BoxRec

G0mez wrote:

Josh1111 wrote:
I admire any brit that will fight in europe as it is never easy to get a decision.

You mean Irish mate.

Who boxed for England as an amateur and lived in England his entire life.

gobbles wrote:Who boxed for England as an amateur and lived in England his entire life.

Uh-oh. Let's not go there.

I think Macklin's best chance is to pressure Sturm like mad. No doubt it could be a very tough ask. Full credit to Macklin for taking the chance, and I don't think his stock will go down much even if he loses.

Excellent opportunity for Macklin if this fight comes off. Sturm's a very solid boxer, but beatable IMO.

Macklin's a Brummie!!

Chambers2 wrote:Excellent opportunity for Macklin if this fight comes off. Sturm's a very solid boxer, but beatable IMO.

Macklin's a Brummie!!

Irish/Brummie

I just don't see anything special in macklin, I don't see a world title in him. I hope he proves me wrong as he seems a nce lad, but for me he is just another John Duddy level fighter. I think at world level, the best operators will just outbox him. The fact that this is out in Germany as well means Macklin will have to come up with something special. Apart from KO-ing a past it Asikainen, I have never see Macklin look REALLy impressive in any of the fights I've seen him in.

Macklin is shot in my opinion and would have lost to Gevor, and now he is getting in with a better fighter in his own backyard! Sturm wins this at a canter.