Barrera-Morales III "once and for all"

if mab beats erik..and then goes for a rematch against manny..i dont think it will split into a racail thing like JMM vs manny..it will be boxing fans from all over the world just sitting down to enjoy what boxing should be...a lengend vs a kid who wants to prove himself more then anything :) I agree. But there shall be those who'd not be as relaxed as the majority; those ones with stakes, both real and imagined, in terms of money, fanaticism, national pride, etc. :D :)

if mab beats erik..and then goes for a rematch against manny..i dont think it will split into a racail thing like JMM vs manny..it will be boxing fans from all over the world just sitting down to enjoy what boxing should be...a lengend vs a kid who wants to prove himself more then anything

yeah i mean even now MAB will always be remembered and manny (atleast at this point) wont be remember in 15 years..i hope mab can do this..either way he will always be great and a legend..but if he can beat/ko manny and erik... OMG...he would be up there with the greats like ali-forman-ray robinsion-pryor-J.C. Chavez-hagler-etc... (others who may be added from our era)-jones-hopkins(if he can ko tito again)-tito(if he can beat hop)-manny(if he keep showing great heart)-winky..etc...

you make good points, might be the best one ive seen so far. I hope that for Marco's sake, he can take out Morales, get another crack at Manny, and call it a day. he has had a fantastic career, and i would hate to see another of my all time favorite fighters walk the path of Evander "where are my pants?" Holyfield (my all time favorite fighter,so sad.) :(Thanks, pal! Coming from God's hand, I won't let the compliment pass!!! ;) And yes, t'wud be such a sad sight if MAB goes the way of Evander, who (like you) I consider as one of those few who had lent dignity to the boxing profession during their prime, on top of their being great fighters. MAB and Evander: they're in my short list. Thanx again! :)

There are just a few of things that're buzzing around my head about this fight: 1. Morales is coming off a series of wins; MAB from a loss and a not too compelling performance (vs. Ayala) 2. Morales has been campaigning at the weight they'll be fighting; MAB is going up in weight. 3. During the press conference that announced the fight about a month back, Morales showed a lot of vim and was talking some trash; MAB, uncharacteristic for a Mexican rivalry, did a humility act. 4. MAB has recently tasted the canvass; Morales hasn't. For sentimental reasons, I want Barrera to win. At mid-career, he was the avoided one, and didn't get to rake in as much as his talents should have enabled him to do. His huge paydays were only with Morales, with the meetings vs. Junior Jones and Tapia, being decent ones. If he loses to Morales, he would have little bargaining leverage for future meetings with Pac and Marquez. If he does meet them, it's going to be Pac and Marquez who shall have gotten their demands met. Perhaps, he may be driven down to settle for the likes of Harrison, Chi and Juarez from which there won't be such huge money. Worse, he'll be viewed by the camps of those fighters as a mere stepping stone-- fate that is the ignominy of many has- beens! On the other hand, a Morales loss will affect Morales' Pac date only ever so slightly, as long as he puts on a good show in Barrera III. you make good points, might be the best one ive seen so far. I hope that for Marco's sake, he can take out Morales, get another crack at Manny, and call it a day. he has had a fantastic career, and i would hate to see another of my all time favorite fighters walk the path of Evander "where are my pants?" Holyfield (my all time favorite fighter,so sad.) :(

There are just a few things that're buzzing around my head about this fight: 1. Morales is coming off a series of wins; MAB from a loss and a not too compelling performance (vs. Ayala) 2. Morales has been campaigning at the weight they'll be fighting; MAB is going up in weight. 3. During the press conference that announced the fight about a month back, Morales showed a lot of vim and was talking some trash; MAB, uncharacteristic for a Mexican rivalry, did a humility act. 4. MAB has recently tasted the canvass; Morales hasn't. For sentimental reasons, I want Barrera to win. At mid-career, he was the avoided one, and didn't get to rake in as much as his talents should have enabled him to do. His huge paydays were only with Morales and Hamed (?) with the meetings vs. Junior Jones and Tapia, being decent ones. If he loses to Morales, he would have little bargaining leverage for future meetings with Pac and Marquez. If he does meet them, it's going to be Pac and Marquez who shall have gotten their demands met. Perhaps, he may be driven down to settle for the likes of Harrison, Chi and Juarez from which there won't be such huge money. Worse, he'll be viewed by the camps of those fighters as a mere stepping stone-- fate that is the ignominy of many has- beens! On the other hand, a Morales loss will affect Morales' Pac date only ever so slightly, as long as he puts on a good show in Barrera III.

