Sky Sports- Darren Barker v Felix Sturm - SATURDAY NIGHT CHAT THREAD

Not sure barker wants that again, would have been interesting to see go it go on to see if sturm could keep that pace up at this stage.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Silkeyjoe

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by superheavyrhun

Well, that was brief. Sturm won that every which way. No going to the judges, no messing. Just came out firing on all cylinders and Barker was out of his depth. Big shame, but there we go.

---

Exactly out of his depth. How he won a world title is beyond me.

---

He won a world title by beating somebody who already had one. He dislocated his hip and was still throwing, give the guy a break.

Apparently there is a rematch clause...Sturm must defend in England in a few month...

What a surprise!!! He got his million quid retirement payday and went out injured :rolleyes:

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by JohnnyKickAss

Apparently there is a rematch clause...Sturm must defend in England in a few month...

---

While I'm not sure barker excersises the clause if its a big injury he might just say fuck it but I hope barker takes it and sturm goes thru with it, might open up sturm to have a fight or two overseas again.

Barker lacks robustness, I've always felt he was a bit fragile well he got a good pay day
and he cannot complain, he lost fair and square GGG anyone.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Dia bando

Barker lacks robustness, I've always felt he was a bit fragile well he got a good pay day
and he cannot complain, he lost fair and square GGG anyone.

---

id like to see it and have always liked to see sturm fight but I think he wants no part of ggg.

barker might as well fall down again in england to cushion his retirement... buy himself a new hip or two!

Barker was one of the weakest middleweight champions ever. Up there with Maselino Masoe and Hacine Cherifi. No surprise to see him get dethroned so soon

That rematch clause was always nonsense. AS if they're gonna sell Sturm-Barker 2 after that. AS if Sturm was ever going to London to defend the title if he won. :rolleyes:

Barker will retire now. Bet on it.

Congratulations to Sturm

Great display of punch power and aggression. There had been the feeling that he was on his way out but with his career on the line he looked better than ever. Either that or barker was very poor but either way I doubt barker will exercise his rematch clause. The Germans are loving this. They're doing the singing now

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Fenster

That rematch clause was always nonsense. AS if they're gonna sell Sturm-Barker 2 after that. AS if Sturm was ever going to London to defend the title if he won. :rolleyes:

Barker will retire now. Bet on it.

---

That's the thing that bothers me about Sturm. I honestly don't think he's ever gotten a true gift, hes had some close ones go for him and some go against him recently, but I always wonder how his career would have been different if he got the decision against oscar, he probably wouldn't be so averse to traveling.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by armin

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Fenster

That rematch clause was always nonsense. AS if they're gonna sell Sturm-Barker 2 after that. AS if Sturm was ever going to London to defend the title if he won. :rolleyes:

Barker will retire now. Bet on it.

---

That's the thing that bothers me about Sturm. I honestly don't think he's ever gotten a true gift, hes had some close ones go for him and some go against him recently, but I always wonder how his career would have been different if he got the decision against oscar, he probably wouldn't be so averse to traveling.

---

I'm not insulting Sturm. I'm just saying the way this business works there was never gonna be a rematch. That was all complete bollocks. Just like Bute-Froch.

I backed Sturm to KO him.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Greenbeanz

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Silkeyjoe

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by superheavyrhun

Well, that was brief. Sturm won that every which way. No going to the judges, no messing. Just came out firing on all cylinders and Barker was out of his depth. Big shame, but there we go.

---

Exactly out of his depth. How he won a world title is beyond me.

---

He won a world title by beating somebody who already had one. He dislocated his hip and was still throwing, give the guy a break.

---

He dislocated his hip after getting KDd twice. Hip or not he was getting stopped. And now hes gonna retire before fighting any of the other Brit middle weights. So dissappointed in him. Certain Mack and Murray would have stopped him now

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Fenster

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by armin

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Fenster

That rematch clause was always nonsense. AS if they're gonna sell Sturm-Barker 2 after that. AS if Sturm was ever going to London to defend the title if he won. :rolleyes:

Barker will retire now. Bet on it.

---

That's the thing that bothers me about Sturm. I honestly don't think he's ever gotten a true gift, hes had some close ones go for him and some go against him recently, but I always wonder how his career would have been different if he got the decision against oscar, he probably wouldn't be so averse to traveling.

---

I'm not insulting Sturm. I'm just saying the way this business works there was never gonna be a rematch. That was all complete bollocks. Just like Bute-Froch.

I backed Sturm to KO him.

---

it really depends how he wins. If its a close SD then yes there would have been a rematch. But like the Bute rematch, there is no need now.

Nice shout. I backed Sturm round 7-12 at 12/1, Thought Barker would last a bit longer