Darren Barker

Lol thats 1 way of describing a quick 1 round ko- "he knocked him out quicker than it took me to have a **** and get a beer" Niiiiiice Pirog fight will be a good scrap the russians tidy hasnt fought ultra bums either but yea if macklin wins hes lookin at an eliminator with any of the top 4, i just think if I were mick hennesey id throw my money at macklin to get him to fight barker to unify the 3 belts otherwise darren could be in limbo 4 a bit. Jamie moore with either of these would be a gr8 clash of styles partiuclarly barker. moore guarantees fireworks

 

I'm being serious!

 

I know u r brawler but next 1st round ko i c im gonna b thinkin of that THANKS i tell u wot the british middleweight scene is kinda lacking in top fighters atm, i reckon thse promtors should be pushing the likes of groves and degale to be reaching british title level by the end of the year, would make 4 more interesting cards than all the mismatches of late

 

Never heard so much shite ever ! .... Barker is a potential star end of ... when he picks up a world title i look forward to the humble pie you will be eating ...

 

The middleweight scene is awful, to a point where it makes no sense for the pair to meet right now.

Of course Moore is going to rebuild and will be knocking on the European door soon, but leaving those aside, it's gash.

Super middle looks great, Groves would beat Paul Smith if they fought tomorrow, DeGale has a year or so of learning to do IMO. Jeffries is domestic level for me.

They don't have to fight each other yet, just fight live opposition with form, rather than cheap stiffs from the Eastern Bloc. Groves got 8 really good rounds in against an opponent with an equal record of wins and losses in Germany..... a guy who beats rubbish but loses to good fighters.... these joke opponents would struggle to beat the likes of you and me.

 

Groves looks very very good .... impressive last night against a tough strong opponent ... De Gale im not sure has he had it all come too easy already ? has he the hunger ?...Jeffries i like i can see him being a world contender .. he has power and style .. has he a chin ? if so then could be something useful

 

I think you've misread me pal, i wasnt saying match the 2 this year im saying get em BOTH fighting for titles (english, british, commonwealth etc) so when they do meet its even bigger profile and worth more £ of course. As we've said its an empty division and the opportunity's there to get these kids (plus billy joe saunders who's big at light middle)in the mix this year. With their amateur experience/success its a waste of time giving em these bums, its a step back from the fighters they were against in amateur internationals ffs! Groves is special, if he fights degale tomorrow he wins again. Jefferies will be handled cautiously, imo he's not gonna be as good as cleverly, bellew, travis dickinson at lh but he's a HUGE ticket seller so he'l be looked after

 

I think all these guys with vast amateur pedigree get it stupidly easy when they turn pro mate. what do they learn from a latvian with a rubbish record?? Degales getting down on his shots more, switch hits quite nicely, very quick hands and feet defo the ability's there and he's got the hunger to be the only 1 of jimmy mcdonnells fighters to run in the snow at 6am so its a positive sign. Groves still has the edge 4 me tho more rounded, very clever fighter.

p.s aint this a darren barker thread??? got carried away there...

 

Fair point on de Gale mate ... but isnt it McDonnell who insists ... but yeah at least he there pushin himself ... i hope they all do well ...but most of all hope Barker does hit the heights and become a world champion ...the MW division is poor an Barker could easily do it ...

 

Dont mind them just laugh at their hype job darren barker.

 

Kelly Green is officially the shittest new nuthugger around, and probably an alias to back up the opinions of a frustrated and unknowledgable nuthugger.

 

Darren barker is world class! LOL the ITV crew are some laugh!

 

**** off:hi:

 

Name one world class opponent that barker has beat? right i make it easy for you name one european level opponent he has beat?