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By Tommy Allan
On October 1st, Barnet’s Darren Barker will square off against Pound For Pound superstar Sergio Martinez at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey. Barker has come up the hard way in the sport winning British, Commonwealth and European title’s before getting his long awaited crack at a world title.
Most are of the opinion that this should be a routine title defence for Martinez and at 16/1 on, the “smart money” will probably be bet on which round Maravilla will stop Barker in.
I for one do not see this as a routine defence for Martinez.
Barker was a world class Amateur who is technically very good, he moves well and he has power. In a conventional sense he is a better boxer than Martinez is fundamentally but obviously the brilliant Martinez’s style is very unconventional with his low hand’s and often leading with his left.
When thinking of this fight I keep thinking back to Martinez fight with Kelly Pavlik where Pavlik untill he got cut had taken control of the fight with a basic 1-2 combination.
Barker has a world class jab which will be the key to him having success in this fight. Martinez as great as he is has been out-boxed at time’s by fighter’s who have used basic boxing skill’s, namely Cintron and Pavlik at certain point’s in both those fight’s.
If Barker can control the distance and get his jab working this fight is a lot more competitive than the bookmaker’s would have us believe. It is a tough task for “Dazzler” but it is not an impossible one.
On October 1st, Barnet’s Darren Barker will square off against Pound For Pound superstar Sergio Martinez at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey. Barker has come up the hard way in the sport winning British, Commonwealth and European title’s before getting his long awaited crack at a world title.
Most are of the opinion that this should be a routine title defence for Martinez and at 16/1 on, the “smart money” will probably be bet on which round Maravilla will stop Barker in.
I for one do not see this as a routine defence for Martinez.
Barker was a world class Amateur who is technically very good, he moves well and he has power. In a conventional sense he is a better boxer than Martinez is fundamentally but obviously the brilliant Martinez’s style is very unconventional with his low hand’s and often leading with his left.
When thinking of this fight I keep thinking back to Martinez fight with Kelly Pavlik where Pavlik untill he got cut had taken control of the fight with a basic 1-2 combination.
Barker has a world class jab which will be the key to him having success in this fight. Martinez as great as he is has been out-boxed at time’s by fighter’s who have used basic boxing skill’s, namely Cintron and Pavlik at certain point’s in both those fight’s.
If Barker can control the distance and get his jab working this fight is a lot more competitive than the bookmaker’s would have us believe. It is a tough task for “Dazzler” but it is not an impossible one.
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