SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS?No title is at stake, but the fight will be crucial to Manny Pacquiao?s standing when he climbs into the ring to face the Mexican Marco Antonio Barrera Saturday night (Sunday morning in Manila) at the Alamodome here.
?I prefer to die rather than give up this fight [to Barrera],? Pacquiao, who comes from General Santos City, told The Times on Friday. ?I will win this fight whatever it takes.?
Pacquaio, the reigning International Boxing Federation superbantamweight champion, will be the underdog when he fights the featherweight Barrera, considered the ?world?s best pound-for-pound? boxer.
