Barker vs Geale FOTY

[ykdadamaja]

Just watched the fight.... BOOOORRRRRRIIIIINNNNNNGGGGG!! FOTY my aunt Fanny!

[FinitoElDinamita]

Just watched the fight.... BOOOORRRRRRIIIIINNNNNNGGGGG!! FOTY my aunt Fanny!

I agree man. The whole time I kept thinking how these two guys would never have fought for a world title in the 90s or even in the earlier 2ks... Two very ordinary guys ..

This fight told me one thing. Golovkin and Quillin would dominate them in a total mismatch.

I put Barker and Geale in the same bracket as Gabe Rosado..

[Rantcatrat]

Just watched the fight.... BOOOORRRRRRIIIIINNNNNNGGGGG!! FOTY my aunt Fanny!

I agree man. The whole time I kept thinking how these two guys would never have fought for a world title in the 90s or even in the earlier 2ks... Two very ordinary guys ..

This fight told me one thing. Golovkin and Quillin would dominate them in a total mismatch.

I put Barker and Geale in the same bracket as Gabe Rosado..

I don't really understand why you continue to put Quillin in the same bracket as GGG. You know we agree on most things, but what has Quillin done to deserve that praise? I don't intend to put him down, as he might be all that and tax, but he is incredibly inactive and he has only one really solid win at middleweight, against a guy, N'Jikam, that actually out-boxed him for most of the rounds. Quillin comes off as a nice guy. No disrespect, but to loop him in the same group as the top guys, based on his win over N'Jikam is a bit far-fetched. Right?

[Beanz]

Just watched the fight.... BOOOORRRRRRIIIIINNNNNNGGGGG!! FOTY my aunt Fanny!

I agree man. The whole time I kept thinking how these two guys would never have fought for a world title in the 90s or even in the earlier 2ks... Two very ordinary guys ..

This fight told me one thing. Golovkin and Quillin would dominate them in a total mismatch.

I put Barker and Geale in the same bracket as Gabe Rosado..

Golovkin absolutely Mullers Quillin.
Martin Murray beats Quillin.
Barker and Macklin v Quillin 60/40 with Kid Chocolate not being the high cocoa variety.

[p4pking]

It's true, why do you think he throws out Hershey's kisses. That fool is milk chocolate wrapped in tin foil. Golovkin is raw cacao, way to nasty to chew on.

I kind of miss Onetime.

[Fenster]

Kid Chocolate died in the 80s.

[ykdadamaja]

Just watched the fight.... BOOOORRRRRRIIIIINNNNNNGGGGG!! FOTY my aunt Fanny!

I agree man. The whole time I kept thinking how these two guys would never have fought for a world title in the 90s or even in the earlier 2ks... Two very ordinary guys ..

This fight told me one thing. Golovkin and Quillin would dominate them in a total mismatch.

I put Barker and Geale in the same bracket as Gabe Rosado..

GGG, Quillin and a fading Martinez are the top in the division... no question.

[Gandalf]

It was fun, but nowhere near a FOTY. A lot of the boxing was sloppy. Barkers misses of several feet were odd and Geale simply failed down the stretch. It was a very fun fight, but I don't regard it as a great fight due to the excess clinching and bending down of the head. That makes a fight boring. The KD made it a fascinating fight, but minus that and the fight would have been fun but nothing truly special.

[Rantcatrat]

@FinitoElDinamita and @ykdadamaja - because it sounds like you guys are big supporters of Kid Choc - have you heard who is next opponent will be? I know they offered a paltry sum to Rosado. Have they made any offers to Martin Murray? Let's hope it's a top guy, otherwise they are really letting the prime of his career waste away.

[Master]

It certainly had the round of the year.

[Silkeyjoe]

It certainly had the round of the year.

Which round? Again i dont think any of the rounds were as good as some in the Lebedev-Jones, Figueroa-Aragawa fights. If there wasnt a Brit in this fight nothing would be said about it. The 6th and 12th were very good rounds but definitely not ROTY candidates

[ykdadamaja]

@FinitoElDinamita and @ykdadamaja - because it sounds like you guys are big supporters of Kid Choc - have you heard who is next opponent will be? I know they offered a paltry sum to Rosado. Have they made any offers to Martin Murray? Let's hope it's a top guy, otherwise they are really letting the prime of his career waste away.

I particularly like Kid Chocolate's toughness. He reminds me a bit of Felix Trinidad, but without all of the savy and skill.

Macklin or Murray can be HUGE fights- because after that the road leads right to Martinez.

Martinez HAS to get in there with either Quillin or GGG. His career wouldn't be complete unless he does. I give Martinez props for going up against the hard punching Chavez, but skills wise you knew it was a mis-match.

The only other fights that Martinez may get a pass on for his career is IF he comes down to a catch and fight Mayweather, or he goes up a few extra pounds- which he re-hydrates to anyways- and fight Froch or Ward.

A Quillin/Chavez Jr. fight would also be a good scrap. But reports have it that Chavez doesn't want to stay at Middleweight- so it has to be a catch weight or nothing at all.

[Rantcatrat]

@FinitoElDinamita and @ykdadamaja - because it sounds like you guys are big supporters of Kid Choc - have you heard who is next opponent will be? I know they offered a paltry sum to Rosado. Have they made any offers to Martin Murray? Let's hope it's a top guy, otherwise they are really letting the prime of his career waste away.

I particularly like Kid Chocolate's toughness. He reminds me a bit of Felix Trinidad, but without all of the savy and skill.

Macklin or Murray can be HUGE fights- because after that the road leads right to Martinez.

Martinez HAS to get in there with either Quillin or GGG. His career wouldn't be complete unless he does. I give Martinez props for going up against the hard punching Chavez, but skills wise you knew it was a mis-match.

The only other fights that Martinez may get a pass on for his career is IF he comes down to a catch and fight Mayweather, or he goes up a few extra pounds- which he re-hydrates to anyways- and fight Froch or Ward.

A Quillin/Chavez Jr. fight would also be a good scrap. But reports have it that Chavez doesn't want to stay at Middleweight- so it has to be a catch weight or nothing at all.

Kid Choc won't fight Martinez unless the HBO/Showtime/TR/GB feud miraculously heals, which I doubt. Can't blame either Quillin or Martinez for that fight not happening.

Macklin taking on a puncher in his next fight would be a mistake in my opinion.

Murray is a good option for Kid Chocolate. The big issue there is Murray's Visa Problem.

Maybe Geale would take shorter money, which seems to be what Golden Boy is offering for Kid Choc fights, because he wants the shot at a title.