Rate Matthew Macklin as a fighter...

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  1. dinnynosher

    dinnynosher Active Member Full Member

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    Apart from the fake Irish selling brand, I think he's a good fighter. Thoughts...?
     
  2. SugarShane_24

    SugarShane_24 ESB good-looking member Full Member

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    Average power, but trmendous stamina and workrate.

    I'd say a true contender in a sense.
     
  3. prideofvbeach

    prideofvbeach Top 10 Pound-For-Pound Full Member

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    Macklin's a smart fighter and is really the first guy I give half a chance of beating Sergio since Maravilla made the Ghost bleed.
     
  4. drozzy

    drozzy AERE Full Member

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    Great determination, good pressure over 12 rounds... limited in terms of boxing skills, more specifically on defense.

    Martinez will not have trouble finding the target... more open style, different attributes than Barker.
     
  5. Sicko

    Sicko New Member Full Member

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    C Class Fighter, but fought like a B Class fighter against Sturm and got robbed, but I am not really sure how good Sturm is, after being Robbed By Oscar De La Hoya, he himself haven't fought anybody
     
  6. Opti

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    WTF? He calls himself Irish, wears Irish flag on his shortsand uses the Irish National Anthem 'Amhran na bhFiann' before his fights!!

    Good fight and has great heart and determination. Should be a title holder after Sturm fight. But i think it's a bad match against Sergio he will do very well against a come forward fighter
     
  7. PhonyGamboa

    PhonyGamboa Guest

    He's a decent fighter, he's a good contender. If he didn't swell and bleed so much and had better defense, he'd be a much bigger problem. If he can show any improvement on the 17th in either of these departments, then it gets very interesting because his stamina is very good and he just keeps punching which could get to Martinez who is 37 now and he does get a bit tired and slows down in the 2nd half of matches and when pressed alot.