Boxing is in a bad state when Geale v Barker is for a world tittle

he was getting his ass outboxed by hassan Ndam Njikam and fernando guerraro had some big moments against him. Both of these 2 are more disciplined then the later, they'd break him down mentally and win a UD.

 

in the middelweight div we got golovkin and martinez, two guys that are quality and could have fought with the best in any era. Martinez is on the slide now but still

 

Geale is an awkward fighter, but a good one. Barker summed it up when he stated how much harder it was to face Geale in the ring comparing to watching him on TV.

Nonetheless, both are solid fighters. Geale beat Sylvester, Sturm, rematched his only loss and won. Barker gave Martinez a stiff test, won the European title, now beat Geale.

I've complained about world title fights myself in the past, but this isn't one to get upset about.

 

:good Boxing needs fans not hecklers. If they keep dissing the sport, casual fans won't be interested in dishing out the cash to watch.

Seeing Barker get up off the canvas from a liver shot and go on to win was impressive as Hell IMO. I feel I got my money's worth last night :bbb:yep

 

^ THIS.. a thousand times THIS!

 

The most glorified american middleweight james toney was also the most overrated one.

 

Boxing is doing great.

HW has been dreadful for a decade, but look at all of the awesome fighters that come out in the last few years. We have an amazing overall crop of talent and new guys are developing that have promise in the meantime.

As a fan of boxing history, I don't let nostalgia get the best of me and make me think that what currently is available is not up to par. HW is the only exception.

 

Are you not reading what Im saying?

It was an ABC title fight, but NOBODY regards them as number one/2/3/4 or even 5 in the division so why are you complaining this much?

GGG, Martinez are both very good fighters that would have certainly given other fighters in different eras a good fight. GGG is simply better than Taylor, Pavlik and who knows how the Hopkins fight would have played out.

Before Hopkins it was the whole RJJ and Toney era. In fact, Toney struggled to make weihgt so much so that he was nowhere near elite level when facing some guys. GGG, Quillin and ***y could have beaten him if Tiberi almost did.

Looking at current divisions in boxing world right now, its plain to see that the sport is experiencing a shift in the new era of fighters and the future looks very promising and exciting.

 

And Iran barkley would get knocked out by GGG, outschooled and beaten by Sergio and Quillin.

Barker vs Barkley would have been an even fight

 

****** wants sturms washed up ass for his first defense, because he knows Quillin, or Golovkin ko's him.

 

Yeah but Barkers got a great story...... GGG mops the floor with both, at the same time.

 

It's quite obvious that you don't know what a journeyman is.