Rarely do Asia-based fighters come to this side of the world and make a lasting impact.
The Philippines’ Manny Pacquiao will return to his native country with more than the experiences of another trans-Pacific journey.
Pacquiao, in his fifth — and highest-profile — bout in the United States, shocked Mexican featherweight Marco Antonio Barrera with an 11th-round technical knockout late Saturday at San Antonio, Texas.
Barrera, who not only was considered the best of the featherweights but among the pound-for-pound elite, had no answers to the relentless pressure from Pacquiao.
