Sergio "Maravilla" Martinez vs. Darren Barker Saturday October 1st

[Leighton]

They should have another no name fighter lined up for sergio to fight right after, just to give the people buying tickets thier moneys worth.

it's too soon to jump to conclusions because this is the year of the upset, but after this fight, assuming he wins, Sergio needs to face one of other titleholders at 160, the top guy at 154, Mayweather/Pacquiao etc. or his spot in the rankings should be lowered. barker is a legit top ten guy at 160 though, but there are enough tougher challanges at or around his weight. so, no Lee or Vera fight.

Its gona be Matthew Macklin next for Martinez. That is a totally legit fight. Macklin beat Sturm in most peoples book (and certainly mine).

That's a good point even if the fight with Sturm was close, Macklin is a legit fight. Who is the next best middleweight after Sergio Martinez?

Its gotta be Sturm. Hes had 12 fights undefeated and ranked second in the devision. Dont know if Sturm has the guts to face him though.
As far as the Macklin fight goes, if they were on equal ground I think he would have beat Macklin by a round, but since they were in Germany and he was the title holder there was no way Macklin would win by points.

[J_C]

They should have another no name fighter lined up for sergio to fight right after, just to give the people buying tickets thier moneys worth.

it's too soon to jump to conclusions because this is the year of the upset, but after this fight, assuming he wins, Sergio needs to face one of other titleholders at 160, the top guy at 154, Mayweather/Pacquiao etc. or his spot in the rankings should be lowered. barker is a legit top ten guy at 160 though, but there are enough tougher challanges at or around his weight. so, no Lee or Vera fight.

Its gona be Matthew Macklin next for Martinez. That is a totally legit fight. Macklin beat Sturm in most peoples book (and certainly mine).

That's a good point even if the fight with Sturm was close, Macklin is a legit fight. Who is the next best middleweight after Sergio Martinez?

Its gotta be Sturm. Hes had 12 fights undefeated and ranked second in the devision. Dont know if Sturm has the guts to face him though.
As far as the Macklin fight goes, if they were on equal ground I think he would have beat Macklin by a round, but since they were in Germany and he was the title holder there was no way Macklin would win by points.

Please behave

Felix Sturm vs. Matthew Macklin - CompuBox