Macklin vacates, Barker to fight for vacant Euro title!!

Seems to have worked pretty well!

 

He doesn't like me anyways

 

Not at all, Duddy has fought and beaten better fighters than both Lee and Barker have.

Duddy is actually pretty underrated. Too much has been made of Duddy being a hype job but to be honest its a fallacy. Everytime someone says that I ask them who hypes him and what did they say and they usually go quiet. Just because he is so popular some people like to knock him, over popular doesnt equate to over hyped!

Duddy has a chin of granite - Barkers is a little more Khan like to be honest. :deal

 

Well I disagree to be honest.

He may have a good chin but from the 6/7 fights i've seen of his he is very poor. I thought it could have been called the other way the last time he was out on the Pac/Clottey card (Fogot his name - Medina ??). Anyway I thought he was pretty lucky to get the nod there :good

 

I can't see any indicators to see where the big gap is between Duddy / Lee / Barker / McEwan/ and Macklin.

I think Macklin was a little unlucky and is not dodging anyone. Barker should find Belghecam a step up but that doesn't mean he isn't worthy of the belt! Duddy has shown limitations recently but he is still winning all the same. Lee has not fought since Novemeber but I think he is still young and with Gamacho helping out now he might show improvements. McEwan is active and still winning despite some close decisions. Generally I don't think there is a whole lot in it between the lot of them to be honest. I am sure somewhere down the line we will see any 2 of the 5 face each other some time. Duddy is fighting Chavez Jr in San Antonio in June so we will see then. If he loses then I'm pretty sure he will come back to face Lee and it is known his team turned down a fight with Lee last year. Barker fights Belghecam next who is French middlewieght champ so he is hardly a journey man! We shall see what happens MAcklin in next couple of months.

 

I just meant Lee showed how easy it was to outbox this guy. If Barker came in and really went for it the punishment the french guy would take wouldn't be pretty.

Again Slap agree on Duddy when was the last time someone said this guy deserved a title shot he puts on a show and thats all. Dan i thought Duddy was unlucky not to pick up a UD and i'm not a fan of johns at all