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GAB chair confident of Pacquiao's chances By Quesito Garcia, SecondsOut.com, Sat, 15 Nov 2003 No less than Games and Amusements Board Chairman Eduardo Villanueva has expressed optimism that Filipino ring hero Manny Pacquiao will pull off the biggest upset win in Philippine boxing history today against Mexican Marco Antonio Barrera, who is widely regarded as the best featherweight today.
V Read Full Story >>>BoxingTime at the Barrera - Pacquiao Weigh-in By Pedro Garcia, BoxingTime.com, Sat, 15 Nov 2003 The atmosphere was electrifying. As hundreds of blatant fans (One can argue whether Oscar's presence had anything to do with that!lol!) stood in attendance for an opportunity to witness the familiar weigh-in festivities that has come to be known as a big extravaganza leading up to all major fights. Read Full Story >>> Barrera and Pacquiao?Both Confident of Victory By Chris Cozzone and Ricardo Trujillo, FightNews.com, Sat, 15 Nov 2003 At least 300 vocal fans attended the weigh-in today at the Sunset Station in San Antonio, TX for tomorrow night?s Golden Boy Promotions? ?Clash of the Titans? card at the Alamodome.
The HBO-televised card headlines featherweight king Marco Antonio Barrera (57-3, 40 KOs), who defends his throne ag Read Full Story >>> Waiting Has Been a Test for Barrera By Steve Springer, Los Angeles Times, Sat, 15 Nov 2003 For most boxers, the thought of fighting Manny Pacquiao, a devastating puncher from the Philippines, can cause nightmares. But Marco Antonio Barrera will realize a dream when he fights Pacquiao tonight at the Alamodome in San Antonio.
The nightmare for Barrera has been the struggle just to get in Read Full Story >>> 'Clash of the Titans' Report By John Whisler, San Antonio Express, Sat, 15 Nov 2003 Barrera-Pacquiao
Keys to victory
Marco Antonio Barrera
Must weather the early storm. Pacquiao will be on him like white on rice from the opening bell.
Take advantage of Pacquiao's aggressiveness. Use edge in height and reach to make Pacquiao pay for coming in.
Manny Pacquiao Read Full Story >>>Boxing, not the law, won Barrera's heart in the end By John Whisler, San Antonio Express, Sat, 15 Nov 2003 Marco Antonio Barrera wanted to be a lawyer. He grew up in Mexico City worrying not about his next meal, but what college ? and then law school ? he would enter.
As a boy, he worked on movie sets with his father, a set designer. He had money. He had a future. He had options.
But boxing?
"That Read Full Story >>> Barrera faces Pacquiao in featherweight fight By T.A. Badger, Associated Press, The Miami Herald, Sat, 15 Nov 2003 SAN ANTONIO - Going by the nicknames, Saturday night's featherweight faceoff at the Alamodome should nothing less than a toe-to-toe slugfest.
The favorite, Marco Antonio Barrera, is the "Baby-Faced Assassin" and he has a metal plate in his head. His opponent is Manny Pacquiao, a.k.a. "The Destroy Read Full Story >>> Barrera vs Pacquiao Weigh In Coverage! By Carlos Kalinchuk, EastSideBoxing.com, Sat, 15 Nov 2003 After Pacquiao weighed in he flexed his muscles for the crowd. A subtle gasp came out of some in the crowd when they saw the shape Pacquiao was in. He was extremely cut and ripped and the striations of his muscles could be seen from afar. Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao-Barrera: A Young Lion Against A Great Champion By Janne Romppainen, EastSideBoxing.com, Sat, 15 Nov 2003 The circuit of the best fighters of the world fighting one week apart from each other continues this weekend, as the modern-day great featherweight Marco Antonia Barrera faces Manny Pacquiao on Saturday, 15th of November. Even though Barrera doesn?t at the moment hold any title belts, he is clearly Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao's mom confident of upset win By Quesito Garcia, SecondsOut.com, Sat, 15 Nov 2003 She may not be in the ring when her illustrious son trades punches with Marco Antonio Barrera at the Alamodome in San Antonio on Saturday night. But Dionisia Pacquiao, mother of the IBF super-bantamweight king, wants her son to know she'll be cheering his every move and believes he will end the cont Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao to go all out at opening bell The Manila Bulletin, Sat, 15 Nov 2003 SAN ANTONIO, Texas?There?s going to be no feeling-out round for Manny Pacquiao when he faces Marco Antonio Barrera on Saturday night (Sunday morning in Manila) at the Alamodome.
