Barrera still undecided on his next fight, might wait for Morales-Pac outcome

[dep_violator]

That's pretty much true. It's a shame, too....because he should be remembered as a great fighter, first.
He'll leave a huge question mark by not facing his conqueror.

That's one reason I'll root for Pacquiao over Morales....because if Morales wins, Barrera will probably face him again. I'd much rather see MAB-Pac II than MAB-Morales IV.

History is a brutal critic mind you. And elites are measured for the things that they've done and by its results.

No more.

No less.

[dr.archives]

Again I would agree with you. I would much rather see the B-P 2 then another Morales fight. Don’t get me wrong, I love those fights but 3 is enough. Win, lose or draw, Barerra has to fight Pacquiao.

[SuckaPunch]

See, I’m a huge Barrera fan but I would have to agree, he has to fight Pacquiao. Now, I found this other article on *********.com about a potential Barrera-Pacquiao 2:

Golden Boy Promotions matchmaker Eric Gomez told ********* Wednesday that the proposed Marco Antonio Barrera-Jesus Chavez fight is a no go for now. "For the moment, it will not go," said Gomez. "We are waiting to see what happens in the Pacquiao-Morales. Mr. Marco Antonio Barrera told us he will let us know who he will choose to fight him." Gomez said Barrera is interested in the possibility of a rematch with Pacquiao. "If Pacquiao wins, we are willing to make the fight happen on March 25. But, if he wins and gets injured, we could wait for him an extra month or so," Gomez revealed.

Other names mentioned for Barrera are WBO champ Jorge Barrios and WBA champ Vicente Mosquera. "Marco said he would be honor to fight a great champion like Jorge Barrios," commented Gomez. "We want him to fight the best out there. Barrios is one of them, but we will support him in wanting revenge against Pacquiao." As for Mosquera, "We had talks with Don King about Vicente Mosquera, because he had a good showing in the United States. We had talks, but no offers." Barrera vs Chavez for Chavez IBF lightweight title still remains an option. "Marco told us he was willing to fight Jesus Chavez," Gomez said. "On the other hand, Marco feels the lightweight division is too heavy for him. With Chavez, he would be taking a great risk."

I'm not sure if I'm getting this right. If Pacquiao wins on January 21st, Marco would like to fight him on March 25th? He's gonna try to catch a tired Pacquiao or what?

[dep_violator]

I'm not sure if I'm getting this right. If Pacquiao wins on January 21st, Marco would like to fight him on March 25th? He's gonna try to catch a tired Pacquiao or what?

Well, it's a safe guess it is. But PAC has the recuperating power to do that. And it could also work in PAC's favor because it means continous training and no rusting for PAC.

If it's March, it's gonna be early for Barrera. He has better chances catching PAC when he's complacent.

The problem is, PAC aint. At least not at this time.

[czars_salad]

whatever the outcome of this fight... barrera has to face pac to further establish his once tarnished reputation, and pac is his ghost

[AIR_KENG]

See, I’m a huge Barrera fan but I would have to agree, he has to fight Pacquiao. Now, I found this other article on *********.com about a potential Barrera-Pacquiao 2:

Golden Boy Promotions matchmaker Eric Gomez told ********* Wednesday that the proposed Marco Antonio Barrera-Jesus Chavez fight is a no go for now. "For the moment, it will not go," said Gomez. "We are waiting to see what happens in the Pacquiao-Morales. Mr. Marco Antonio Barrera told us he will let us know who he will choose to fight him." Gomez said Barrera is interested in the possibility of a rematch with Pacquiao. "If Pacquiao wins, we are willing to make the fight happen on March 25. But, if he wins and gets injured, we could wait for him an extra month or so," Gomez revealed.

