Now at last I've seen a guy here who actually analyzed the fights before speaking. Congrats pal! I've heard many times that Erik chose to box his way to victory in the first fight and that he should've done so on the second, which according to them he did for the first five rounds. That's not true, my friends. Erik doesn't know any other way to fight than he usually does. Did he fight differently in any of the 3 fights against Barrera? No he didn't. Don't get me wrong, folks, I'm not trying to put him down - definitely he is very skilled fighter but he usually stick to his old style which no doubt is an excellent style. In brief, let me explain to you his style: Erik is one of those few excellent boxers who uses his eyes well (no, superbly I should say) in a fight; just look at the way he looks at his opponents. He keenly observes his opponent's every movement to look for an opening and as soon as he sees the opening, he attacks - he superbly exploits his opponents every opening. See guyz, that's Erik's basic style: to look for an opening and attack and attack - in that cycle throughout the fight. So basically he's still not a counterpuncher, although he's not a mindless slugger either - I'd classify him as an intelligent puncher. He is a well-balanced fighter, that's what makes him great. But his big problem is that he usually doesn't change his style even when it's not working for him anymore. That's why he lost to Barrera twice (although I personally saw all of them somewhat close), and that's where he differs from Barrera. So I'm almost sure he'd be trying to rely on his 'regained' strength, which he thinks he lost in his last fight, than to change his style; in other words, he's probably concentrating on increasing his power than anything else. The only difference I think would be he'd be a little more careful in his attacks so he won't go into unnecessary exchanges with Pac and also to save his gaz. But believe me, he will attack with all his might whenever he thinks he's got Pac, that's just his style and no other.