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His hand speed and ability to anticipate the counter are second to none. The movement, direction were brilliant. Lax in rd 7 but so what. Oh and those scores were bunk. Barker waxed his ass.
Edit: A year off and the guy throws close to 800 punches in 36 minutes.
U can tell he was/is in the same stable as Carl froch, both similar and both slick, spada has short arms so he had to get close but both were awful on the inside. Good fight and I always rated barker.
Good crowd and he should feel good that he had about 7 big names in the crowd
When Macklin gets beat of Strum hopefully he fights Macklin I think he wins that but for me he is not world class.
The way he was throwing 6 or 7 straight shots in bursts reminded me of Calzaghe.
Still has room to improve though but looking good.
No he isn't. Something else is.
I have never been impressed with Barker, he is good but do not see world class at all, just domestic and maybe European level. I like him for being a hero but nothing else.
Barker is underrated skill wise ,he will beat Macklin when they meet.
on saturday night i saw some similarities with calzaghiQuote:
Originally Posted by porkypara
im not sure he is in that class but he will definately have a chance at the top