As much as a victory against Marco Antonio Barrera meant to Manny Pacquaio, his trainer believes it will have lost its luster if the featherweight contender fails to follow it up with a win of even greater significance.
Pacquaio gets that chance May 8 at the MGM when he faces two-belt world champion Juan Manuel Marquez.
“Without a win in this fight, nothing else matters,” trainer Freddie Roach said from his Wildcat Gym in Los Angeles, where Pacquaio has been fine tuning for the title fight. “Anything that might be next for Manny is entirely contingent on beating Marquez.”
