Looking forward to this weekend's fights...

Just Dan calls me Fanny

 

I am half finnish. Amin is the only prominent Finnish fighter out there so got to get behind him.

he is a typical Euro fighter. Good jab. solid. only lost to top oppo. Macklin will have to put on his best ever performance to beat the guy.

Macklin doesn't have the "Sisu" thats why he will not win!!!

 

Matt Macklin steps up in a shot at the vacant European middleweight title against Scandinavia’s dangerous if ageing “Idi” Amin Asikainen this Friday (September 25).
Macklin, the former British middleweight king from Birmingham, relinquished his Lonsdale Belt for this opportunity and enjoys the advantage of virtual home backing in Manchester, where local Guinness king Ricky Hatton promotes, but Asikainen is a seasoned banger who has already held this title, a title he plucked from local man Sebastian Sylvester – now the IBF middleweight champion - in Germany in 2006 on a gutsy eight-round stoppage
Oh yes, the Finn knows how to win an EBU title abroad and to beat a good man in the process.
Sylvester, however, gained his revenge in 11 Arounds in 2007 and Asikainen has since also been stopped by Armenian dangerman Khoren Gevor (seven rounds). At 26-2 (17) Asikainen can dish it out but does not take it so well and might – just might - be on the decline at 33, although Sylvester and Gevor are both world class.
This gives the fresher, 27-year-old Macklin a real shout at a real title. Macklin whacks himself at 24-2 (17) and certainly looks to have the better chin. He crushed canny veteran Wayne Elcock to win his old British title in an all-Birmingham showdown earlier this year in three rounds, while only Salford southpaw star Jamie Moore has ever stopped him, more from exhaustion than anything else, in a classic encounter down at light-middleweight (10 rounds).
Even in defeat, Macklin showed what a quality operator he is that night and immediately moved up to middleweight where he has won seven on the spin, one of them a 10-round decision over Mexcian iron man Yory "Boy" Campas in March 2008 in Dublin. Asikainen, however, managed to stop Campas just a month earlier in Helsinki in seven exciting rounds, which shows you his potential threat to Macklin - a month earlier! The last thing a fighter loses is his punch.
Nevertheless, this is a great opportunity for Macklin to push himself up the world rankings and put one over big domestic rival “Dazzling” Darren Barker, who holds the Commonwealth middleweight title and has been looking good for some time.
The six year age gap, Macklin’s better chin and steady improvement since Moore in 2006, a nice mixture of boxing to go with his natural aggression and power nowadays, and home advantage, of course, all add up to give Macklin the edge, although the tough visitor will undoubtedly make it hairy.

 

how do they work out that that Macklin has a better chin?

 

Will that work in the uk do we know?

 

has done previously. watched the coborda fight on there, and a few other dunne and duddy fights.

 

I have a bad feeling that Poon will KO dunne early. I really hope he doesnt though and i think if Dunne can protect his chin and keeps the guard up he should outpoint poon..

Anyway cant wait, i'm hoping for a cracking fight and to get my moneys worth with the other fights on the undercard..

 

I've got a feeling for Macklin and Dunne getting turned over this weekend - hope I'm wrong though.

Klit v Arreola will be illegal to watch at some point such will be the beating that Arreola is gonna get

 

That thought has crossed my mind too, just looking at photos of Poon in Ireland, he seems to be the bigger man, did anyone else think this?

The danger is Dunne getting caught up in the electric atmosphere and taking more risks than is needed early on in this fight. Dunne has the game to box and move and I hope he is disciplined, if he can do this in the earlier rounds I think he can wait for the right moment to test Poons chin.

 

How's it goin' Gasman, you headin down to Dublin for this?

 

Aye too right mate, are you going down to it? It is going to be a crackin night, although I am not as enthusiastic about the undercard since Andy Murray pulled out. It is all about Dunne anything else is a bonus to be honest.

 

cheers ishy!

macklin on points

dunne gets ko'ed late

vitali stops fatty around the 5th or 6th

 

Looks like most of the irish ESB boys will be at this anyway......

As I've said before, the undercard is a bit weak but that wont matter if Dunne can pull off a great win on Saturday.

 

Can't make it down in time (workin Sat/Sun), was gutted when the off duty came out :twisted:, hope to get home to watch the Dunne fight on RTE and I'll sky plus the undercard.

 

At least it is on RTE anyway, I can't for it - 3 more days :happy