Seconds into the scheduled 12-rounder, there?s going to be punches being thrown from all directions.
Knowing that Ba Read Full Story >>> Barrera has to be at his best against Pac Man By Ant Evans, SecondsOut.com, Sat, 15 Nov 2003 In an eagerly awaited and potentially brutal fight the world?s greatest featherweight, Marco Antonio Barrera, takes on the world?s greatest super-bantamweight, Manny Pacquiao, in a shootout at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas on Saturday night.
The fight has captured the imagination of the fan Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao-Barrera fans clash?on-line By Dominic Menor, ABS-CBN News, Sat, 15 Nov 2003 The war hasn?t begun, but battles are already being fought. On on-line forums, that is.
The prelude to the Manny Pacquiao-Marco Antonio Barrera tiff has taken on an a ?digital twist,? as rabid fans of both camps have vigorously traded their two-cents in various on-line forums, drawing verbal battl Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao win-win plan a secret By Salven L. Lagumbay, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sat, 15 Nov 2003 MANNY Pacquiao, swearing he would capitalize on Marco Antonio Barrera's weaknesses, on Friday said he has perfected a win-win battle plan.
He, however, kept mum when asked to bare specifics of his fight strategy.
"They are confidential," Pacquiao maintained yesterday on the eve of the off Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao plans to attack early By Ronnie Nathanielsz, Manila Standard, Sat, 15 Nov 2003 International Boxing Federation junior featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao, the warrior from Mindanao, will wage war from the opening bell against Aztec warrior Marco Antonio Barrera in order to upset the rhythm of the featherweight king in their 12-round, nontitle ?Clash of the Titans.?
The f Read Full Story >>> Barrera takes on Pacquiao on Saturday in San Antonio Fox Sports, Fri, 14 Nov 2003 SAN ANTONIO (Ticker) - With a possible rubber match against fellow Mexican Erik Morales looming, Marco Antonio Barrera cannot look ahead Saturday night when takes on Philippino southpaw Manny Pacquiao in a 12-round bout at the Alamodome.
Widely considered the best featherweight in the world, desp Read Full Story >>> Ten Great Featherweight Fights By Jason Probst, MaxBoxing.com, Fri, 14 Nov 2003 The 126-pound division has an impressive history with a cast of personalities and legendary stylists that hold their own with any other class in boxing. Who knows? Maybe Saturday?s showdown between Marco Antonio Barrera and Manny Pacquiao will live up to the rich history of one of boxing?s oldest an Read Full Story >>> Barrera trying to head off brain surgery flap By Dan Rafael, USA Today, Fri, 14 Nov 2003 Featherweight king Marco Antonio Barrera is unfazed by the firestorm surrounding his fight with junior featherweight champ Manny Pacquiao.
For Barrera (No. 1 USA TODAY, 57-3, 40 KOs), it's business as usual. But what is unusual about Saturday night's fight vs. Pacquiao (No. 3, 37-2-1, 29 KOs) in Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao ready for toughest fight! By Christian Schmidt, FightNews.com, Fri, 14 Nov 2003 He is not going to be the fan favorite Saturday night at the Alamodome in San Antonio. Nor is he the betting favorite in Las Vegas sportsbooks. But many people believe IBF jr. featherweight world champion Manny Pacquiao (37-2-1 with 29 KOs) he poses a serious threat to featherweight king Marco Anton Read Full Story >>> ‘I will beat Barrera for you all’ IBF champion Pacquiao makes prefight vow to Filipino fans in San Antonio By Miramon Nuevo, The Manila Times, Fri, 14 Nov 2003 SAN ANTONIO, Texas—International Boxing Federation super bantamweight champion Manny Pacquiao had his share of fans on Thursday when a big crowd of banner-waving Filipinos trooped to the press conference for his big fight Saturday with Marco Antonio Barrera.
Cheering and laughing loudly an Read Full Story >>>
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