Horrible horrible news. Sergio Martinez has several tweets talking to Darren Barker and his promoter as if they have already come to terms for a fight. They went to an HBO meeting 30 minutes ago to discuss it. I hope they reject it. (They probably won't reject it. I got the feeling it was HBO's idea seeing how Barker is coincidentally a possible opponent for Chavez as well)
http://twitter.com/#!/maravillabox
UPDATE!: It's official. It's happening.
@BenBoxingAsylum @darrenbarker82 @eddiehearn @loudibella Closed. I'll see you in the ring on October 1st.
http://twitter.com/#!/maravillabox/status/80376184579440643
@maravillabox @benboxingasylum @eddiehearn @loudibella great news! Over to Lou and Eddie!
http://twitter.com/#!/DarrenBarker82/status/80381087896973313
@EddieHearn Eddie, call me if you can, so we can arrange for @darrenbarker to get spanked! I respect Darren's balls and confidence.
http://twitter.com/#!/loudibella/status/80378666080669696
Update 2:
@maravillabox @darrenbarker82 @loudibella Terms agreed..will await contract. Look forward to working with you again Lou. Barker fans on tour
http://twitter.com/#!/EddieHearn/status/80385596471771136
Its show time baby! Looks like the fight iv been after has been agreed! Don't doubt me follow and support me! #teambarkerb
http://twitter.com/#!/DarrenBarker82/status/80389776674533378
Sergio has earned 1 easy fight. I'm not saying I agree with it. Sergio better not think he is fighting Jr. next cuz thats not happening. He needs to fight the biggest and best out there and Barker isnt in that category.
he just fought dzinziruk or are we still pretending that was a tough fight? hbo shouldn't televise easy fights. they should televise the best fights and tell these cherry picking sons of bit-ches to go take a walk and see how much they can make fighting barker without their support.
Sergio has earned 1 easy fight. I'm not saying I agree with it. Sergio better not think he is fighting Jr. next cuz thats not happening. He needs to fight the biggest and best out there and Barker isnt in that category.
This is what happens when your promoter is a scrub, you get stuck fighting guys no one knows about named Darren barker.
This is completely sergios management fault, don't get it twisted.
if martinez was with golden boy or top rank he would never get pac or mayweather. yeah he might get a cotto or kirkland but i don't want to see those fights because they aren't even in the same division and they are easy fights for martinez. i want to see martinez fight top guys like pirog but he refuses. if he's gonna fight an unknown dude with a flimsy resume fight golovkin. at least golovkin has potential. barker is just meh but he wants that easy money just like every other fighter who becomes a shot caller.
This is what happens when your promoter is a scrub, you get stuck fighting guys no one knows about named Darren barker.
This is completely sergios management fault, don't get it twisted.
Boxing seems like a good sport to get into.
Get an undefeated record, play the ranking system a little and bingo. Got yourself a nice fight with a world champion for all that money.
Thats what is fuked up Sergio will probably get around $2 million for this fight I hear yet he is going to smash Barker and it is not even going to be close. But at the same time Martinez wants to fight the best but they and Arum are not willing to face him and Martinez is not just pulling a Berto on HBO.
You really think he's going to get that much for this fight?
martinez? yeah probably. he almost got that much for dzinziruk and they had to pay dizzy 800k. barker will probably fight for less than that and martinez can take more of the split. easy fights for easy money. what a great racket. why fight pirog for the same amount of money when you can fight guys you are guaranteed to beat? boxing!
Brian Vera has a bigger fanbase than Barker does.
There is no reason for this fight to happen, none at all.
They won't make a lot of money from Barker fans, exposure for Martinez in the UK is useless etc.
martinez banking 1.5 mill or so is a good reason ohhhh you mean from a fans perspective yeah it's pointless but fukk the fans!
Hopkins was the champ until he lost to Taylor, who lost to Pavlik, who lost to Martinez, who, in turn, was stripped of the title, in disgrace, for flat-out refusing to face Chavez. Chavez subsequently beat a leading contender(Zbik) to win the title.
Even the most biased and brazenly stupid of his detractors must concede Chavez is the undisputed middleweight champion of this world.
Your not helping your case.
Do you know what being undisputed champion means?
Red for false info.
Opinion is fine.
Lying aint cool.
Hopkins was the champ until he lost to Taylor, who lost to Pavlik, who lost to Martinez, who, in turn, was stripped of the title, in disgrace, for flat-out refusing to face Chavez. Chavez subsequently beat a leading contender(Zbik) to win the title.
Even the most biased and brazenly stupid of his detractors must concede Chavez is the undisputed middleweight champion of this world.
Damn, Sergio is hungry for them 0's, of young fighters.
Another one bites the dust.
wasn't dzinziruk 35 years old? and barker was semi-retired until his last fight.