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 battle-lines on the most anticipated U.S.-based fight which involves a Filipino boxer in the post-Flash Elorde era. While some points of contention are vulgar, most of them are thought-provoking. While some are debatable, most of them are not without bases. But the central theme of the debates between both fan bases has played the November 15 (November 16 in Manila) fight to be a match between the skilled, featherweight up-and-comer in Pacquiao and the been-there-done-that, 29-year-old veteran in Barrera.
