Julian Jackson Vs Iran Barkley is one of the most dangerous Middleweight match up s on paper. Jackson had freakish , one shot power , probably the hardest hitter Barkley ever faced. If he lands cleanlyit could be over fast. But Barkley is awkward, relentless and happy to take take one to give one. He survived bombs from Hearns and kept coming. He'd force Jackson into exchange's instead of letting him set his feet. For me Jackson by early KO ...or Iran by pressure and attrition if he gets past the danger zone.
Interesting fight to say the least ! Jackson obviously hit very hard but Barkley could hit hard himself and was the bigger man . Barkley was very tough Hearns could not stop him in two fights which is amazing to think of now knowing how hard Tommy hit !! Benn dropped him in their wild slugging match but I think Iran could of fought back and possibly won if the three knock down rule wasn't in effect. A wild fight with two guys who both went to war. Jackson early or Barkley later . Mid rnds it's all over one way or another !!!
Definitely not going the distance mate! I'm leaning ever so slightly towards Barkley . But he's one of my favourites so could be bias.
I don't like Barkley's lack of defence against arguably the hardest p4p puncher ever. However, if Barkely makes it out of the first few rounds relatively unscathed, Jackson wouldn't last tbe distance with him.
I’ll go with Jackson. A Barkley stoppage win wouldn’t shock me, but Jackson is just quicker to get there. And when he gets there not many 160-pounders through history can shrug it off.
