SAN ANTONIO, Texas ? Promoter Oscar dela Hoya had grand plans for Marco Antonio Barrera.
Saturday night at the Alamodome, all of Dela Hoya?s plans went up in smoke when Manny Pacquiao dealt his prized acquisition an 11-round shellacking.
Dela Hoya and Barrera thought that in order to heighten the anticipation for a third meeting Barrera and Erik Morales, the Mexican star, also known as the ?Baby-Faced Assassin,? should prevail over a dangerous foe in the mold of a Manny Pacquiao.