Marco Antonio Barrera appreciation thread

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Originally Posted by josef4334

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Originally Posted by Julius Rain

I appreciated mab most for the hamed fight even though he didn't k.o that little B****** ;D he did embarrase him for 12 rounds.

I know a lot of people said mab was more hungry this time around than pac is, but to me it didn't seem like mab was willing to take much risk. I hate to say it but atleast eric went out blazing.

cheers to marco, may he enjoy his retirement and his legacy live on. I have him top 5 in my mexican greatest fighter. thank you for all of the fights you made us enjoy. one of my favorite quotes ever included eric and marco.

"eric morales has never lost a fight, and marco antonio barrera has never wanted one more then this" (something like that)

it would be great if mab and eric could just be friends so we can finally have world peace ;D

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they could come to the philippines and drink san miguel with jet li and pac.. that would be great wont it?

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eric has actually done that already

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Originally Posted by Julius Rain

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Originally Posted by josef4334

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Originally Posted by Julius Rain

I appreciated mab most for the hamed fight even though he didn't k.o that little B****** ;D he did embarrase him for 12 rounds.

I know a lot of people said mab was more hungry this time around than pac is, but to me it didn't seem like mab was willing to take much risk. I hate to say it but atleast eric went out blazing.

cheers to marco, may he enjoy his retirement and his legacy live on. I have him top 5 in my mexican greatest fighter. thank you for all of the fights you made us enjoy. one of my favorite quotes ever included eric and marco.

"eric morales has never lost a fight, and marco antonio barrera has never wanted one more then this" (something like that)

it would be great if mab and eric could just be friends so we can finally have world peace ;D

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they could come to the philippines and drink san miguel with jet li and pac.. that would be great wont it?

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eric has actually done that already

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i know.. that why i said they.. i meant marco should come too.

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Originally Posted by josef4334

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Originally Posted by Julius Rain

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Originally Posted by josef4334

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Originally Posted by Julius Rain

I appreciated mab most for the hamed fight even though he didn't k.o that little B****** ;D he did embarrase him for 12 rounds.

I know a lot of people said mab was more hungry this time around than pac is, but to me it didn't seem like mab was willing to take much risk. I hate to say it but atleast eric went out blazing.

cheers to marco, may he enjoy his retirement and his legacy live on. I have him top 5 in my mexican greatest fighter. thank you for all of the fights you made us enjoy. one of my favorite quotes ever included eric and marco.

"eric morales has never lost a fight, and marco antonio barrera has never wanted one more then this" (something like that)

it would be great if mab and eric could just be friends so we can finally have world peace ;D

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they could come to the philippines and drink san miguel with jet li and pac.. that would be great wont it?

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eric has actually done that already

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i know.. that why i said they.. i meant marco should come too.

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they can take jmm as well then all of them can talk about the times they punch eachother and laugh about it ;D

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Originally Posted by Julius Rain

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Originally Posted by josef4334

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Originally Posted by Julius Rain

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Originally Posted by josef4334

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Originally Posted by Julius Rain

I appreciated mab most for the hamed fight even though he didn't k.o that little B****** ;D he did embarrase him for 12 rounds.

I know a lot of people said mab was more hungry this time around than pac is, but to me it didn't seem like mab was willing to take much risk. I hate to say it but atleast eric went out blazing.

cheers to marco, may he enjoy his retirement and his legacy live on. I have him top 5 in my mexican greatest fighter. thank you for all of the fights you made us enjoy. one of my favorite quotes ever included eric and marco.

"eric morales has never lost a fight, and marco antonio barrera has never wanted one more then this" (something like that)

it would be great if mab and eric could just be friends so we can finally have world peace ;D

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they could come to the philippines and drink san miguel with jet li and pac.. that would be great wont it?

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eric has actually done that already

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i know.. that why i said they.. i meant marco should come too.

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they can take jmm as well then all of them can talk about the times they punch eachother and laugh about it ;D

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that would be a dream man.. until ole san miguel messes with their minds and we have a royal rumble.

Barrera is a legend....

Will always be one of my favourite fighters.

And Barrera fought a decent fight today. This is a mature older Barrera and he lost by no more than a few points against a prime Pac. There is no shame in going out like he did. Up until the 10th I thought it was neck and neck too.

He deserves a long and happy retirement.

cc miles. you did say it would be a closer fight than most expected although i think manny having difficulty at the scale had something to do with it.

