juarez vs pacquiao

Even Juarez wants to crash Pacquiao’s party By Hermie Rivera PhilBoxing.com 30 Jul 2006 TAKE 2 for the World Boxing Council (WBC) super featherweight rematch between Marco Antonio Barrera and Rocky Juarez as Vegas’ MGM Grand rocks anew with a huge pack of their avid backers in tow. September 16 (17th Manila time) is when Barrera tries to wipe out the residual effects of an unconvincing win over Juarez in their first encounter. If you are one of the lucky fans who saw how the demolition bombs exploded in their furiously fought match, then you know that Juarez is out to crush Barrera-- else he’ll wind up a burgled victim the second time up. Rocky calls it a daytime heist, alluding to the even scoring by the ring arbiters who subsequently reversed their ruling in favor of Marco. Truly, a widely booed decision that sent knowledgeable observers wondering if a quick trip by the judges to the eye clinic is in order. I thought Rocky was deserving of a points win myself. A sell-out crowd is devoutly yearned by handlers of the former Olympian who is guaranteeing a knockout of the defending champ. And this can happen if the crowd-pleasing ‘TexMex’ could land early his cache of uppercuts, crosses, straights and hooks on the smart-punching Mexicano. Otherwise it would be futile for the Rock to thwart a second hold-up by the 'baby-faced Assasin'. A win by Juarez over Barrera places him alone in the coveted corner of Mexican fighters who stays unwhacked by the hard-hitting Manny Pacquiao. A victory over Barrera makes Juarez the contender to reckon with, when Manny Pacquiao starts considering who's next on the list for his people's crown. Such a need could crop up once the Pacman takes care of Erik (El Terrible) Morales in their November 18 rubber bout at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. But that’s a full three and a half month-wait for his fans who are getting antsier by the minute for the completion of the Pacquiao-Morales trilogy. In the meantime, a plum assignment in the undercard of the Barrera-Juarez pay-per-view awaits our own Ray ‘Boom Boom’ Bautista. The exciting youngster from Candijay, Bohol gets a chance to raise his growing stature by taking on a rugged Chilean named Moises Gutierrez from the capital town of Santiago. Gutierrez, (15 wins, 3 losses with 6 knockouts) looks impressive. Included in his list of victims are a couple of world-rated campaigners. This is one fight Ray can ill afford to lose. A setback stains his clean slate of 16 knockouts, 4 decisions with no draws. You know by now that this young phenom—given the right breaks—will turn into an all-out sensation among prime time world-beaters. With standouts such as Tony Aldeguer, Dan Neri Lim and Freddie Roach working the corner—can anyone with a right frame of mind tell me how Boom Boom can blow this one out? Just asking.