Is Barrios selling the title to Pacquiao?

Barrios has been sitting on that title waiting to sell it to the highest bidder since he won it. He may have hit the jackpot twice here - he's won the Pacquiao payday, and he very possible beats Pac and gets another huge opportunity.

I have not really spoken my views on this fight 'Well I am going to now. I think the reaction to Manny Pacquiao, coming out of semi-retirement and getting a title fight against Mario Barrios has been way over the top. I honestly don't think it is inconceivable for Manny Pacquiao to win the fight, if this fight was scheduled 5 years ago? Most people would back Pacquiao to blast out Barrios inside the distance. 5 years in my opinion is not a long enough time frame, for Manny Pacquiao to regress beyond the point of not being able to get himself back in solid condition. Compared to a fighter such as Mario Barrios who is a solid level fighter, but nowhere near the level of Manny Pacquiao even outside of his peak before he retired'. Like with most big fights, I tend to always wait until the weigh in 'To back a fighter for the 100% win. But right about now? I am not really that apprehensive for Manny Pacquiao, as he could be competing against stylistically way more dangerous fighters than Mario Barrios'. Note: Even if Manny Pacquiao loses the fight against Barrios, but survives the full 12 rounds 'And makes the fight competitive. I think that performance will still enhance his resume, and in such a potential situation? I could see Manny Pacquiao having more fights during this latest comeback. Because it makes sense that Manny Pacquiao is not going to be at his optimal level, in his very first comeback fight. Fitness accumulates overtime with consistent training, I expect Pacquiao to be in solid condition vs Barriois but? There is still going to be areas where he can increase his performance. If Manny Pacquaio would have already had one comeback fight, before challenging Barrios I think the perception of this fight from within the boxing community would be completely different. But because there are big unknowns in regards to Manny Pacquiao's form, naturally certain folk are being very critical of this fight'. To conclude: Overall I don't really see this fight as a impossible challenge for Manny Pacquiao 'But I do think he should have built his way up more gradually, and systematically to this title fight. I have not heard any news about Pacquiao's training camp, which suggest? At least has been training consistently without any injuries, and that is precisely the type of environment you want during fight preparation'. Mario Barrios is obviously the natural favourite for the win 'But for me personally, I am mainly just waiting for the weigh in. And I am not far away from backing Manny Pacquiao to win, or at the very least giving him a definitive chance. It all depends on how well Manny Pacquiao is executed his training camp, surely? His team would know all the targets he was hitting 5 years ago, during specific training sessions. If Pacquiao is able to duplicate those performances, then theoretically you would have to give that version of Manny Pacquiao a very serious chance of winning' etc. - - Manny has never ever gotten out of condition. Boxes, plays pro basketball, makes movies, recordings, as well as being a Fillipino politician and philanthropist...he may not be human. He may be too old to win, but guaranteed Barrios getting cracked across the jaw and prob go down at least once.......

I have not really spoken my views on this fight 'Well I am going to now. I think the reaction to Manny Pacquiao, coming out of semi-retirement and getting a title fight against Mario Barrios has been way over the top. I honestly don't think it is inconceivable for Manny Pacquiao to win the fight, if this fight was scheduled 5 years ago? Most people would back Pacquiao to blast out Barrios inside the distance. 5 years in my opinion is not a long enough time frame, for Manny Pacquiao to regress beyond the point of not being able to get himself back in solid condition. Compared to a fighter such as Mario Barrios who is a solid level fighter, but nowhere near the level of Manny Pacquiao even outside of his peak before he retired'. Like with most big fights, I tend to always wait until the weigh in 'To back a fighter for the 100% win. But right about now? I am not really that apprehensive for Manny Pacquiao, as he could be competing against stylistically way more dangerous fighters than Mario Barrios'. Note: Even if Manny Pacquiao loses the fight against Barrios, but survives the full 12 rounds 'And makes the fight competitive. I think that performance will still enhance his resume, and in such a potential situation? I could see Manny Pacquiao having more fights during this latest comeback. Because it makes sense that Manny Pacquiao is not going to be at his optimal level, in his very first comeback fight. Fitness accumulates overtime with consistent training, I expect Pacquiao to be in solid condition vs Barriois but? There is still going to be areas where he can increase his performance. If Manny Pacquaio would have already had one comeback fight, before challenging Barrios I think the perception of this fight from within the boxing community would be completely different. But because there are big unknowns in regards to Manny Pacquiao's form, naturally certain folk are being very critical of this fight'. To conclude: Overall I don't really see this fight as a impossible challenge for Manny Pacquiao 'But I do think he should have built his way up more gradually, and systematically to this title fight. I have not heard any news about Pacquiao's training camp, which suggest? At least has been training consistently without any injuries, and that is precisely the type of environment you want during fight preparation'. Mario Barrios is obviously the natural favourite for the win 'But for me personally, I am mainly just waiting for the weigh in. And I am not far away from backing Manny Pacquiao to win, or at the very least giving him a definitive chance. It all depends on how well Manny Pacquiao is executed his training camp, surely? His team would know all the targets he was hitting 5 years ago, during specific training sessions. If Pacquiao is able to duplicate those performances, then theoretically you would have to give that version of Manny Pacquiao a very serious chance of winning' etc.

please father time, please,! show up and get rid of that mean man pacqiuiao before he rearranges barrios face please! :bottle::bottle:

Follow the money. If rumors are to be believed, Barrios takes a payday to lose to set up the rumored Manny v Tank fight. Who is starting this rumor. You? Or some of those legit boxing historians you never seemed to name.

