable of delivering similar fights for him to progress.

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ImElvis666 Champion East Side Guru Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 9,404 vCash: 327381	Re: Official Poll : Is Macklin ducking Barker ???? Macklin is not obliged to fight Barker whatsoever. Barker still has yet to beat a top 50 fighter. Why are people placing such a sense of entitlement for Barker when he has done **** all. Macklin is looking to fight someone ranked higher than Barker in Geale or Gevor so how is he ducking? Besides, a fight with Barker makes no sense for him right now, high risk low reward. Macklin isn't ducking him, he has bigger fish to fry. When Barker goes and beats a quality opponent and moves up the ranks he will have something to offer Mackin.
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ollyc Contender ESB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,424 vCash: 876	Re: Official Poll : Is Macklin ducking Barker ???? No Macklin is not ducking Barker. Barker has no world ranking, and a victory would not benefit Macklin in the slightest. Thanks to his rather inept promoter Barker is now playing catch-up. Prior to El**-Macklin, Macklin's career was going nowhere, and he was fortunate that Hennessy had only a few headline fighters, and was thus reluctant to pit two of his few belt-holders against each other. However since that win over El** Macklin's career has moved on at a pace, whilst Barker is still fighting the same substandard opposition (no fault of his own). I presume like most fighters Macklin wants the sort of fights that gets him discussed in wider circles, and not just on the Brit forum. The fact that this question is being posed is evidence of a ridiculously insular mentality. Last edited by ollyc; 03-01-2010 at 11:47 AM.
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ed7890 Col. Hunter Gathers ESB Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Galway Posts: 4,083 vCash: 1127	Re: Official Poll : Is Macklin ducking Barker ???? No Barker needs to build himself up more before you could say that
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cool-cat Contender ESB Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 785 vCash: 240	Re: Official Poll : Is Macklin ducking Barker ???? agree with all above posts.
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avidlemon Belt holder ESB Addict Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Big daddy avid sez smigg will be back! Posts: 3,429 vCash: 1000	Re: Official Poll : Is Macklin ducking Barker ???? barker is talented, but hasn't proved anything as yet to warrant even getting in the same ring as macklin. It would be a massive backward step for macklin anyway.
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Gaz S Contender ESB Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 883 vCash: 1000	Re: Official Poll : Is Macklin ducking Barker ???? I think Macklin is "avoiding" a fight with Barker, but not necessarily "ducking" him. As indicated above, as talented as Barker is he hasn't actually put himself in a position to offer Macklin any reason to fight him. It's a high risk fight for Macklin that he doesn't need to take, unfortunately. So I can understand (but not in favour of) the "Why risk it if you don't have to?" mentality from Macklin's team. Personally would love to see the fight and I would fancy Barker to win it.
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Beeston Brawler Comical Ali-egedly East Side VIP Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: trying to increase my overdraft.... Posts: 23,346 vCash: 75	Re: Official Poll : Is Macklin ducking Barker ???? People need to realise that there is a big world out there with plenty of middleweights to fight. It's easy to get carried away with matchups within this country, but as stated above, the fact is that Macklin is European champion and on the verge of a world title fight. He needs to fight the right opponents to secure such a contest, whilst Barker needs to get himself a promoter capable of delivering similar fights for him to progress.
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