Matthew Macklin video and pictures from the Wild Card

[slapbangwhallop]

Video -

"I will have too much for Barker. I’m a lot more experienced than he is, stronger, hit harder, better chin and I just think I am an all round better fighter than he is" - simples!

http://boxing-ireland.com/20100814_matt ... er_24.html

Snappy Snaps -

http://boxing-ireland.com/20100813_mack ... la_26.html

[Smokin Preedy]

Looks in shape.. will Roach be in his corner for the Barker fight?

[Feargal....]

Is that a south Sligo accent?

[slapbangwhallop]

Is that a south Sligo accent?

Sligo town knacker anseo a chara! ;)

[hurlock]

i heard little oirish ending's on macklin's sentences.


how old was he when he came over???

[slapbangwhallop]

Looks in shape.. will Roach be in his corner for the Barker fight?

yet to be determined. I would say a lot of that depends on the movements of his higher profile (earning) clients.

[Autobarn]

is joe gallagher working with macklin and roach?

if roach can't be there on the night, who will be in macklin's corner?

[slapbangwhallop]

is joe gallagher working with macklin and roach?

if roach can't be there on the night, who will be in macklin's corner?

is joe gallagher working with macklin and roach?

if roach can't be there on the night, who will be in macklin's corner?

Joe is over there in LA now with Macklin at Roachs gym - what his exact title or capacity is, I dont know.

If Roach isnt in the UK for the fight I think it would be safe to say that the busiest index finger in boxing will be in the Tornado's corner

[Autobarn]

cool - i thought he seemed interested in the fight.

but whose finger and what tornado are you talking about?

take the mashed potatoes out your mouth, SBW!

[Alba]

good photos leo ,good to see craig mcewan got rid of that disgusting union flag that khan put up instead fo the saltire,and reinstated the saltire !

[slapbangwhallop]

cool - i thought he seemed interested in the fight.

but whose finger and what tornado are you talking about?

take the mashed potatoes out your mouth, SBW!

The Finger = Joe 'the Glove' Gallagher

The Tornado = Matthew 'the Tipperary Tornado' Macklin

[bigh]

heard the fight mite not happen anyone else heard any rumours?

[slapbangwhallop]

heard the fight mite not happen anyone else heard any rumours?

no just you Lirva. Apart from it being a rumour what do you know about it?

Gis a laugh, who told you?

[bigh]

a very good source mate u just wait till it comes out!!!

[slapbangwhallop]

a very good source mate u just wait till it comes out!!!

well I guess I will just have to wait - so until then you probsably dont need to repeat it over and over again then I suppose!

[Dioufy]

Yep, looks in top shape... starting to doubt myself now.

[HPI]

roach has confirmed he wont be in the corner as he will be in the phillapines with pacquaio at the time

[slapbangwhallop]

roach has confirmed he wont be in the corner as he will be in the phillapines with pacquaio at the time

Well thats half the reason that Gallagher is over there with Macklin as we speak and has been since day one.

The Finger will see the Tornado right. I get more and more confident of Macklins chances by the day.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/others ... Roach.html

[rhino222]

strangely...i have fancied barker ever since this fight was made, but more and more i am worrying about barkers chin, i have a funny feeling that macklin is going to stop him !!

barker, if he had a good chin, would be an absolute world beater as he has the style in huge quantities do go a long way, sadly, i feel the whiskers will let him down.

[ERIC GUY]

strangely...i have fancied barker ever since this fight was made, but more and more i am worrying about barkers chin, i have a funny feeling that macklin is going to stop him !!

barker, if he had a good chin, would be an absolute world beater as he has the style in huge quantities do go a long way, sadly, i feel the whiskers will let him down.

What gives you the idea about Darren Barkers chin Ralf?

[rhino222]

he was dropped by samuels, and shaken to his boots/dropped by a journeyman somewhere along the line, cant remember which fight but it was on tv.

is that not enough reason?

do you think barker can be world champion eric? ... pwersonally, i think his whiskers will be his downfall, but potentially he has the skills not to get tagged big.

a bit like amir khan i guess.

[slapbangwhallop]

he was dropped by samuels, and shaken to his boots/dropped by a journeyman somewhere along the line, cant remember which fight but it was on tv.

is that not enough reason?

do you think barker can be world champion eric? ... pwersonally, i think his whiskers will be his downfall, but potentially he has the skills not to get tagged big.

a bit like amir khan i guess.

McIntosh!

[BigEars]

strangely...i have fancied barker ever since this fight was made, but more and more i am worrying about barkers chin, i have a funny feeling that macklin is going to stop him !!

barker, if he had a good chin, would be an absolute world beater as he has the style in huge quantities do go a long way, sadly, i feel the whiskers will let him down.

What gives you the idea about Darren Barkers chin Ralf?

Conroy McIntosh dropped him twice and had him on the verge of being stopped in the 2nd round of their fight.
Barker hung on and managed to turn the fight around but it was a real tough battle for him and McIntosh troubled him quite badly with his power.

The Samuels knockdown on the otherhand was a flash one, that was nothing to worry about.

[DazBoxingFan]

Looks in shape.. will Roach be in his corner for the Barker fight?

Him and Joe will alternate I think

[whiskey]

Barker may have been down. But he got back up and won.

Macklin has lost twice.

Once brutally.