Thread: Barrera, 'I'm a Much Better Fighter Than Amir Khan'

HOBOKEN, N.J. – The 12-round main event March 14th between 22-year-old lightweight prospect Amir Khan and Hall of Fame bound multiple world champion, “The Baby Faced Assassin” Marco Antonio Barrera, shapes up as a potential classic at The M.E.N. Arena in Manchester, United Kingdom.

Khan (19-1, 15 KOs), 2004 Olympic silver medallist, defends his WBA International lightweight crown against Barrera (65-6, 43 KOs) in a 12-round bout. Barrera, rated No. 1 by the WBO, has already captured the WBO super bantamweight (three times), WBC and IBO featherweight, WBC and IBF super featherweight titles. The Mexican icon has defeated a Who’s Who of contemporary world champions and/or challengers during his sensational 19-year pro career such as Erik Morales (twice), Paulie Ayala, Prince Naseem Hamed, Kevin Kelly, Johnny Tapia, Robbie Peden, Mzonke Fana, and Rocky Juarez (twice)

“The reason I took this fight is because a win here puts me in line to realize my top remaining goal to become the first Mexican-born fighter to win world championships in four separate weight divisions,” Barrera said. “I’ve been world champion in three weight divisions (122, 126 and 130) and my goal is to win a world championship in the lightweight division. I don’t want to wait. I want to get there as fast as I can. A win over Khan puts me right where I want to be.

“I will beat Khan because I have more experience than him and I’m still a much better fighter than he is. Khan is tall and has a good jab and hand speed. He is a good young fighter but there’s nothing he can do between now and March 14 to surpass my skills and experience. Jose Luis Balbuena and Kennedy McKinney are two fighters I successfully defended my WBO super bantamweight titles that I can compare to Khan. They were both good fighters with good hand speed that I was able to defeat. McKinney won an Olympic gold medal. Don’t forget what I did to Prince Naseem Hamed, too, another highly-touted guy with fast hands.”

Integrated Sports is distributing three 12-round championship bouts featured on the “Khan-Barrera” pay-per-view card, presented by Frank Warren, in North America for live viewing at 4 PM/ET – 1 PM/PT on cable and satellite pay-per-view via iN Demand, TVN, DirecTV and Dish Network in the United States, as well as Viewer’s Choice and Bell TV in Canada, for a suggested retail price of only $24.95. Veteran blow-by-blow announcer Ian Darke and color analyst, former WBC lightweight champion Jim Watt, will be calling the action from ringside for Sky Box Office and Integrated Sports PPV.

In addition to Khan-Barrera, two other fights will be broadcast on PPV: former WBO cruiserweight title-holder Enzo Maccarinelli (29-2, 22 KOs), the No. 1 contender, battles No. 2 rated and NABO champ Ola “Kryptonite” Afolabi (13-1-3, 5 KOs) for the vacant WBO cruiserweight championship; WBO super middleweight champion Nicky “Cookie” Cook (29-1, 16 KOs) defends his title belt against undefeated No. 1 contender Roman “Rocky” Martinez (21-0-1, 12 KOs).

The Ring No. 6 rated Maccarinelli beat Mohamed Azzaoui, Wayne Braithwaite, Bobby Gunn, Marcelo Fabian Dominguez and Mark Hobson (twice) during his WBO title reign (2006-200. London-born Afolabi, now living in California, captured the NABO crown last April with a 10th round TKO of previously unbeaten Eric Fields.

Former European champion Cook, rated No. 6 by The Ring, won the WBO super featherweight title via a 12-round unanimous decision in his last fight against Alex Arthur (26-1). NABO super featherweight title-holder Martinez, fighting out of his native Puerto Rico, is rankd WBA No. 9 by The Ring.

Barrera is a lot better than Khan and it will show. Might take a few rounds, but once Barrera warms up and start to land, I can't see Khan lasting it out.

Originally Posted by Howlin Mad Missy

HOBOKEN, N.J. – The 12-round main event March 14th between 22-year-old lightweight prospect Amir Khan and Hall of Fame bound multiple world champion, “The Baby Faced Assassin” Marco Antonio Barrera, shapes up as a potential classic at The M.E.N. Arena in Manchester, United Kingdom.

