SKY SPORTS HD -HBO - GEALE v BARKER-ROMERO v MARTINEZ Sat/Sun Fight Night CHAT THREAD

UK
Sky Sports 2am Sunday 18

Daniel Geale vs Darren Barker, Jonathan Romero vs Kiko Martinez

U.S.A

HBO , 9:45 pm Sat 17 EDT, Daniel Geale vs Darren Barker, Jonathan Romero vs Kiko Martinez,Cleverly vs Kovalev (tape delay). Along with the tape delay, HBO will have three live fights. Romero-Martinez is a world title fight at 122, not that Kiko really deserves one, but he's buddies with Sergio Martinez (his promoter) and that seems to have helped his career in this regard. Geale-Barker is a very meaningful fight at 160 for Geale's IBF title. Ryan Bivins will be live at ringside for us, and as always with an HBO broadcast, BLH will have live coverage.

PRESS CONFERENCE

Daniel Geale

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuN_iBLSLME

Darren Barker

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vspm6X0NeDw

Nice Article on the Domestic ramifications of a Barker win for the UK and Ireland.

Barker to set up Golden Age | BoxRecNews

The stateside HBO card is tape delayed ???

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I am assuming only the Cleverly - Kovalev is tape delayed and that Barker-Geale and Romereo-Martinez are Live in the States. The show does not start till 2am Sunday morning here in the UK and Ireland so I don't know why they would do that if it was not LIVE in America. Cleverly-Kovalev are due to fight at about 10pm in Cardiff, Wales or slightly after UK time so I guess they have chosen to record that and add it to the Atlantic City bill for the US viewers. Not definite on that though :-\:confused:;D I have given the Clev fight it's own thread to prevent spoilers and because it is on another station in Britain. It is stickied here http://www.saddoboxing.com/boxingfor...at-thread.html

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I recently switched to cable from my Satellite so all I get is HBOW which has the fight on at 8:30 so an hour late. I hate that shit and am glad the web provides an real time alternative.


WAR DARREN BARKER!!!

WEIGH IN

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Geale - 159.5

Barker - 159.5


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Romereo - 121.5
Martinez - 121.5

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Dulorme 141
Figueroa 142


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Brunker -125.5
Oliver - 125.5



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Ugas - 140.5
Williams - 138.5

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Maicelo - 136
Rodriguez - 134.5

Kevin Mitchell ( No not that one! ) in the Guardian

Darren Barker feels just right to beat Daniel Geale on neutral ground | Kevin Mitchell | Sport | The Guardian

The Aussie CourierMail

Daniel Geale hungry to down Darren Barker and retain his IBF middleweight title

No Cookies | The Courier-Mail

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMvrgfspGuY

Martin Murray's Opinion on the fight

Martin Murray - "I hope Barker smashes him up"

Times of Oman | News :: Brother’s memory an inspiration for title-chasing champ Barker

Geale wants Golovkin next Daniel Geale: I Believe The Golovkin Fight Will Happen - Boxing News

Barker's trainer Tony Sims talks to weird hyped up Kristal Hart. (she is like a sketch show parody of a ditzy presenter)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Xx7qVCw1mT0

Thanks for putting these threads together as usual Greenbeanz. You certainly get all the bases covered. Now I can force my girlfriend to read/watch through the threads to give her the context for the fights which allows me to shut up.

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I recently switched to cable from my Satellite so all I get is HBOW which has the fight on at 8:30 so an hour late. I hate that shit and am glad the web provides an real time alternative.


WAR DARREN BARKER!!!

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I have 8:30 as well and 7 HBOs on cable and it looks like none will air Cleverly v Kovalev "live". It's another exercise in avoiding the result because knowing an end before seeing the fight is absolute horseshit! As bad as Hbos last card...aired at 4 and recorded.

I'm just glad to have boxing on tonight. I rely on Showtime and HBO for my fights and the weekends have been void of boxing lately.

Brunker is winning this pretty easily.

I had to turn the volume off. The shitting on Brunker has been over the top.

Kellerman calls Rigo a p4p talent and swear I saw a tear drop from Lampley. Talking up a Rigo v Romero fight???

Kiko had a big round. Romero had no legs at all but to his credit woke up

Martinez is a brutal little fucker.

Cracking start from Martinez. 10-8 IMO.

Romero better there, but not looking ideal. It's a good fight this. You sense one punch could turn it around again.

He looks like he can buzz him whenever he hooks that head

Mini Dana white is mugging him bad

3-2 Kiko

Go on Martinez, back in front again. Great fun.

This reminds me a bit of Hatton/Maussa like hacking away at a tree.

Wow. Dude looked like a palm tree in a hurricane at the end. Awesome scrap!

Wow that's got to be a round of the year. Huge upset. Big props to Kiko.

Fantastic, he really fucked the champion up.

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Really he shouldn't of even been champion. I thought Alejandro Lopez beat him in his title winning fight

What kind of dumb fuck tries to break up a street mugging when he's out numbered?

Geale looks like Flea, with hair

Damn I thought that was a big ass weed pipe at first

Good rd for Darren

Even first round, but Barker to me looks so stiff, slow and mechanical compared to Geale. He seems to hit the harder though. He needs to relax a little, some of those punches missed by several feet.

Barker looks like he has the early control, moving Geale with shots. Good round

Quality over quantity punching. Have Barker 2-0

I'm finding it hard to score these rounds. Barker lands harder, but Geale does a lot of sneaky stuff that is landing too.