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Paquiao's Compulsive Punching To Do Barrera In By Hermie Rivera PhilBoxing.com Mon, 24 Sep 2007  That's Manny's clear intent in crushing Marco's hunt for redemption at Vegas' Mandalay Bay resort/casino. The Filipino idol is itching to display his ring charisma against the Mexican three-time champ who's recklessness at the Alamodome in San Antonio's Alamodome almost ruined his livelihood. Makes one wonder why Barrera would want to risk it all again. But Barrera is one good fighter who is now doing it right. The ring-savvy Guadalajaran has become convincingly attractive to promoters-- 6 straight wins---minus the theft of his WBC jr.lightweight belt he defended against Juan Manuel Marquez at the MGM Grand. Less than four years since his bloody debacle, Barrera aced all of his opponents to become a viable corrival of the Pinoy ring icon. Now,Marco is into a bold experiment -- that of engaging the services of Edwin Valero, a Venezuelan lefty who has iced all of his 22 victims.( Pedicab drivers?) So far there's been no hints of distraction that marred Marco's preparations. Nothing vexed Manny's camp either save for a minor ailment which was readily remedied. We will know soon if this imported sparmate can deliver for the 'assassin' who has been ranting he'll smash the Pacman for avoiding him like the hated tax hound. Valero must help his new found Padrino. Otherwise, Senor Barrera's worst fear of getting kayoed again will happen. Marco's toughness is a given. But his ability to extricate himself from a Pacquiao-orchestrated bind remains his chief headache as we move closer to the highly- awaited classic. OK, there's a chance for the multi-titled Mex to pull an upset. But he has to negate Manny's speed in the heated exchanges else a bad loss will mark the end of Barrera as a world-class fighter. Not an easy task since Marco is up against a master mangler who nearly converted his boxing license into a sales document that permits him to sell pencils in his cozy Guadalajara. Fight fans generally want to watch action-sated smokers spiced by punches that twists a fighter's face which their own Moms can't recognize. No problem. In this bout, both combatants are capable of providing one-punch knockouts or the multi-blow variety. There will be more power punches thrown than those executed in their first encounter---making it a compelling theater steeped in high drama. No title is at stake this time as decreed by the promoters. The WBC has been imposing it's International title belt to extract unjustified sanction fees from the involved fighters, one of the greatest perfidies since the sale of the Brooklyn bridge more than once by con artists in various eras. Click here to view a list of other articles written by Hermie Rivera.  |
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