Khan (19-1, 15 KOs), 2004 Olympic silver medallist, defends his WBA International lightweight crown against Barrera (65-6, 43 KOs) in a 12-round bout. Barrera, rated No. 1 by the WBO, has already captured the WBO super bantamweight (three times), WBC and IBO featherweight, WBC and IBF super featherweight titles. The Mexican icon has defeated a Who’s Who of contemporary world champions and/or challengers during his sensational 19-year pro career such as Erik Morales (twice), Paulie Ayala, Prince Naseem Hamed, Kevin Kelly, Johnny Tapia, Robbie Peden, Mzonke Fana, and Rocky Juarez (twice)

“The reason I took this fight is because a win here puts me in line to realize my top remaining goal to become the first Mexican-born fighter to win world championships in four separate weight divisions,” Barrera said. “I’ve been world champion in three weight divisions (122, 126 and 130) and my goal is to win a world championship in the lightweight division. I don’t want to wait. I want to get there as fast as I can. A win over Khan puts me right where I want to be.

“I will beat Khan because I have more experience than him and I’m still a much better fighter than he is. Khan is tall and has a good jab and hand speed. He is a good young fighter but there’s nothing he can do between now and March 14 to surpass my skills and experience. Jose Luis Balbuena and Kennedy McKinney are two fighters I successfully defended my WBO super bantamweight titles that I can compare to Khan. They were both good fighters with good hand speed that I was able to defeat. McKinney won an Olympic gold medal. Don’t forget what I did to Prince Naseem Hamed, too, another highly-touted guy with fast hands.”

Integrated Sports is distributing three 12-round championship bouts featured on the “Khan-Barrera” pay-per-view card, presented by Frank Warren, in North America for live viewing at 4 PM/ET – 1 PM/PT on cable and satellite pay-per-view via iN Demand, TVN, DirecTV and Dish Network in the United States, as well as Viewer’s Choice and Bell TV in Canada, for a suggested retail price of only $24.95. Veteran blow-by-blow announcer Ian Darke and color analyst, former WBC lightweight champion Jim Watt, will be calling the action from ringside for Sky Box Office and Integrated Sports PPV.

In addition to Khan-Barrera, two other fights will be broadcast on PPV: former WBO cruiserweight title-holder Enzo Maccarinelli (29-2, 22 KOs), the No. 1 contender, battles No. 2 rated and NABO champ Ola “Kryptonite” Afolabi (13-1-3, 5 KOs) for the vacant WBO cruiserweight championship; WBO super middleweight champion Nicky “Cookie” Cook (29-1, 16 KOs) defends his title belt against undefeated No. 1 contender Roman “Rocky” Martinez (21-0-1, 12 KOs).

The Ring No. 6 rated Maccarinelli beat Mohamed Azzaoui, Wayne Braithwaite, Bobby Gunn, Marcelo Fabian Dominguez and Mark Hobson (twice) during his WBO title reign (2006-200. London-born Afolabi, now living in California, captured the NABO crown last April with a 10th round TKO of previously unbeaten Eric Fields.

Former European champion Cook, rated No. 6 by The Ring, won the WBO super featherweight title via a 12-round unanimous decision in his last fight against Alex Arthur (26-1). NABO super featherweight title-holder Martinez, fighting out of his native Puerto Rico, is rankd WBA No. 9 by The Ring.

thats all i need to hear

Barrera is going to win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I still don't know who will win this fight. If Barrera wins it was that Amir Khan was a joke. If Amir wins it was because Barrera was in too many wars. Khan is dealing with the double-edged sword no matter what happens. A stupid fight in my opinion and Marco should have retired.

At last been waiting for something out of MAB sounds confident and hes not gonna let Khan spoil his goals
KO early or UD points for MAB oooooohhhh wish i was going

Originally Posted by The Fightfan

I still don't know who will win this fight. If Barrera wins it was that Amir Khan was a joke. If Amir wins it was because Barrera was in too many wars. Khan is dealing with the double-edged sword no matter what happens. A stupid fight in my opinion and Marco should have retired.

Any fight Khan has is a dbl edge sword. If he fights a bum he'll get ridiculed. If he fights anyone of merit and does a faceplant within 3 rounds, he'll be ridiculed. I don't think it is such a bad fight for him to take. If he wins he will gain some credibility back, and maybe have a future in boxing. If he gets KTFO, well, time to call it a day.

I think despite recent criticisms and the whole "glass jaw" fiasco, Khan will play it well and pick Barrera off with his jab. I guess all Barrera needs is that one punch to take Khan down but hopefully youth and speed will help him out far greater than Marco thinks.

Khan can box if he wants to, just needs to not try out the Breidis Prescott "run in and hopefully clock him one" routine against a tough ol' Mexican, I think Khan will do it, TKO in the 7th

Unless Khan blows him away early with really quick powerful combinations, sometihng Khan does have in his arsenal, hes in trouble.

Thats the only thing that can win him the fight. If he doesnt manage to do that, If Barrera is smart enough to stop Khans onslaught then i dont know what else Khan can throw at him thats going to stop Barrera throwing back, and theres no doubt Barrera has the power to stop Khan.

