school me on Erick Morales and Marco Barrera

[rightsideup]

I was out of touch with this time period of boxing would these fellow's have been in the top ten of the 2000 decade?

[greynotsoold]

This is Barrera at 18, his 21st fight and first in the US. I was there that night and he was good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2eNdoiuPzk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr3gq5vN4cs

[Gatling]

Absolutely they are. Both are top 10 Mexican fighters too. Morales may well be a top 5 Mexican fighter.

The top 10 of the 2000 boxers for me are

Mayweather, Pacquiao, Hopkins, Calzaghe, Morales, Lennox lewis, Cotto, Marquez, Barrera, and maybe Wladmir or Winky wright

[Salardo]

I scored all 3 Barrera-Morales fights for Barrera. On the other hand, Junior Jones beat Barrera twice while Morales beat him.
I personally always thought Barrera is better than Morales, but no disrespect to him.
2 of the best mexican fighters of all time.

[Gatling]

I scored all 3 Barrera-Morales fights for Barrera. On the other hand, Junior Jones beat Barrera twice while Morales beat him.
I personally always thought Barrera is better than Morales, but no disrespect to him.
2 of the best mexican fighters of all time.

I thought Barrera was 2-1. Morales also has the big Pacquiao win as well as the Junior Jones win.

Both easy ATGs though.

[SCtrojansbaby]

Both top 5 Mexican fighters of all time

I have Barrera in the top 12 fighters of the last 40 years.
I have Morales in the top 25 fighters of the last 40 years.

[Gatling]

Both top 5 Mexican fighters of all time

I have Barrera in the top 12 fighters of the last 40 years.
I have Morales in the top 25 fighters of the last 40 years.

Who are your top 12?

[SCtrojansbaby]

Who are your top 12?

Don't look so much at the order look at the groups

1.Roy Jones Jr
2.Muhammad Ali

3.Sugar Ray Leonard

4.Carlos Monzon
5.Julio Cesar Chavez

6.Roberto Duran


7.George Foreman
8.Bernard Hopkins
9.Mike McCallum
10.Marco Antonio Barrera
11.Manny Pacquiao
12.Evander Holyfield

[Gatling]

Don't look so much at the order look at the groups

1.Roy Jones Jr
2.Muhammad Ali

3.Sugar Ray Leonard

4.Carlos Monzon
5.Julio Cesar Chavez

6.Roberto Duran


7.George Foreman
8.Bernard Hopkins
9.Mike McCallum
10.Marco Antonio Barrera
11.Manny Pacquiao
12.Evander Holyfield

Alright then.

[TBear]

I watched both of them very early in their careers.

I thought Barrera won the first fight and Morales won the second but in both matches the other guy got the decision.