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Both came in at 159.5lbs.

Another good scrap! Does Geale look a little gaunt?

Final round wrote:Another good scrap! Does Geale look a little gaunt?

I don't think looking gaunt is anything unusual at a weigh in. You have fighters who have the body type that goes ripped to shreds when they cut weight such as Pacquiao and Lucian Bute and you have the guys who look drawn such as Kelly Pavlik. Both are the result of cutting weight.

jameswilson wrote:

Final round wrote:Another good scrap! Does Geale look a little gaunt?

I don't think looking gaunt is anything unusual at a weigh in. You have fighters who have the body type that goes ripped to shreds when they cut weight such as Pacquiao and Lucian Bute and you have the guys who look drawn such as Kelly Pavlik. Both are the result of cutting weight.

There's gaunt, I don't think you want to look too drawn the day before a fight. Pavlik's future isn't looking to bright at his youngish age.

Final round wrote:

jameswilson wrote:

Final round wrote:Another good scrap! Does Geale look a little gaunt?

I don't think looking gaunt is anything unusual at a weigh in. You have fighters who have the body type that goes ripped to shreds when they cut weight such as Pacquiao and Lucian Bute and you have the guys who look drawn such as Kelly Pavlik. Both are the result of cutting weight.

There's gaunt, I don't think you want to look too drawn the day before a fight. Pavlik's future isn't looking to bright at his youngish age.

That's more down to drink though, Hatton looks badly drained there, sunken stomach, gaunt face.

expe wrote: That's more down to drink though, Hatton looks badly drained there, sunken stomach, gaunt face.

I'm sure I read that Kelly has signs of Parkinsons which he attributes to boxing.

Final round wrote:

expe wrote: That's more down to drink though, Hatton looks badly drained there, sunken stomach, gaunt face.

I'm sure I read that Kelly has signs of Parkinsons which he attributes to boxing.

Not sure he has signs of Parkinsons. I read that he had suffered a fit though which is why he decided to pack up boxing.

columbo wrote:

Final round wrote:

expe wrote: That's more down to drink though, Hatton looks badly drained there, sunken stomach, gaunt face.

I'm sure I read that Kelly has signs of Parkinsons which he attributes to boxing.

Not sure he has signs of Parkinsons. I read that he had suffered a fit though which is why he decided to pack up boxing.

ahh yes that's it Columbo, he had a seizure.

Well, moving onto Barker-Geale; both look evenly matched, Barker looks a bit thicker but may the best man win!

Geale has a face you want to punch, Barkers a cheeky cheek waggle

Final round wrote:Another good scrap! Does Geale look a little gaunt?

nah, Geale isn't really a big mw.i don't think he cuts much. By all accounts he is a gym rat

thunderfromdownunder wrote:

Final round wrote:Another good scrap! Does Geale look a little gaunt?

nah, Geale isn't really a big mw.i don't think he cuts much. By all accounts he is a gym rat

Fair play mate, should be a good one.

I'd love Barker to shove it up that American sports journalist twitter troll whoever he is and pull this off.

But I'm really struggling to see how Barker is going to overcome Geale's workrate.

To paraphrase Counter-puncher (of this parish): "I would only bet on this if someone was offering odds as to which bit of Barker's going to fall apart first, & even then I would be torn between his back disintegrating & both his legs falling off".

Sadly I'm with you guys - i'm fully expecting Geale to outwork Barker to win a clear UD and for us to find out in the aftermath that Barker's preparation was hampered by injuries.

Deserter wrote:Sadly I'm with you guys - i'm fully expecting Geale to outwork Barker to win a clear UD and for us to find out in the aftermath that Barker's preparation was hampered by injuries.

Nice excuse.

columbo wrote:

Deserter wrote:Sadly I'm with you guys - i'm fully expecting Geale to outwork Barker to win a clear UD and for us to find out in the aftermath that Barker's preparation was hampered by injuries.

Nice excuse.

I think that's bit unfair on Barker mate - he's had such a clear track record of injuries dogging him in recent years and he always comes across as classy, so if it turns out after the fight he says he was injured in the run-up I'd tend to believe him.
Anyway, here's hoping it doesn't come to that and he wins anyway

Deserter wrote:

columbo wrote:

Deserter wrote:Sadly I'm with you guys - i'm fully expecting Geale to outwork Barker to win a clear UD and for us to find out in the aftermath that Barker's preparation was hampered by injuries.

Nice excuse.

I think that's bit unfair on Barker mate - he's had such a clear track record of injuries dogging him in recent years and he always comes across as classy, so if it turns out after the fight he says he was injured in the run-up I'd tend to believe him.
Anyway, here's hoping it doesn't come to that and he wins anyway

Yeah but if his injuries are that bad he should retire already. It's a bit unfair on Geale if he loses to say well I was injured which then takes away from Geales win. It's also an easy thing to say if you do lose to be fair. Like you say Barker comes across as a good guy so I wish him well but I just dont like hearing that kind of thing after fights.

Retire and do what?

If he can earn most money for his family boxing, and isn't ripping paying punters off by competing half-fit then I don't begrudge him digging in through injuries and seeing how far his 90% fitness takes him.

For all we know he is injury free at minute anyway, and I hope he wins

jameswilson wrote:Both came in at 159.5lbs.

Why is the world-renowned cartoon character Butt-Head having a fight with the not so world-renowned boxer Daniel Geale?

squared circle wrote:Retire and do what?

If he can earn most money for his family boxing, and isn't ripping paying punters off by competing half-fit then I don't begrudge him digging in through injuries and seeing how far his 90% fitness takes him.

For all we know he is injury free at minute anyway, and I hope he wins

Well he shouldnt make excuses if he loses then. I think if he does lose it wont have anything to do with injuries anyway. Barker has always had quite a lazy style which might not do well against Geale's high workrate.

Barker looked fantastic v Hope; the best I've ever seen him - he was fit and healthy and showed a spiteful streak. He can hit his weight; he'll do his level best and he's not the sort to pull an excuse out if he doesn't do enough.