And we all know how ring smart and experienced Barrera is, we all know the level of opponant hes faced throughout his career, fight after fight of world class opposition.

I just cant see Khan doing it. And neither can MAB

Originally Posted by clintuk

I think despite recent criticisms and the whole "glass jaw" fiasco, Khan will play it well and pick Barrera off with his jab. I guess all Barrera needs is that one punch to take Khan down but hopefully youth and speed will help him out far greater than Marco thinks.

Khan can box if he wants to, just needs to not try out the Breidis Prescott "run in and hopefully clock him one" routine against a tough ol' Mexican, I think Khan will do it, TKO in the 7th

Marquez couldn't stop him. Manny Pac couldn't stop him. And now Amir Khan is going to stop him??

Barrera is going to end this punks career and stop people like you paying ludicrous PPV money to watch him fight more nobodies. Hopefully people will be grateful to Barrera once it's all done.

I think MAB will get stopped on his feet....maybe prematurely.

Originally Posted by miles

Originally Posted by clintuk

I think despite recent criticisms and the whole "glass jaw" fiasco, Khan will play it well and pick Barrera off with his jab. I guess all Barrera needs is that one punch to take Khan down but hopefully youth and speed will help him out far greater than Marco thinks.

Khan can box if he wants to, just needs to not try out the Breidis Prescott "run in and hopefully clock him one" routine against a tough ol' Mexican, I think Khan will do it, TKO in the 7th

Marquez couldn't stop him. Manny Pac couldn't stop him. And now Amir Khan is going to stop him??

Barrera is going to end this punks career and stop people like you paying ludicrous PPV money to watch him fight more nobodies. Hopefully people will be grateful to Barrera once it's all done.

Think your spot on miles

People keep thinking khan haters are solely going on what happened against prescott despite the fact gomez and others have had him in big trouble already before.

Roach can teach Khan to fight as well if not better than pacquiao and marquez combined - but the boy does not have a chin.....end of story

British ref eh ono?

Hatton's mate Mickey Vann?

Originally Posted by hattonthehammer

Originally Posted by miles

Originally Posted by clintuk

I think despite recent criticisms and the whole "glass jaw" fiasco, Khan will play it well and pick Barrera off with his jab. I guess all Barrera needs is that one punch to take Khan down but hopefully youth and speed will help him out far greater than Marco thinks.

Khan can box if he wants to, just needs to not try out the Breidis Prescott "run in and hopefully clock him one" routine against a tough ol' Mexican, I think Khan will do it, TKO in the 7th

Marquez couldn't stop him. Manny Pac couldn't stop him. And now Amir Khan is going to stop him??

Barrera is going to end this punks career and stop people like you paying ludicrous PPV money to watch him fight more nobodies. Hopefully people will be grateful to Barrera once it's all done.

Think your spot on miles

People keep thinking khan haters are solely going on what happened against prescott despite the fact gomez and others have had him in big trouble already before.

Roach can teach Khan to fight as well if not better than pacquiao and marquez combined - but the boy does not have a chin.....end of story

Seriously that is something silly. He can teach him to be better but better skilled than Marquez not a chance? More naturally skilled as Pacquiao? Come on now

Originally Posted by Howlin Mad Missy

British ref eh ono?

Hatton's mate Mickey Vann?

Or Dave Parris.

Be well annoyed if this gets stopped early either way.

Originally Posted by hattonthehammer

Originally Posted by miles

Originally Posted by clintuk

I think despite recent criticisms and the whole "glass jaw" fiasco, Khan will play it well and pick Barrera off with his jab. I guess all Barrera needs is that one punch to take Khan down but hopefully youth and speed will help him out far greater than Marco thinks.

Khan can box if he wants to, just needs to not try out the Breidis Prescott "run in and hopefully clock him one" routine against a tough ol' Mexican, I think Khan will do it, TKO in the 7th

Marquez couldn't stop him. Manny Pac couldn't stop him. And now Amir Khan is going to stop him??

Barrera is going to end this punks career and stop people like you paying ludicrous PPV money to watch him fight more nobodies. Hopefully people will be grateful to Barrera once it's all done.

Think your spot on miles

People keep thinking khan haters are solely going on what happened against prescott despite the fact gomez and others have had him in big trouble already before.

Roach can teach Khan to fight as well if not better than pacquiao and marquez combined - but the boy does not have a chin.....end of story

Khan isn't even on their levels, Marquez and Pac are special fighters. Amir is probably just a warm cheque to Roach at the end of the day.

Khan has been fed to the public facing crap, now finally he is fighting quality and going to stop it?? Don't make me laugh.