PACQUIAO NEEDS TO GO AFTER BARRERA
Nobody wants an alligator in their lunchbox. And to an extent, that?s what Manny Pacquiao has become in boxing, as he?s the pugilistic reptile that nobody cares to have lunch with. After his 7-5 loss in rounds to Erik Morales a fortnight ago, the World featherweight (126 lb) champion was lauded for his efforts, bad cut and all. But this week, Manny was dismissed by World super featherweight (130 lb) title bearer Marco Antonio Barrera as being unworthy of fighting the mighty Barrera a second time around.
?PAC-MAN? CUT THROUGH MARCO LIKE BUTTER
That Barrera, who Saturday night will face china-chinned Mzonke Fana on ?Golden Boy PPV,? that he would utter such words can only mean one thing. Marco would rather not reengage Pacquiao. Styles make fights, and just like Barrera couldn?t beat Junior Jones after being dominated, and then nearly drilled in their first encounter, all this before his corner would cause a Disqualification. The rematch was won handily by Jones who had been KO?d, before and after by fighters thought lesser of then Marco.
DOES THE ?SEVERE? CUT MAKE THIS CHATTER MOOT?
That cut over the eye that Pacquiao suffered in his bout with Erik Morales, it is serious enough to prevent Manny from even thinking about a fight until September or October, at the very minimum. By then, Barrera will have probably signed to fight Morales a fourth time. The biggest challenge facing Pacquiao will be discipline, or lack there of. For if Manny balloons up in weight during this cut-imposed layoff, and I?ve already heard he has, the chances of him beating either Morales or Barrera are greatly reduced!
THOUGHT THE LYNCHING WOULD’VE STARTED BY NOW!
With Murad Muhammad and Rod Nazario handling Pacquiao?s affairs, he might need to get a day job before the cut has healed just to make ends meet! I for one, I cannot believe the Filipino people have not asked the Philippine Government to get involved in this scandal. For it doesn?t take a psychic to realize Pacquiao has been shorted by Murad, and given poor advice by his Philippine advisor Rod Nazario.
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