Marco Antonio Barrera appreciation thread

[Gandalf]

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.

I was chewing pillows watching it live!!

[Gandalf]

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.

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.

Thanks Fenster,

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.

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)

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Well, I have only seen the fight 1 time. After the fight I felt it could go either way. Upon reflection I have come to realise that perhaps Pac was the busier and had worked a bit more and had more left towards the end.

I will need to watch the fight again, but I dont think I will have any major changes in thought.

It wasnt fun watching on the whole. But I really think Barrera's style was awkward for Manny. Barrera elected to box and keep it safety first. Unfortunately that was all Barrera could do and he couldnt dig deep when the time called for it.

[ICB]

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.

I was chewing pillows watching it live!!

Well Miles the one i downloaded the quality wasn't that good so i'll wait for another one.