World Ranked British fighters...

[johnmaff36]

Matthew Macklin was born and reared in england and although both parents are from tipperary, hes as english as you can get. Paul mc Closkey would not consider himself British, even though hes british champion (that old politics shit again). Just watch McCloskey this next 12 to 18months. I honestly feel he can beat the other guys on that list, Hatton included. This guy should have been fighting championship fights 4-5yrs ago. Hopefully he'll win in early november and get a shot at khan because i've thought that he would beat him this past 2yrs, and i like khan. thats how good i rate McCloskey. Does anybody else think that the way Brian Magee has been treated is nothing short of disgraceful? I mean, the guy stood aside and let 2 others fight for his british title (which he didnt have to do) when he got injured. When the exact same scenario happened to Paul Smith (the winner of the 2) ,he refused to stand aside like magee did,to let Magee fight for his british title. Ok he didnt HAVE to do it, But if Magee was decent enough to let them fight for his title then surely the favour should have been reciprocated

Macklin actually says he considers himself Irish. My point was that he's no different to Ola Afolabi, who born & raised here, only difference was he chose to go the States to pursue his pro career. I agree on Magee, the way Smith acted has led to me really hoping Quigley batters him. I rate McCloskey, but I feel he's unlikely to get a fight with Khan, he's better off pursuing Urango, because the other guys have better money options available.

I agree with Jaz how can Macklin be as British as they come?? If you ever listen to Macklin he refers to his irish roots as often as he can which I dont blame him for all my family are irish, he has also fought for the Irish title at Middleweight, he was born in England yes but to say hes as British as they come I think he is more prouder of his Irish roots.

Also McClosky should of been fighting championship fights 4/5 years ago??
You do realise he only turned pro 4 years ago? 19 fights in and fighting for the European Title in his own backyard seems if anything ahead of schedule to me, Khan would whoop him aswell.

Your right my friend. In my haste in typing quickly i typed years when i meant fights and i'll explain why. I've spoken in the past to quite a few guys who have trained in Breens,john himself included, and have seen him spar and each one sang his praises highly. He had a good amateur pedigree and has been well ahead of himself from the off. Couple that with dedication (he drives 110 mile round trips to train god knows how many times a week) and good living, is a great start. You say Khan would whup him? fair enough but i disagree. As for the Macklin thing, that wasnt intended to come out the way it did. I was just trying to make the point that he was born in england and that you cant be anymore english than if your born there. Not having a pop, just saying. As for the irish title, please give me a break. An all-ireland senior title has more kudos than the pro equivalent. Even the lads will tell you that themselves but i digress. You made 2 great points there and i apologise and hope you accept my explainations