Nah , pac is going to look good for 1 or 2 rounds then get beat up for 4 or 5 rounds. Probably gets pulled out by the corner

sad that folks are already making excuses just in case manny wins!! if they wanted to rigged the fight. why didnt they rigged the fight for pac to beat ugas then??? wouldnt that generate more money for boxing in general if manny was to beat ugas????

But there are no money makers in boxing in USA right now outside of Canelo. The estab is based on greed and they are trying to revive Pac franchise. Barrios will most likely obey and play soft. And then Pac moves on to Tank and Floyd and then maybe even Tyson lol Got some news for you... Watch Foreman Moorer again and wonder how Moorer suddenly dropped from a punch that was no different than the others. Also ask yourself how did Moorer not demand an immediate rematch??? Follow the pesos. You are a trolling or brain dead. Which one is it?

so Barrios is going to sell the title to Manny and lose all future opportunities?? i thought once barrios beat manny then it opens the gate for barrios to become a super star????

Follow the money. If rumors are to be believed, Barrios takes a payday to lose to set up the rumored Manny v Tank fight. rumors? lmao! you mean some guy on boxingscene.

but i thought manny is broke and that's why he's coming back to fight for the money.. so if he's broke, how does he have the money to buy the title from Barrios LOL!!! Barrios doesnt own the title, WBC owns it!

Why wouldn't Barrios beat Pac instead and try get the Tank rematch at 147 instead?

I think it was an authentic fight in the sense that it was a sanctioned pro boxing match in which Jake Paul carried a 58 year old Mike Tyson who legit can barely walk. Jake could have have KO'd him at any time he wanted but decided to carry him instead. This Pacuaio-Barrios match up isn't far off. And Pacquaio will be 100% convinced he will win because fighters, especially one's who reached the pinnacle of the entire sport, can't let go to the fact they can't do it any more and delude themselves to think they can. We have seen this OVER AND OVER again in the history of boxing. But there are no money makers in boxing in USA right now outside of Canelo. The estab is based on greed and they are trying to revive Pac franchise. Barrios will most likely obey and play soft. And then Pac moves on to Tank and Floyd and then maybe even Tyson lol Got some news for you... Watch Foreman Moorer again and wonder how Moorer suddenly dropped from a punch that was no different than the others. Also ask yourself how did Moorer not demand an immediate rematch??? Follow the pesos.

^Correct, I think people are making these threads and conspiracy theories to get them interested in this mismatch and there is no need as the undercard is good and the co main is the true main event.

I nust think Pqc is still deluded what can he do even at that age. Barrios will beat old man an make it look easy.

Wait. You think Paul vs 58 yr old Tyson was an authentic fight? It was a soft sparring exhibition to cash out a legend. Cmon bro! You can't be serious. I think it was an authentic fight in the sense that it was a sanctioned pro boxing match in which Jake Paul carried a 58 year old Mike Tyson who legit can barely walk. Jake could have have KO'd him at any time he wanted but decided to carry him instead. This Pacuaio-Barrios match up isn't far off. And Pacquaio will be 100% convinced he will win because fighters, especially one's who reached the pinnacle of the entire sport, can't let go to the fact they can't do it any more and delude themselves to think they can. We have seen this OVER AND OVER again in the history of boxing.

Wait. You think Paul vs 58 yr old Tyson was an authentic fight? It was a soft sparring exhibition to cash out a legend. Cmon bro! You can't be serious. Jake Paul was the only one going soft in that fight. He carried Tyson's skeletal corpse to the final bell. Barrios is going to beat the brakes off Pacquiao. He is a proud fighter from a boxing family (his older sister is a former pro boxer and current trainer and he has a kid with the sister of Omar and Brandon Figueroa, who owns the gym her brothers train in), he's not going to go out there and throw a fight. What Barrios is doing is cashing a large check for a fight he has no chance of losing because Pacquiao was washed four years ago against Ugas. The Yoo and Anpo exhibitions were straight up sad to watch.

Not really. One thing boxers are, especially legends who are totally shot, are deluded about what they can still do in the ring. Pacquaio will 100% believe he can win this fight. The same way Mike Tyson was 100% sure he’d beat Jake Paul. It’s no different. Wait. You think Paul vs 58 yr old Tyson was an authentic fight? It was a soft sparring exhibition to cash out a legend. Cmon bro! You can't be serious.

Because it's a business now more than a sport. Greed is the modus operandi. Pac is 46 and his form is unknown. It's been years since he fought and he looked ordinary the last time we saw him. Barrios is young strong prime. How team Pac could be talking about all their plans after Barrios is su****ious. Selling titles for an establishment money fighter is a common method of business in boxing. More so than you apparently understand. See Stiverne- Wilder. Not really. One thing boxers are, especially legends who are totally shot, are deluded about what they can still do in the ring. Pacquaio will 100% believe he can win this fight. The same way Mike Tyson was 100% sure he’d beat Jake Paul. It’s no different.

when and where??? so just because team PAC believes Manny will beat barrios, it means the fight is set up for PAC to win??? is team PAC supposed to say that Manny has no chance at beating barrios? why would they do that for? isn't the point of marketing is to sell the fight???? there will be no Floyd rematch. why are folks so caught up in conspiracy theories?? Because it's a business now more than a sport. Greed is the modus operandi. Pac is 46 and his form is unknown. It's been years since he fought and he looked ordinary the last time we saw him. Barrios is young strong prime. How team Pac could be talking about all their plans after Barrios is suspicious. Selling titles for an establishment money fighter is a common method of business in boxing. More so than you apparently understand. See Stiverne- Wilder.