ya Im also rooting for a Barrera win. I have a lot of respect for Barrera and I want him to have a chance for a rematch with Manny and redeem himself, not necessarily to beat Manny but to make a good account of himself in a rematch and probably retire with his pride restored. exactly man

Im also rooting for a Barrera win. I have a lot of respect for Barrera and I want him to have a chance for a rematch with Manny and redeem himself, not necessarily to beat Manny but to make a good account of himself in a rematch and probably retire with his pride restored.

as much as i like barrera morales is going to prove to be too much for him and unfortuantly it prolly wont be such an exciting fight i just watched the second fight and i almost felt like turning it off hopefully wiht this fight they wont be so tenative and really want to prove which of the two is the best but i pick morales with a not so exciting unanimous decision

As in my previous post I want MAB to win . . . I believe that he is not done yet. And knowing that his future is at stake here I'm expecting MAB to go out there BLAZING. I am suprised to see so many going for Marco after his destruction at the hands of Pac. I think Marco will win, and being selfish, i want to see him redeem that loss to Manny and retire a truly astonishing legend.

im betting on barrera 2 take this one out. after that it should be 3-0 Barrera-Morales cuz MAB was robbed in their 1st fight.

this will be a great fight and whoever lose or wins both will face manny sooner or later i am not mexican so i dont know if i can say this like this..but who cares: my boy MAB aint done and will bring it all out for this fight and win

Haha...I'd like to see these fights too. I would probably throw a chair at the television after hearing morales corrales 500 times. hehe i bet they call them erik and diego if they ever meet.

I think Morales is as good as ever, but Barrera has lost a step. He beat an Ayala who was inactive and should have been retired in his first fight from losing possibly every round against Pacquaio before hitting the canvas. Morales wins this one convincingly. Then he goes down to face Pac or, what I would prefer, up to face Corrales. That could get annoying to hear the announcers say "Morales" and "Corrales" a hundred times during the fight. Haha...I'd like to see these fights too. I would probably throw a chair at the television after hearing morales corrales 500 times.

barrera will destroy him and tha tickets are goin 50-600 dollars which ones are recommended and i aint a millionare!! lol What's the seating capacity of the venue?

ya barrera will destroy him and tha tickets are goin 50-600 dollars which ones are recommended and i aint a millionare!! lol

I think Morales is as good as ever, but Barrera has lost a step. He beat an Ayala who was inactive and should have been retired in his first fight from losing possibly every round against Pacquaio before hitting the canvas. Morales wins this one convincingly. Then he goes down to face Pac or, what I would prefer, up to face Corrales. That could get annoying to hear the announcers say "Morales" and "Corrales" a hundred times during the fight. i know how he looked against Pac Man, but i think this will be an unbelievable fight. Barrera is not finished.

the fight will probably go 12 rounds but i hope morales knocks mab out. morales please finish off mab so we the fight fans can see u and the pac man go at it.

does anyone know hwo much a ticket wo0uld cost in tha lower area not to close to tha ring but not to far so i can have a perfect view and not to expensive I'd say in the neighborhood of 200 dollars. At Conseco Fieldhouse, the 100 dollar seats I think were on the lower level, but there were lower "box" seats in front of them for 250. Then there were the floor seats at 500. And then ringside which were 1000 or 1500. That's where Holyfield and Samuel Jackson and bunch of celebrities were.

I think Morales is as good as ever, but Barrera has lost a step. He beat an Ayala who was inactive and should have been retired in his first fight from losing possibly every round against Pacquaio before hitting the canvas. Morales wins this one convincingly. Then he goes down to face Pac or, what I would prefer, up to face Corrales. That could get annoying to hear the announcers say "Morales" and "Corrales" a hundred times during the fight.