Heavyweight prospect Mitchell Barton jailed

[Oiky]

,fairplay to him Good to see a well respected fella in what in England is basically a very small sport in terms on interest

[Controversial]

Not as bad as some of you are making out. She was verbally abusive to him and pushed him twice so he cracked her once in self defence. She was probably a disrespectful big mouthed agressive bimbo.Usually one punch wouldn't cause injuries like that so he's been unlucky. Sentence is fair and he should be allowed back in boxing when he's out.

Ah come on man, would you say that if he knocked out a loved one of yours? A 6'4" almost 19 stone pro boxer hitting anyone is likely to cause serious damage or potentially kill someone. No excuse to punch a woman in the face even if she provoked him. He broke her cheekbone and eye socket and she now has double vision, so an attack that will likely cause her mental and/or physical issues for the rest of her life.

[mickey1975]

Look, I’ll put it straight now, his family were having a do with hers, she started screaming. Then attacked him. He clipped her. That’s about it.

[kevo]

Not as bad as some of you are making out. She was verbally abusive to him and pushed him twice so he cracked her once in self defence. She was probably a disrespectful big mouthed agressive bimbo.Usually one punch wouldn't cause injuries like that so he's been unlucky. Sentence is fair and he should be allowed back in boxing when he's out.

Ah come on man, would you say that if he knocked out a loved one of yours? A 6'4" almost 19 stone pro boxer hitting anyone is likely to cause serious damage or potentially kill someone. No excuse to punch a woman in the face even if she provoked him. He broke her cheekbone and eye socket and she now has double vision, so an attack that will likely cause her mental and/or physical issues for the rest of her life.

Spot on. It’s shithouse behaviour.

[Boxerbeetle]

I’d not begrudge him a boxing licence when he gets out tho, as long as this is a one off incident.

[BigDoofus]

Look, I’ll put it straight now, his family were having a do with hers, she started screaming. Then attacked him. He clipped her. That’s about it.

Looking at your posts yesterday, you didn't know anything about it.

[mickey1975]

Look, I’ll put it straight now, his family were having a do with hers, she started screaming. Then attacked him. He clipped her. That’s about it.

Looking at your posts yesterday, you didn't know anything about it.

I know more now.

[BigDoofus]

Look, I’ll put it straight now, his family were having a do with hers, she started screaming. Then attacked him. He clipped her. That’s about it.

Looking at your posts yesterday, you didn't know anything about it.

I know more now.

If he was attacked would they have not used that in his defence?

[mickey1975]

Looking at your posts yesterday, you didn't know anything about it.

I know more now.

If he was attacked would they have not used that in his defence?

No, because it's indefensible a big, strong guy could hit a young woman. I'm not defending him but I bet she looked different at midnight on a Saturday night.

[coneye]

Fact still remains he's a 6' 4" profesional boxer , he's fought internationaly has an ameteur , he trains with Tyson they say , so i gather at that size he probably spars him , , and if not him definetly other big heavyweights , he says he's scared of no one and can go all the way ,,, So who in there right mind would believe a woman could hurt him ,, Naaw , she's abused him , pushed him , But i can gaurantee she never hurt him ,

Nope i think its more a case of don't foook with me i'm a hard man ,,, ,

[BigDoofus]

I know more now.

If he was attacked would they have not used that in his defence?

No, because it's indefensible a big, strong guy could hit a young woman. I'm not defending him but I bet she looked different at midnight on a Saturday night.

It was said in court that she pushed him twice. Yesterday you knew nothing about it but now you're claiming she attacked him. It seems like you're trying to change the narrative.

[Controversial]

Of course he will have an excuse, most people have excuses for doing all sorts of things to try and justify their behaviour. However at the end of the day I bet most of us have probably been in situations, at some point in our lives, where a drunk women/partner/wife was being an idiot and/or abusive, Id like to think none of us punched her in the face though.

[high tower 1]

I’d say most of us have also been out in a pub / club too and came up against a group of lads throwing their weight around.

[Coco]

Fellas, let alone boxers can't get away with digging a girl whatever the provocation.
She may well have deserved it but you can't do it unless she had a gun or something.
Fighters have a responsibility.

[mickey1975]

I have zero narrative. He has nothing to do with Tyson. He knows it's wrong. Simple.

[BigDoofus]

I have zero narrative.

You knew nothing yesterday. Today you're claiming that he was attacked (without any evidence).
This would suggest that you have.

[mickey1975]

I have zero narrative.

You knew nothing yesterday. Today you're claiming that he was attacked (without any evidence).
This would suggest that you have.

I read the article, same as you.

[Stevieaber]

Self defence is based on reasonable force, so answering a bit of pushing with belting her hard enough to break an eye socket goes way beyond that. As soon as that punch landed he was screwed. I presume the lad hasn’t got much of a record (if any) to come away with just 13 months. It seems the woman perhaps hasn’t helped herself with her approach, but he’s lucky he hasn’t killed her. Could have been looking at a manslaughter charge over a daft drunken row.

[Stevieaber]

Similar principle too if you’re claiming provocation or if you’re solicitor is trying to mitigate the offence

[rhino222]

Remember what happened to Garry Delaney

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/engl ... 224292.stm

[Controversial]

Remember what happened to Garry Delaney

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/engl ... 224292.stm

There was a documentary on a few years ago called something like one punch killers, all about people who were convicted after punching someone in a street fight and killing them, it’s more common than you think.

Edit. it's on YouTube but you need to log in to view it

[mickey1975]

I know a fairly high profile pro who’s done it. Where do you draw the line? Let people take the piss or clout them. It’s not their fault they do it better. Lewis Hamilton wouldn’t get banned for doing 34 in a 30 zone.

[Controversial]

I know a fairly high profile pro who’s done it. Where do you draw the line? Let people take the piss or clout them. It’s not their fault they do it better. Lewis Hamilton wouldn’t get banned for doing 34 in a 30 zone.

Hardly a like for like comparison. I’m sure if Hamilton was speeding and killed a pedestrian he would do time. You can’t go round punching people, there is no reasonable excuse for this fighter to smack a women, unless he genuinely was in fear of his life and defending himself, which doesn’t seem to be the case.

[Coco]

The fella had a touch only getting 13 months, he will be out soon enough

[Oiky]

He'll do that on the toilet