Comments Thread For: UK Insider: Macklin Focused on Sturm, Not Andy Lee

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By Nick Halling - The news that Andy Lee’s proposed meeting with Gennady Golovkin for the WBA middleweight title has been postponed (or scrapped) following the untimely death of Golovkin’s father has sparked rumors that Lee could now face Matthew Macklin on 26 April at Madison Square Garden.

Don't bet on it happening. Macklin has spent the last two weeks battling a chest infection at his base in Marbella, Spain, an illness which has put a dent in his training. He’d have just over six weeks to get ready for Lee, and that would be far from ideal.
The former world middleweight challenger also has other good reasons to stay patient. Macklin says he has agreed a deal for a rematch with IBF boss Felix Sturm – although the kicker here is that Sturm’s connections have refused to come back and put the deal in place. [Click Here To Read More]

[JAYT01]

Man this sounded pretty bias to me,he sure as hell comes off as a Macklin fanboy in this article you can tell the author is a Brit

[artfuL_]

Soloman is due to face Sturm next and has him against a contract. Macklin isn't fighting Sturm and since when is 6 weeks not enough preparation for a fighter of Lee's level.

[Foreign Soil]

This date needs to be pulled like Tower 7.

[parrish duke]

Mathew Macklin / felix sturm / martin murray / darren barker / daniel geale / andy lee / sam soliman = bum of the month club , cant wait til this crop retires or each one gets systematically KO'd - thses guys are killing boxing, giving champions easy work for easy pay and after they lose they just get back in line due to a super weak division, i cant even watch anymore of their fights - Geale is the best one out the crop tho.

[Hougigo]

Didn't know that by May 31.....

So he does have to face Solimon by August 8, he could have a tune-up within that time period....but I think I saw Soliman say that he's fighting before August

[Citizen Koba]

Man this sounded pretty bias to me,he sure as hell comes off as a Macklin fanboy in this article you can tell the author is a Brit

Welll..ermmm...Yeah, in case the 'UK Insider' part of the title didn't give that away.

Naturally. Yes indeed, the UK Insider byline indicates the article may be reflecting the boxing world from a UK perspective.

[Weebler I]

Mathew Macklin / felix sturm / martin murray / darren barker / daniel geale / andy lee / sam soliman = bum of the month club , cant wait til this crop retires or each one gets systematically KO'd - thses guys are killing boxing, giving champions easy work for easy pay and after they lose they just get back in line due to a super weak division, i cant even watch anymore of their fights - Geale is the best one out the crop tho.

What a poor post.

Ask Martinez about the easy work Murray gave him or Sturm about the easy work Geale, Soliman and Macklin gave him.

At least these guys want to fight, if you want to rail at someone, rail at king ducker Quillin hanging onto a belt taking on no one of note.

Division is no worse than any other division.

[Hougigo]

What a poor post.

Ask Martinez about the easy work Murray gave him or Sturm about the easy work Geale, Soliman and Macklin gave him.

At least these guys want to fight, if you want to rail at someone, rail at king ducker Quillin hanging onto a belt taking on no one of note.

Division is no worse than any other division.

Watch your mouth.....Konecky is a great champion, defeating the very best from Franch...or something