Other names mentioned for Barrera are WBO champ Jorge Barrios and WBA champ Vicente Mosquera. "Marco said he would be honor to fight a great champion like Jorge Barrios," commented Gomez. "We want him to fight the best out there. Barrios is one of them, but we will support him in wanting revenge against Pacquiao." As for Mosquera, "We had talks with Don King about Vicente Mosquera, because he had a good showing in the United States. We had talks, but no offers." Barrera vs Chavez for Chavez IBF lightweight title still remains an option. "Marco told us he was willing to fight Jesus Chavez," Gomez said. "On the other hand, Marco feels the lightweight division is too heavy for him. With Chavez, he would be taking a great risk."

this is just bullshyt... chavez is the champion at lightweight, and should not be snobbed by someone coming up in weight class... actually why does marco have a shot at the titles when he is just a new comer in that weight? he should be ranked lower IMO... i hope he fights chico if he really wants a title at lightweight...

[AIR_KENG]

I'm not sure if I'm getting this right. If Pacquiao wins on January 21st, Marco would like to fight him on March 25th? He's gonna try to catch a tired Pacquiao or what?

nope, your getting it all wrong... he is waiting for the outcome of the fight to choose who he is fighting next... picture this... if erik wins, mab knows how to win against him, so he can probabaly accomodate chavez for the march card... but if pac wins, then he will opt for another bum opponent to lessen the risk of being shaken up, to prepare better for manny...

[dr.archives]

But you would think he might want a challenge before fighting Pacquiao. No disrespect to his last two opponents but they hardly pushed him, you would think he would want a hard one in order to get ready for Pacquiao

[amaru]

barrera needs to fight pacquiao before he retires. i mean that will always be a question mark on barreras career if he dont at least try and avenge that defeat.

maybe barreras lookin at it from this perspective.....

if morales wins, then he will move up and fight chavez, if pacquiao wins, then barrera will stay at 130lbs and fight pacquiao, this is the only reason i can think of barrera waiting for the outcome from the morales vs pacquiao fight.

i dont think barrera will have a problem making the lightweight 135lbs limit, ive seen him weigh in at 122lbs when he was a bantamweight/junior featherweight but on fight night he was walkin around at 135lbs, this was for fights against mckinney, tapia, hamed and some other fights. the only worry for him would be the extra weight he might have to put on a day after because chavez would be perhaps walkin around on fight night at 140-145lbs. but barrera has shown in the past he can beat bigger guys, morales vs barrera 3 was an example of that, morales weiged over 10lbs more than barrera on fight night and barrera still beat him.

i just hope barrera aint gettin complacent near the end of his career, i mean before fighting pacman, he fought tapia and kevin kelly and these fighters did not test him at all and when he fought pacman he just got blown away (some of it were down to distractions but it was also because of a good and hungry performance by pacman). barrera fought fana and peden who aint top top fighters so i hope he aint repeatin what he did the first time he fought pacquiao by fighting fighters that dont test him.

[dep_violator]

barrera needs to fight pacquiao before he retires. i mean that will always be a question mark on barreras career if he dont at least try and avenge that defeat.

maybe barreras lookin at it from this perspective.....

if morales wins, then he will move up and fight chavez, if pacquiao wins, then barrera will stay at 130lbs and fight pacquiao, this is the only reason i can think of barrera waiting for the outcome from the morales vs pacquiao fight.

i dont think barrera will have a problem making the lightweight 135lbs limit, ive seen him weigh in at 122lbs when he was a bantamweight/junior featherweight but on fight night he was walkin around at 135lbs, this was for fights against mckinney, tapia, hamed and some other fights. the only worry for him would be the extra weight he might have to put on a day after because chavez would be perhaps walkin around on fight night at 140-145lbs. but barrera has shown in the past he can beat bigger guys, morales vs barrera 3 was an example of that, morales weiged over 10lbs more than barrera on fight night and barrera still beat him.

i just hope barrera aint gettin complacent near the end of his career, i mean before fighting pacman, he fought tapia and kevin kelly and these fighters did not test him at all and when he fought pacman he just got blown away (some of it were down to distractions but it was also because of a good and hungry performance by pacman). barrera fought fana and peden who aint top top fighters so i hope he aint repeatin what he did the first time he fought pacquiao by fighting fighters that dont test him.

Style-wise PAC is a nightmare to Barrera. Consider this, both are sluggers BUT...

PAC is quicker, faster, has more stamina, faster handspeed, stronger punches and that southpaw stance is a nightmare for any slugger.

This is probably the main reason why Barrera has been avoiding PAC all these years, because he knows he can't win.