So who next for Macklin?

Very harsh after being champ for 5 months and kopping a injury training for a first defence.

 

if macklin is prepared to fight him next he would.

 

How serious is Barkers injury - how long will he be out?

 

2 months rest. So he is out for the year interms of title fights.

 

What if Macklin lost the fight for the vacant title? Barker has no title and no big domestic payday. Much better from his POV to hold onto the title and re-arrange the date if mackin wins on the 18th.

Its not as if he's repeatedly postponed defences, its a one off injury thats caused a fight cancellation, it happens in boxing.

 

i think we will not see this fight until one of the loses again.

 

Barker needs to the honorable thing just like Macklin and drop the title.

 

which he is prepared to do if macklin guarentees him the fight.

 

Why should Barker vacate?

Just because Macklin chose to doesn't mean he should be held up as some shining light.... in fact I'd consider it a stupid move on his part.

Fighters vacating titles all over the place devalues them - the Commonwealth isn't worth a wank for the same reason. Macklin should have kept the title when he won it.

As Gaz said, if Macklin gets beat in the vacant title fight then where is Barker's pay day?

Where does he go - back to domestic?

 

Barker won't fight Matt in my opinion an if he does he will get knocked out

 

Macklin has dropped out once, Barker has dropped out once.

so its 1-1

 

Thats fair enough, I'd forgotten about that but, TBH, I was never quite sure why Macklin did what he did.

 

Im with you there funtime.

 

Unfortunately out of the fighters suggested, Belghecham seems the most likely on short notice. Any of Lee, McEwan and Proksa would be excellent opponents imo but are unlikely to happen on such short notice.

As for Barker and the title, I don't think he should drop it unless he is guaranteed a shot at a later date.