I like barker, good skilful boxer, reckon hes a solid euro level fighter but i think macklin wins by late stoppage. Sayin that lets see how he does when he starts facing tougher opposition.
Just watching him box there seems to be room for improvement as well ...hes not a finished article so i think he gets better and thats why i think he could beat Macklin !
Matthew Macklin would have told us just how good Darren Barker is. I hope that one still happens! Barker-Macklin would be a war!
Glass jaw seems a tad harsh ! .. Amin had been in with good fighters and lasted the distance .... but im making a case for Macklin which isnt what I wanna do !!! atsch Barker doesnt have one punch KO power but hes unrelenting he lands consistently with good power and grinds opponents down ... as for his chin well nobody has landed flush yet but i know he went down a couple of times as a rookie ....
Fair enough, be good competitive though. If Lee v macklin doesnt materialize lets have macklin v barker for euro title early in 2010!