Rumours that Macklin has pulled out of the Barker fight to go for the IBO title.

:huh

Macklin did pull out of the Barker fight but I thought it was to fight for the vacant Euro title.

 

Yep heard he was fighting the finnish bloke

 

Oh you mean the thread by colin? Think he's just saying it'd be a good fight.

 

Is Macklin with the Hattons? They may be wanting to push the IBO belt and make it apppear better than **** due to Matts up coming block buster.

 

Hatton really don't understand that the IBO title is a piece of **** otherwise his brother wouldn't be ranked number one by them in the world!

He can forget the deal with sky aswell.... they don't show IBO title fights, instead they show British, Commonwealth and European title fights. Macklin can wave goodbye to any TV coverage he mat have wanted, and to think he could just fight Barker in a fight everyone wants to see. Assuming it's all true of course!.... which I'm not sure about?

 

Remember the Lazcano fight?

 

If he drops it for the Euro which i seen on the Euro thread then its a smart move.

 

Sky will only show IBO fights if they happen to be big fights anyway.... like Hatton vs Lazcano.

They don't on the domestic side of the track.

 

Totally agree.

He fought his heart out with Jamie Moore then gets the title he so desperately needed against Elcock to vacate it for a international title that holds no weight on the world scene.

Very dissapointed in him and Hatton Promotions if they go through with this.

 

Anthony Mundine is the IBO champ I thought :huh

 

Me too. I wouldn't be shocked though.

 

Well in that case it might get shown then? maybe.

 

another good domestic fight falls through...was backing barker who's a real smooth operator .