Can Bily Joe Saunders replace Barker?

[US Dirk Killer]

Kid is being touted as the British fighter to replace Darren Barker in the UK's MW trio

24, WBO international title holder and now evidently going for the EU crown

[ColdBlooded]

It would be nice to have a replacement for Baker. The middleweight British trio isn't complete without him.

[Hougigo]

I'm interested....he should be more active

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Needs to stay active and slowly increase level of competition,, winning and defending the eu title would be a great start..

[US Dirk Killer]

Needs to stay active and slowly increase level of competition,, winning and defending the eu title would be a great start..

Dude's so inactive.... he should be striving harder.
Hell fight Macklin after Macklin whoops Quillin

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Dude's so inactive.... he should be striving harder.
Hell fight Macklin after Macklin whoops Quillin

Yeah, he has been way to inactive, plus I don't think he is ready for big name fights yet.. He needs to fight 4-5 times over the next 16 months, I don't think he is a polished product yet..let him stay active vs eu championship level, and some fringe contenders like lee, macklin, etc.. Then look for bigger fights and title shots mid to late 2015

[Hougigo]

Heard he's looking for a WBO eliminator by the end of the year. If he's up to the challenge...N'Dam is free...don't know if he's ready for that kind of fight yet

[sugarsmosley]

@ dirk killer

not so fast man, what makes you think macklin rolls by quillin? Quillin isn't the best middleweight, but hes far from a bum.

[Hougigo]

@ dirk killer

not so fast man, what makes you think macklin rolls by quillin? Quillin isn't the best middleweight, but hes far from a bum.

I'm 50/50 here.
IMO, Macklin will jump on him and try to pressure him, but he could get hit by the left hook in the process.
I also don't think he looked good against Russ, but Russ is tall and long, so he probably had his troubles dealing with that. I think he was leaping in quite a lot in that fight, then he started using the double jab

[sugarsmosley]

I'm 50/50 here.
IMO, Macklin will jump on him and try to pressure him, but he could get hit by the left hook in the process.
I also don't think he looked good against Russ, but Russ is tall and long, so he probably had his troubles dealing with that. I think he was leaping in quite a lot in that fight, then he started using the double jab

spot on hougi it is 50/50, i think quillin's power is underrated. macklin/quillin is really a good fight. interesting because how GGG steamrolled macklin, i dont htink he steamrolls quillin. ik triangle theories are dumb anyway but just sayin