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Originally Posted by Pacstraightleft

He's well known as a dirty fighter, and he retired as dirty fighter.

I enjoyed watching his trilogy with Erik. His unforgetable fights with McKinney and Hamed... and I thank him for those.

Sorry but IMO, he retired with low dignity.

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Come off it Pac give Barrera some props i was rooting for him to win but i thought deep down Pac would stop Barrera and he managed to go the distance and make a good account of himself from what i heard and his fight with McKinney was a classic fight his fight with Hamed was a boxing lesson at its best just stop the hating and give Barrera his props.

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Originally Posted by KKisser

cc miles. you did say it would be a closer fight than most expected although i think manny having difficulty at the scale had something to do with it.

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CC right back. The first of a significant number I might add! ;D

It went the distance and Barrera was seldom in any real danger of being stopped. That was pretty common sense thinking really. The first fight was clearly an abberation.

I could make a list of excuses, but I wont. Pac fought the slightly better fight and let his hands go more. It was pretty close by my reckoning though.

Barrera showed he is an exceptional Professional, a big up from me

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Originally Posted by miles

Barrera is a legend....

Will always be one of my favourite fighters.

And Barrera fought a decent fight today. This is a mature older Barrera and he lost by no more than a few points against a prime Pac. There is no shame in going out like he did. Up until the 10th I thought it was neck and neck too.

He deserves a long and happy retirement.

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Well done, miles. Barrera put up a much, much better fight than I expected, as you know. The scorecards were a joke.

I underestimated how smart Barrera is. Great fighter.

I wana show my appreciation for Barrera he was past his best and took on a prime Pac in a competative fight

If it was prime Barrera vs past it Pac then it wouldnt go 12 .

MAB was a warrior who gave us some wonderful fights. Awesome fighter. Well done.

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Originally Posted by Fenster

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Originally Posted by miles

Barrera is a legend....

Will always be one of my favourite fighters.

And Barrera fought a decent fight today. This is a mature older Barrera and he lost by no more than a few points against a prime Pac. There is no shame in going out like he did. Up until the 10th I thought it was neck and neck too.

He deserves a long and happy retirement.

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Well done, miles. Barrera put up a much, much better fight than I expected, as you know. The scorecards were a joke.

I underestimated how smart Barrera is. Great fighter.

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Thanks Fenster, :coolclick:

He did put up a decent fight and he went out with no reason to feel any shame. He just gave the number 2 p4p fighter a pretty close fight. If Barrera had that little bit more speed and stamina that he once had then he could have really taken this version of Pac deep. But at 33 and nearly 34 it isnt easy to push fights like he used to.

The cards have been going strangely against Barrera for two years now. Though disappointed by the margins I cannot say I am surprised going by how recent fights have been scored.

I wont make any case for Barrera winning this fight because I think it was decided through the final 2 rounds. Pac was able to take it with his workrate.

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Originally Posted by miles

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Originally Posted by Fenster

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Originally Posted by miles

Barrera is a legend....

Will always be one of my favourite fighters.

And Barrera fought a decent fight today. This is a mature older Barrera and he lost by no more than a few points against a prime Pac. There is no shame in going out like he did. Up until the 10th I thought it was neck and neck too.

He deserves a long and happy retirement.

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Well done, miles. Barrera put up a much, much better fight than I expected, as you know. The scorecards were a joke.

I underestimated how smart Barrera is. Great fighter.

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Thanks Fenster, :coolclick:

He did put up a decent fight and he went out with no reason to feel any shame. He just gave the number 2 p4p fighter a pretty close fight. If Barrera had that little bit more speed and stamina that he once had then he could have really taken this version of Pac deep. But at 33 and nearly 34 it isnt easy to push fights like he used to.

The cards have been going strangely against Barrera for two years now. Though disappointed by the margins I cannot say I am surprised going by how recent fights have been scored.

I wont make any case for Barrera winning this fight because I think it was decided through the final 2 rounds. Pac was able to take it with his workrate.

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I'm overwhelmed by the sense of honesty form 2 of the most hardcore MAB fans. Manny did deserve to win,but the scorecards were poor. CC for telling it ike it is.Honesty is refreshing,especially with regards to one's favourite fighter( a difficult task for anyone)

Right 4 mins left on this download and then i'll let you know what i think and i have been Barrera fan for about 7 years so this will be hard to watch.