As promised this Wednesday mailbag hit the roof with a smorgasbord of Pac Man-MAB sympathizers all sending in emails at a fast rate of speed. Fans keep writing away at the one common denominator that ties all boxing media hounds and fanatics to the waist, and that’s a high impact steady ratio of a Marco Antonio Barrera Vs Manny Pacquiao reunion. Since my reported edition from Spanish to English of Don Francisco’s televised Univision show, the most asked question was as to why Barrera didn’t mention Manny’s fight with him? I might have seemed an uncharacteristic act by few, or least of mild clashes in the minds not to even be hearing about, but whatever Marco left out of the conversation wasn’t entirely asked in fairness of him to address. I do however see no misunderstandings or misgivings in all likelihood we’re all culturally diversified enough to know traditions to be different.
Nice article for MAB leading to his fight with Chavez. However, I’m wondering whether MAB is trying to avoid Pacman or not. I believe that for majority of boxing fans, the true measure of success in boxing is not only in winnning but in winning against the best there is and not running away from them. It can be remembered that Barrera said he will fight the winner of Pac-Morales II but had changed his mind after Pac beat Morales up to a pulp. We’re afraid that by Barrera winning the 135-lb title against Chavez that he will not fight Pac anymore at 130. If his intention was to really avoid Pac he should have relinquished the 130 titles already such that the winner of Pac-Morales II would have already been installed the champion in that division. If MAB continues to act this way, then I agree with you that he is really modest because there is nothing he should be proud of anyway much less boast about.
Goyo Vargas
Goyo,
What we’ve somehow forgotten however is on the pull that Erik has garnered to the general public in the ages – which had a resounding evoking effect to this game. I do believe that it reaches beyond a mere curiosity in that if opponents haven’t gotten Morales out of their systems, they’ll more than likely seek fighting him right now at his lowest point if they could. I do dispute this idea that erroneously been circulating about boxers being scared out of their wits climbing to into the ring. Stepping there are their whole objectives. Whether belts being brought up or not, consensus would be in seeing the best there is.
All is said beautifully about marco antonio barrera, except that, intentionally or not, nothing was said about how he manages to bury one nightmare that still haunts him until today — his humiliating defeat to mighty Manny Pacquiao. He is taken aback. remember that a few weeks before the Jan. 21, 2006 Morales-Pacquiao 2, Barrera proclaimed he wants revenge against Pacquiao and even put on hold his date with Jesus Chavez, pending the result of the fight. But after seeing his county man and erstwhile rival Morales battered to pieces by the same Filipino dynamo, Barrera has a sudden change of mind. He formalized his fight with Chavez in March. It’s a good excuse, though. he could loss to chavez with his stature intact. Chavez is a lightweight champion and Barrera is a natural featherweight. the disparity in size and weight favors chavez and Barrera’s loss could be justified. Now if he fights Pacquiao again and meet the same fate as in November 2003, all is lost for him. Barrera knows it. He realizes that Pacquiao’s much-improved arsenal will be too much for him and the rematch, if any, would be a career-ending for Marco. The Mexican scourge, that is Pacquiao, is right now, simply unbeatable. Nelson
Nelson,
Nice piece yourself on assumptions made more to make a synthetic looking Marco Antonio appear like he was twiddling his thumbs – WHEN HE WAS NOT! He hasn’t been aiding or abating anybody tiring in finding suitable ready-made pugilists for showing his hardware, although nobody could hardly blame him if he did even by that standard alone which most would agree be harder than picking a winning lottery ticket.
Formalizing fights are what the promoters do and then the matchmakers follow up on. What about if Marco knocks out Chavez in dramatic fashion? Does that qualify him beyond reproach? Does that strike a cord or two on Manny in any way as to shutter having a rematch that the public clearly does want? Preposterous right? These two would not be getting into gagging antics to be demeaning the other, and neither should we.
FEAR
BARRERA IS AFRAID OF PACQUIAO. IT WILL BE THE END OF HIS CARREER IF HE WILL FIGHT PACQUIAO. CAN YOU PLEASE TELL TO HIM THAT IF HE THINKS THAT HE IS THE BEST HE SHOULD FIGHT THE BEST. THANKS!
JOSE REYES
Jose,
I’ve never known true faith believers in the Virgin De Guadalupe to having any (FEAR), but then again you could be talking to the wrong guy blind about that subject with what you might misinterpret about dwarfish looking cherubs or bohemian monsters accompanying me that just might scare you.
I am hoping Barrera would fight again to prove his deserve his crown as superfeatherweight king. Why cling to lightweight when he (barrera) has not settled his score with Manny Pacquiao.
Cesar de Mesa
Cesar,
Marco is as you stated the Super Featherweight honcho standing. He may make that decision for he later to fight at that weight again or not. Mustn’t forget, and keep in mind though that MAB can fight as a junior-lightweight or the Lightweight level.
My strong hunch is they’re waiting to see the results of Barrera’s fight with Chavez first before Manny’s team decides. I also believe that should Marco be triumphant, Pac Man’s biggest hurdle would be going to the lightweight division to conquer it. It’ll be more of a larger question as to who adjusts better in a whole other weight category for me.
if marco is so great…how about face the talented filipino fighter (manny) manila boy
Manila Boy,
If you would just holdout for a little longer, we all just might find something after Marco fights Chavez to make you receive some glee of it. Nobody is sole provider, in spite of that old Michael Bolton song.
