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The question does indeed arrive, has Pacquiao lost enough of his fire to be taken? His energy level didn't look what it has in the past and he showed Marco way too much respect. And this was an old Barrera, after all. Why didn't Pacquiao jump right on the Mexican veteran as he did back in late 2003? Something just wasn't the same with Manny last night, that much cannot be denied. Sure, it's possible "Pac-Man" simply had an off night - the result of having trained over in the Philippines for this fight, as apposed to the usual method of getting ready full time in L.A. If, however, Manny has lost a step or two it could be good news for the rest of the super-featherweight division. A class of fighters it once appeared Manny would have next to no problem with.
Both men put on a performance that was far lower in quality than was expected - especially in "Pac-Man's" case.
Though he won by wide (too wide, in this writer's opinion) scores from two of the three judges that gave him a unanimous decision, Manny lacked both intensity and fire. He also appeared to lack the ability to listen to trainer Freddie Roach in the corner at times. Indeed, last night's win was achieved by a less than spectacular and great looking Pacquaio. Sure, he is still a fine, fine fighter. But for the first time in a long while he had the appearance of a beatable fighter.
For his part, Barrera was content to hear the final bell and this was reflected in his decent - but no way near aggressive enough - performance. As such, the bout was something of a disappointment - a disappointment, judging by the majority of posts left by ******** readers, that was felt by more than a few fans last night.
Both men put on a performance that was far lower in quality than was expected - especially in "Pac-Man's" case.
Though he won by wide (too wide, in this writer's opinion) scores from two of the three judges that gave him a unanimous decision, Manny lacked both intensity and fire. He also appeared to lack the ability to listen to trainer Freddie Roach in the corner at times. Indeed, last night's win was achieved by a less than spectacular and great looking Pacquaio. Sure, he is still a fine, fine fighter. But for the first time in a long while he had the appearance of a beatable fighter.
For his part, Barrera was content to hear the final bell and this was reflected in his decent - but no way near aggressive enough - performance. As such, the bout was something of a disappointment - a disappointment, judging by the majority of posts left by ******** readers, that was felt by more than a few fans last night.
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