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    Default Re: Murray, Barker, Macklin, Lee

    Quote Originally Posted by Rantcatrat View Post
    We need to see fights between them. I can't understand how England has four good middleweights that haven't fought each other. Macklin is probably the best?
    England doesn't.
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    Default Re: Murray, Barker, Macklin, Lee

    Quote Originally Posted by Donny View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Rantcatrat View Post
    We need to see fights between them. I can't understand how England has four good middleweights that haven't fought each other. Macklin is probably the best?
    England doesn't.
    Didn't mean to be offensive. I apologize if I was. I meant from the British Isles etc.

    Is it because there is a big risk that the defeated boxer would lose a lot of appeal? That doesn't make sense though because DeGale and Groves fought and DeGale maintains a strong fan base.

    By the way, why has Groves only fought once in 2012?

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    Default Re: Murray, Barker, Macklin, Lee

    [QUOTE=Rantcatrat;1099486]
    Quote Originally Posted by Donny View Post
    Didn't mean to be offensive. I apologize if I was. I meant from the British Isles etc.

    Is it because there is a big risk that the defeated boxer would lose a lot of appeal? That doesn't make sense though because DeGale and Groves fought and DeGale maintains a strong fan base.

    By the way, why has Groves only fought once in 2012?
    Not at all pal; though there are those would take offence at any affiliation with the UK

    I think that from an Irish perspective we'll always hang our hopes on one guy. if one beats the other the less fortunate fighter will become far less appealing.

    But funnily enough, I think they soon need to fight each other for one to gain relevance and regain the faith of the public.
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    Default Re: Murray, Barker, Macklin, Lee

    Quote Originally Posted by Rantcatrat View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Donny View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Rantcatrat View Post
    We need to see fights between them. I can't understand how England has four good middleweights that haven't fought each other. Macklin is probably the best?
    England doesn't.
    Didn't mean to be offensive. I apologize if I was. I meant from the British Isles etc.

    Is it because there is a big risk that the defeated boxer would lose a lot of appeal? That doesn't make sense though because DeGale and Groves fought and DeGale maintains a strong fan base.

    By the way, why has Groves only fought once in 2012?
    I think Degale lost a lot of fans with his behaviour in the build up to the Groves fight then he lost. He hasn't been too active lately either.

    Groves has only fought once this year against Francisco Sierra, he looked very good but suffered a bad cut. Hopefully he can get out before the end of the year. He has been stripped of his british title as he has not defended against Kenny Anderson in the required time.

    **Degale has now signed with Hennessy, not sure how he will benefit from that but couldn't see warren doing him any favours in the near future.

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    Default Re: Murray, Barker, Macklin, Lee

    Quote Originally Posted by Donny View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Rantcatrat View Post
    We need to see fights between them. I can't understand how England has four good middleweights that haven't fought each other. Macklin is probably the best?
    England doesn't.

    All four fighters were born in England, with Macklin and Lee both having Irish parents. Having Irish ancestry has enabled both fighters to compete for Irish Titles during their careers .

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    Quote Originally Posted by fuiuk View Post
    All four fighters were born in England, with Macklin and Lee both having Irish parents. Having Irish ancestry has enabled both fighters to compete for Irish Titles during their careers .
    Andrew fought his amateur career from Ireland, representing St. Francis Boxing club in Limerick.
    He had multiple national Irish tiles as an amateur.
    Macklin is through ancestry, his father, from Tipperary, but is a product of the UK amateur ranks.
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    Default Re: Murray, Barker, Macklin, Lee

    Macklin is a Brummie (from Birmingham).
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