Comments Thread For: Sergio Martinez vs Darren Barker is Close For October 1

[GreatRubdini]

This might actually be a good matchup. Barker is undefeated, has a decent KO ratio, and has really slick boxing skills. I just watched some youtube vids on his past fight. I would give him a shot for the upset.

I agree he has good boxing skills and an interesting matchup but hes not ready for Martinez.. they should match him up with chavez instead

[Battle*Hardened]

Everyone acts as if its his fault. Silly NSB fools.

[mrlopez]

why doesnt he just move up to 168 and stay and campaign there? Better fights in that division and definitely better $$$, besides, he's not really that small compared to them.
Martinez-5'10

PWILL-6'1
Andre Dirrell-6'2
Andre Ward-6'
Carl Froch-6'1
Glen Johnson-5'11
Mikkel Kessler-6'1
Lucian Bute-6'1
Alan Green-6'2
Arthur Abraham-5'9
Kelly Pavlik-6'1
Robert Stieglitz-5'11
Sakio Bika-6'
Dimitri Sartison-5'9
Karoly Balzsay-6'
Thomas Oosthuizen-6'4(a lil tall i guess)

My point is that all those guys are better options for Maravilla then
Barker(6'1) imo, i could be wrong. Or maybe DiBella is giving Sergio a "gimme" fight? I dont know too much about the guy....

[Deevel916]

Who the hell is Darren Barker and what has he done to land a fight with Martinez???

[daggum]

nah, i think Dzinziruk was a good win. Dzin would beat almost anyone from the middleweight division. Ring even moved Martinez over Nonito in their p4p ratings right after the fight. Darron Barker is a **** fight though.

he would? he's never even fought there besides the time he got clobbered. it's not like he was dominating the junior middles. a close win over santos, a close win over julio and a gift win over konecy are his notable fights. i dont see him beating guys like sturm, geale, golovkin or pirog.

[The Hammer]

he would? he's never even fought there besides the time he got clobbered. it's not like he was dominating the junior middles. a close win over santos, a close win over julio and a gift win over konecy are his notable fights. I hate white boxers, and discredit & bash them all the time.

We know you do, Daggum.

[mathed]

Martinez will crush this dude in 5 rds and then crap all over those Euro clowns: Peerug and Gobblechin.......WOOOOOOOWEEEE!!!!!! The hate is strong with this one....

[Corelone]

These people are working me to death. Here I go again, Boxingrec... Barren Darker who?

[daggum]

We know you do, Daggum.

you keep changing peoples quotes because you can't deal with reality and you constantly project about race but this only reveals you to be a racist.

[Iceta Lives]

Lol. I've never even heard of this guy. Why didn't Martinez try to get a fight with Golovkin now that he is away from Universum? If Sergio takes another easy fight after this he's irrelevant in my view. Arum had a point about what he said regarding Dibella.