Comments Thread For: Manny Pacquiao Eyeing Mario Barrios' Belt, 'Wants to Win Again'

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Manny Pacquiao, 45, is already two weeks into a pre-training-camp conditioning period in the Philippines, pressing for a fight with titleholder Mario Barrios and determined to prove he's the best 147-pounder ever.
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[White-Bob]

Go for it..who cares if he is a third tier champion for the mob bosses down in Panama city..they'll count some Hyde bedazzled by a tribe as a champion[ship]. Better than coming back to fight an mma turd or celebrity

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“Unlike Floyd, Manny didn’t cherry pick his opponents. He fought [Juan Manuel] Marquez, [Erik] Morales and [Marco Antonio] Barrera all at their best weights. He took some losses, yes, but that’s why his record as a welterweight is better than Floyd, than Oscar [De La Hoya], and it will be shown when we make the Barrios fight.”

Uh, Barrios is DEFINITELY a cherry pick opponent. Three guys have belts at 147: Bud, Boots, Barrios. And who is PacMan clamoring to get in with? Barrios. I get it. That's the easiest fight to get another belt. PacMan from years ago DID fight everybody. Dude is a legend. But don't try to gaslight people by saying him choosing Barrios isn't cherry picking.

[Roadblock]

“Unlike Floyd, Manny didn’t cherry pick his opponents. He fought [Juan Manuel] Marquez, [Erik] Morales and [Marco Antonio] Barrera all at their best weights. He took some losses, yes, but that’s why his record as a welterweight is better than Floyd, than Oscar [De La Hoya], and it will be shown when we make the Barrios fight.”

Uh, Barrios is DEFINITELY a cherry pick opponent. Three guys have belts at 147: Bud, Boots, Barrios. And who is PacMan clamoring to get in with? Barrios. I get it. That's the easiest fight to get another belt. PacMan from years ago DID fight everybody. Dude is a legend. But don't try to gaslight people by saying him choosing Barrios isn't cherry picking.

Youre a bit naive or havent looked closely at the whole resume, or a blind fan thats as biased as hell.

Barrios is being picked for being a WC thats basic, sheeese Floyd could come out and beat him just the same, its doesnt make the best WW ever to beat Barrios, but on the other hand considering their ages either Floyd or Manny beating Barrios would be a good win, try and keep things in perspective.

[steeve steel]

Happy for Barrios getting the big payday. Also happy for Manny if that's what he wants. I'll watch it! Not sure it will be great.. might even make me sad seeing Manny lose to a guy he would have destroyed back then. But it is what it is.

[DClefthook]

Gawd bless AL Haymon ( in my Manny and Mario voices) ahahahha

[GoldenBackHand]

Welterweight division is sorrry… Ryan needs to move up after Pac Man beats Barrios and send Pac Man into retirement with a nice bag, Im sure that’s what Pac Man team is envisioning

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Youre a bit naive or havent looked closely at the whole resume, or a blind fan thats as biased as hell.

Barrios is being picked for being a WC thats basic, sheeese Floyd could come out and beat him just the same, its doesnt make the best WW ever to beat Barrios, but on the other hand considering their ages either Floyd or Manny beating Barrios would be a good win, try and keep things in perspective.

So, it's a cherry pick. And maybe you should have read my entire post before replying to it. To quote me "I get it. That's the easiest fight to get another belt. PacMan from years ago DID fight everybody. Dude is a legend. But don't try to gaslight people by saying him choosing Barrios isn't cherry picking."

[El_Feroz99]

Youre a bit naive or havent looked closely at the whole resume, or a blind fan thats as biased as hell.

Barrios is being picked for being a WC thats basic, sheeese Floyd could come out and beat him just the same, its doesnt make the best WW ever to beat Barrios, but on the other hand considering their ages either Floyd or Manny beating Barrios would be a good win, try and keep things in perspective.

IMHO both things can be true at once. Of course everyone wants a piece of barrios, haney included. But manny coming back for a legit win against any title holder is kinda cool to. Make the fight, rather that then Devon or whoever tf is left at ww besides unification.

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So, it's a cherry pick. And maybe you should have read my entire post before replying to it. To quote me "I get it. That's the easiest fight to get another belt. PacMan from years ago DID fight everybody. Dude is a legend. But don't try to gaslight people by saying him choosing Barrios isn't cherry picking."

Ah so youre not looking at Mannys resume when you said he never cherry picked, because he has.

I wouldn't call this fight a cherry-pick just because he thinks he can beat him and Barrios is not Crawford level; these cliches like cherry-picked are often thrown around by fans very broadly.

Gaslighting, lol, you made a post in public forum. there are element I disagree with so I referred to it in my post, and it's gaslighting, a bit sensitive aren't you lol?