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 Barrera is a slow-starter, Pacquiao should immediately fire his guns as soon as he meets Barrera, nicknamed ?The Baby-faced Assassin? at ring center.
?The way to fight Barrera is not to give him the room to punch,? said Buboy Fernandez, who is going to be a training assistant and translator on fight night. ?Manny will go inside and try to land as soon as possible. Fighting Barrera from a distance will only make him very effective.?
