How good is Darren Barker?

Hold your horses, Gaz, I haven't had a chance to say that I don't rate Barker purely because he's a cockney. **** cockneys.

































































Let's see how that goes down. I'll point out that it was a joke before anyone in the East gets a bit excited, though.

 

Robs taken 3 paragraphs to say "If you don't agree with me then you must n't know much about boxing".

Athough, to be fair, the last one does go on to say that Barkers subtle skills, that the ignorant masses find so hard to fully appreciate, are so sublime that he may well be as good as Gavin Rees and Big Enzo in a few fights time .

 

Class act. Does everything well.Watching him fight makes me want to get down the gym.
Brilliant jab. A joy to watch after that excuse for a fight on Friday night.
Class act outside the ring too. Hope he goes on to win a world title.

 

Yeah, he seems a decent bloke.

 

He looks like one of those guys that's very good technically and in a subtle way that the casual will not always appreciate. Does everything very well but not flashy and doesn't carry a bingo punch. That said I don't think he needs one. i reckon better and better opponents will bring more out of him and he just looks like he has the total package to go all the way, the right mentality too

 

I think he's a very good boxer. Good handspeed, good technically. He's not a power puncher by any means but he has some pop in his punches. I don't like how he opens his arms up when he steps back, hopefully that can be rectified. He needs to step up now and fight some better opposition. I think he should make Euro level at least, possibly a title shot in a year or two.

Plus he's a top bloke as well. I like him and hope he goes far!

 

Im still undecided. His Jab certinally looks world class thus far.But his explosive power does not seem that of Macklin. I certinally think he deserves to step up to the next level.

 

Have heard people say Macklin will beat him but nobody has said why. remember it was Macklins people that ducked the fight.

 

Rob, are you suggesting that you "have a clue" abut boxing, because several of your posts suggest that you don't.

 

I am more suggesting that people who can't recognize Barker has legit world class potential do not have a clue.

To those that say he should be at Light middle, not everyone has to be a beast at there weight to do well.

 

macklin beats him imo.great fight that tho.

 

Barker beats macklin .... IMO ... Barker has skill to wear down opponents with accurate punching power ... He doesnt possess one KO punch power but would wear Macklin down for a late stoppage ....

 

Beating Macklin hardly makes you world class mind. Macklin has knocked out a former European champ at the tail end of his career who had a glass jaw. It's a domestic fight really.

I do doubt Barker's chin and his power.

 

How do you work out Amin has a glass jaw. He got stopped late by world class opponents. Amin was weight drained so bad for the Macklin fight. he is going to 168lbs and will win the European title there.