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Thought Barnes looked terrible maybe too much inactivity

He didnt look good he is more suited to longer fights though, but he did look rusty as well

Yeah the inactivity hasnt helped but the 3 round sprint distance was never gonna suit his laid back counter punching style.

Would like to see him back out over 8 / 10 rounds in the near future to see what he has to offer.

He can look a million dollars when on form against the right style...

Who is he promoted by ?

princess wrote:Who is he promoted by ?

you thinking about making him an offer?...

TerribleTerry wrote:

princess wrote:Who is he promoted by ?

you thinking about making him an offer?...

Nah i havent got anything to offer laugh just thought had he been active he could have won it

princess wrote:

TerribleTerry wrote:

princess wrote:Who is he promoted by ?

you thinking about making him an offer?...

Nah i havent got anything to offer laugh just thought had he been active he could have won it

Yeah he needs to get some regular work off the back of Prizefighter - he is still young enough and if his hand are ok and he is training well then he could make another run at domestic titles I reckon..

Hope so good luck to him

He didn't look that bad, he was just starting to warm up. 17 months out of the ring and going into a 3X3 format wasn't the ideal comeback, he still has plenty to offer at domestic level.

Domestically I could see him easily getting back to british title level, he has the ability and a decent repetoire. TOnight didnt really ssuit him, not first fight back anyways, but good to at least see him bac in a ring and hopefully can come back. Barnes has had a frustrating career, always seemed to promise so much more than he has so far achieved.

i thought he looked ok, i was not surprised, he has a smooth boxing style and picks his shots, not really suited to prizefighter, prizefighter is for the whirlwind types of fighter....gavin rees..tony oakey etc..

Hagler2002 wrote:He didn't look that bad, he was just starting to warm up. 17 months out of the ring and going into a 3X3 format wasn't the idle comeback, he still has plenty to offer at domestic level.

Agreed - and to be fair, even looking poor against a top domestic fighter like Lynes he came damned close to taking the decision and could make a valid case that he was unlucky.

hes promoted by ricky hatton, would like to see him and lynes over 10 rounds am not a big fan of the 3 round format

barnes will get better he's a quality boxer but injuries seemed to have an affect. he needs some six or eight rounders on a hatton bill and then he'll be ready to get some title fights whether it's english, british or european now that mccloskey is the champ.

Prizefighter's format does not lend itself to every style of fighter.

Mutley, Barnes etc did not suit the format.

Rees was perfect for it, busy body style was ideal for the show.

mutley is finished now but i agree with you over barnes

Who is training him now?

The guy is an arrongant piece of sh*t and when it came to it when i was with my mrs his ars*e hellout and the was when he was with his "gangster" mates, basically he's a prick but could of been a good fighter.

he goes to alot of shows and always seems like a nice lad and very aproachable

Vastly over-rated in my opinion.

And why does EVERY southpaw get annointed as a slickster by Adam Smith?

He has no jab, poor movement and mediocre conditioning.

Isn't boxing about what you DO, not what people THINK you can do?

Another, along with Alex Arthur, transparent creation of the Sky Boxing years 1997-2005.

At least James Hare was busy, and found his ceiling.

The best I can say about Barnesy, is, he's an enigma.

I often wonder why these sort of fighters go into Prize-Fighter, they and their trainers should know that their style does not lend itself to this format so all it means is a L on their record, a couple of grand and a lot of us saying on forums that they should never have entered.

teddy007 wrote:The guy is an arrongant piece of sh*t and when it came to it when i was with my mrs his ars*e hellout and the was when he was with his "gangster" mates,

eh teddy what?

Don't think he wants to be a fighter unless he is on top. Feels too sorry for himself when he starts going wrong. I don't think he has looked good since beating Hare and that was about 5 or 6 years ago

teddy007 wrote:The guy is an arrongant piece of sh*t and when it came to it when i was with my mrs his ars*e hellout and the was when he was with his "gangster" mates, basically he's a prick but could of been a good fighter.

What?

Always liked Barnes. he definitely underachieved.