Quote Originally Posted by rosco1984 View Post
Sorry mate u must have been watching a different fight from me. In the first half ov the fight barker wos catching Martinez with ease with his jab.al I seen from from martinez wos his hand stupidly low and throwing the odd flurry which barker wos blocking no problem
Yes, I had it 8-2 too although I could see 7-3. Barker acquitted himself well though. He should hold his head high. His turtle shell defense was effective against Martinez. Martinez had difficulty countering Barker. The fight changed in my opinion once Martinez started going to the body around Barker's elbows in the middle rounds. I too like Barker's odds against Sturm or Geale right now. In fact, Geale v. Barker would be a very solid middleweight fight.