For barker according to eddie and barker is very interested in going to Germany, I think it's suicide and will need to get a ko to win in Germany, is it worth the short term gain or is it worth taking 50 percent less for home advantage and the money will come from more defences in the future, tough one.
take the money sturms lost and had a draw on home turf its not an impossible job to beat him barker could get an injury any time and have to finish the way his careers gone theres no guarantee of a long string of easy defences in london
Sturm could win in London and barker could win in Germany. Soliman beat sturm on points,Murray got a draw and macklin was shaded.
I would go for it if i was him, I think he will beat Sturm, I think Sturm has gone down hill a little,
Is the money usually better in Germany (bar someone like the Klitchkos)? It seems that the majority of fights are free to air and there is no pay per view. Sturm isn't what he was and Barker should beat him home or away if he shows the heart shown in the Geale fight. I think this fight will be in the UK.
absolute shame on eddie if doing this! after winning world title abroad his first defence should be on home soil in what would be big fight against sturm and earn good money. To send him to germany on rivals card would simply be ridiculous and cashing out way to soon. think long term big money british battles and run the show against strum as loss leader even if only breaks even as a promotion it will serve to build darren as a more well known fighter and build the british fights up swell.shambolic promotion absolute shambolic.
Not if this fight gets Barker more money than a british match up it isnt. Also note the way domestic title fights have been screened on Sky...PPV. We dont need another one of those, certainly not this year anyway!
Watch the interview on ifilm last night eddie said Germany would double barkers purse he mentioned 500k for uk and one million for Germany. He said he doesn't want barker to go to Germany but barker is serious about going . It will pay his house off etc.
Yup, Eddie thinks he should fight here but does see the other side. I think the odds of a Barker win vs the money says that going to Germany is the correct call. I think he has a good chance in Germany and the win is far from a guarantee over here so go for it I say.
Barker needs the money, (well wants it to help settle any worries) from what I've heard from someone who's in the camp its pretty much nailed on that Barker vs Sturm happens in Germany, Sturm has seen better days and is very much beatable, i can understand Barker's decision in taking the fight in Germany. he can have his London fight next time.
I actually thought Sturm should have got the decisions against Murray, Geale and Soliman but i do think whomever has home advantage on the fight will have a major advantage