Hey George, Nice article about Marco Antonio Barrera. You mentioned his past opponents Hamed, Jones, and Erik Morales. But i can’t see the name of Manny Pacquiao in there.
poloy wafuko
Poloy,
No you didn’t, did you? There are those who rejoice when an ancestor passes away, and they’re others whom grieve when children are coming into this world also. But you would be hard pressed to getting me to judge them one way or another either. So, whatever wasn’t said there went unheard.
I saw the fight between Marco Antonio and Manny Pacquiao and I think the reason he lost was lack of conditioning. He was not as well-prepared as Pacquiao and also he appears a step slower in defense, If there will be a rematch, I still believe the result will remain the same.
Mike C. Castro
Mike,
And if you founded those two things in which went wrong with the Barrera fight, why in the world would you say the outcome would be exactly the same?
It isn’t that I’m saying it couldn’t be, but more that the fight itself would be more challenging than the initial first result of that one. Nine out of ten times rematches hold identical repeats of a match for an average palooka, but these guys aren’t so average.
I’d drop the gloom and doom aspect to be a little more uplifting in saying that MAB wouldn’t be approaching that fight in quite the same manner, which would make Manny adjust.
you mentioned Hamed, Jones, Morales but you don’t metion the name who beat him so badly that his corner saves him from the onslaught…Hey I think barrera must settle the score before he can proclaim legend of mexican boxer.. thanks
Le_Stat
Le_Stat,
There wasn’t anything else to cover from the review I was doing that night. I agree with your proclamation on the matter, although see it a bit farther away than most do.
Why Barrera keeps on talking about Morales? come on there 3 fights was good enough. But isn’t it that Barrera needs to redeem himself with Pacquiao? Or he is really that afraid of Pac and he knows his excuses are not true? Look at Erik he went down for the first time in his career and he is still talking about a 3rd fight. That’s a true warrior. Barrera is just hiding behind DLH pants. He just want to fight someone he knows he can win 80-100%. He don’t take risk if he have a 50-50 chance like fighting Pacquiao. But now we know why Erik is more popular than chicken Barrera. Your article was not an interview with Barrera but you share the sentiments of Barrera always not wanting to mention Pacquiao.
Just an opinion. Peace.
Ryan
Ryan,
Seems to me that the most removed Barrera Vs Morales followers can’t recall three undoubtedly the best matches in a trilogy that irritates and causes disembowelment somewhere every time they remember it. Your side order of pollo for Barrera is about as kosher as you walking in a San Francisco restaurant ordering mash potatoes, peas, with stake, without telling the waiter you’d want the peas on the side of the dish (something San Franciscans would immediately pickup on knowing you’re a stranger visiting there if you didn’t).
Barrera was a fighter on his own legacy..so many battles have won or fought.So then if he is the man of the boxing world that really made him successful and known so it is time for him to fight MR.PACMAN no need for a third fight between morales and paquiao,if things happen between morales and Pacquiao again it might be an interesting one but logically it is a gamble let it pass first let the baby assassin face the pacman to see who is the better fighter of this era after a long time they have met..BARRERA is a coward so let him talk in the ring with pacman..forget the MORALES,PACMAN trilogy.
joker
Joker,
I never met one that I smelled fishy that I couldn’t eat. Chill. If we were to determine only two fighters, then we wouldn’t had even seen Morales-Raheem, or how about Judah-Baldomir? What about those? If you would have said to me let’s have Morales Vs Raheem II, and Judah Vs Baldomir II, then the assumptions for not rushing Morales to fight Zahir Raheem could look favorable, but lets not forget that Pacquiao has the ball in his court for which Erik would forfeit any Raheem rematch thereof. Right? Oddly enough Morales would have fought Raheem had he beat Pacquiao to begin with. They’ll be plenty left over to go around for these fighters to demonstrate. From what I get from all this is that it’s just the wait most fans don’t seem to take to. But one thing is we’re getting the fights.
Indeed, Barrera is an exceptional athlete, one destined for the Hall of Fame. With his foray in to the lightweight division against Jesus Chavez, he will cement that legacy for all time. I have just one question for you though: why did you not mention Barrera’s knockout loss to Manny Pacquiao? Just a blimp on the great one’s career, huh? Tell that to the marines.
Bantay Salacay
Bantay,
The Marines know exactly what it takes to have the man in the chain of command, President George Bush, on their list of priorities straight. Perhaps it is as to why our leader knows to reward good hard work in this land we love, whether it is in rebuilding of ruins, or in having an affirmation to a welcomed lengthier stay here too for every merited citizen wanting to be. Duty with hired on hands working along the same lines as they’ve always done throughout history isn’t any different so long as there’s democracy.
I was curious however on what prompted you to ask me to say more about Marco than I already had with an unbiased approach, unless you possibly been there shoving the microphone asking the pertinent questions there yourself? And you have perhaps about as much right to ask him that as you might have in asking Manny Pacquiao to fight Juan Manuel Marquez all over again.
