The Great Marco Antonio Barrera - when was his prime?

[Howlin Mad Missy]

Personally while he was at superbantam but I know plenty will say it was when he moved up and fought Naz.

i remember when he beat Naz there where articles floating around about him being one of the best featherweights ever after one fight ... strange thing is before the first Morales fight he was concidered shot... funny old game

& after, which is why he was considered at all however when he unveild his new counter-punching style or BOXING when he fought Jesus Salud pre-Naz, Manny Steward joked in the post fight play by play that they may have picked the wrong fighter (to fight Naz).

Morales would have made a great fight for Naz if they had gone that route.

[Saddo]

& after, which is why he was considered at all however when he unveild his new counter-punching style or BOXING when he fought Jesus Salud pre-Naz, Manny Steward joked in the post fight play by play that they may have picked the wrong fighter (to fight Naz).

Morales would have made a great fight for Naz if they had gone that route.

that is one fight i would have loved to see... i think the hungry Morales would have knocked the Naz that turned up for Barrera out.

[0james0]

Barrera was awesome against Naz, he wanted it so bad and was so quick. I'll never forget that fight.

[GAME]

He started in 1989 but I think he hit his peak between the first 2 Morales fights. 2000-2002

LEGEND !

[milmascaras1]

i believe barrera's prime started at about the year 2000 when he lost a disputed SD to morales, i which i think he should have gotten the nod. his prime went until 2005 for the robbie peden fight. he was still a very remarkable boxer at the time. when he started showing chinks in the armor was his SD win against rocky juarez.

[rjj tszyu]

& after, which is why he was considered at all however when he unveild his new counter-punching style or BOXING when he fought Jesus Salud pre-Naz, Manny Steward joked in the post fight play by play that they may have picked the wrong fighter (to fight Naz).

Morales would have made a great fight for Naz if they had gone that route.

that is one fight i would have loved to see... i think the hungry Morales would have knocked the Naz that turned up for Barrera out.

Me too. I also think Barrera would have had he grown into FW first rather than just fighting him in his first fight at the weight.

Back to the question though, I think he peaked in the first Morales fight, neither were quite the same again after that IMO and after all 3 fights Morales showed a lot more ring ware than Barrera but IMO neither were as good again.