Manny Pacquiao vs. Marco Antonio Barrera 1

By Boxing News on June 3, 2012

It wasn't a pick 'em fight, but Barrera looked like stiff competition for the Filipino whirlwind

Manny Pacquiao first met Marco Antonio Barrera at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, on Nov. 15, 2003. Barrera, aka the Baby Face Assassin, was 57-3 and would have been a great fighter in any era. Pacquiao was 37-2-1 and his greatness was apparent if not wholly understood. Barrera had won his last eight fights since his loss to Erik Morales in 2000, whereas Pacquiao had won his last 12. It wasn’t exactly a pick ‘em fight, but on paper Barrera looked like stiff competition for the Filipino whirlwind. Then the opening bell sounded…

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Fighter's Info

Manny Pacquiao
Marco Antonion Barrera

Real Name	Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao
Origin	Kibawe, Bukidnon, Philippines
Date of Birth(Age)	1978.12.17 (35)
Rated at	Welterweight
W-L-D	W54+L5+D2=61
Height	5 feet 7 inches
Reach	67 inches
Trainer	Freddie Roach

Recent fights:

Date	Opponent	WLD	Result	Rnds.
2012.12.08	Juan Manuel Marquez	54-6-1	L(KO)	6/12
2012.06.09	Timothy Bradley	28-0-0	L(SD)	12/12
2011.11.12	Juan Manuel Marquez	53-5-1	W(MD)	12/12
2011.05.07	Shane Mosley	46-6-1	W(UD)	12/12
2010.11.13	Antonio Margarito	38-6-0	W(UD)	12/12
2010.03.13	Joshua Clottey	35-3-0	W(UD)	12/12

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Real Name	Marco Antonio Barrera Tapia
Origin	Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Date of Birth(Age)	1974.01.17 (39)
Rated at	Light Welterweight
W-L-D	W67+L7+D0=75
Height	5 feet 6 inches
Reach	70 inches
Trainer	Rudy Perez

Recent fights:

Date	Opponent	WLD	Result	Rnds.
2011.02.12	Jose Arias	17-1-0	W(TKO)	2/10
2010.06.26	Adailton De Jesus	26-4-0	W(UD)	10/10
2009.03.14	Amir Khan	19-1-0	L(TD)	5/12x3
2009.01.31	Freudis Rojas	1-7-1	W(DQ)	3/10
2008.11.07	Sammy Ventura	25-19-0	W(TKO)	4/12
2007.10.06	Manny Pacquiao	44-3-2	L(UD)	12/12

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Devon Alexander vs Lee Purdy on May 18	WRTD	7/12	(24-1-0) (20-3-1)
Abner Mares vs Daniel Ponce De Leon on May 4	WTKO	9/12	(24-0-1) (44-4-0)
Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Robert Guerrero on May 4	WUD	12/12	(43-0-0) (31-1-1)
Wladimir Klitschko vs Francesco Pianeta on May 4	WTKO	6/12	(59-3-0) (28-0-1)
Daniel Jacobs vs Keenan Collins on Apr 27	WKO	4/10	(24-1-0) (15-7-3)
Danny Garcia vs Zab Judah on Apr 27	WUD	12/12	(25-0-0) (42-7-0)
Martin Murray vs Sergio Gabriel Martinez on Apr 27	LUD	12/12	(24-0-1) (50-2-2)
Julio Diaz vs Amir Khan on Apr 27	LUD	12/12x3	(40-7-1) (27-3-0)
Austin Trout vs Saul Alvarez on Apr 20	LUD	12/12	(26-0-0) (41-0-1)
Tyson Fury vs Steve Cunningham on Apr 20	WKO	7/12	(20-0-0) (25-5-0)

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