A lot of people are saying that this fight wasn't as good as it could have been because Barrera didn't fight back, but he did. Barrera was trying to fight a tactical fight, and he was outpunched and outboxed by Pacquaio. What amazed me was that Pacquaio was landing good combinations getting out of the way, he wasn't stepping out of his element even close to as often, and when we saw little bits of the old Pacquaio, Barrera was getting the best of him. Pacquaio didn't get wild too often, he had great timing, good counter punching and amazing footwork. This, or maybe his last fight are the first step to a less exciting Pacquaio, but one who will outboxed almost anyone with his speed, stamina, and footwork if he keeps up what he did against Barrera. Kudos to him for getting a not only solid, but good defense.
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