Pacquiao vs. Barrera
The new Filipino hero, Manny Pacquiao was scheduled to fight against Marco Antonio Barrera on October 26 of the current year. Many people anticipate this bout to be one of the most exciting in boxing history not only because it will feature two world class athletes but because this will also be the last fight of Barrera. I bought my tickets five days in advance to watch the battle of Pacquiao vs. Barrera live in SM cinemas. A few hundred pesos is dirt cheap for the quality entertainment that these boxers can give. Bringing my chips and soda, two of my friends and I went to see to fight. We were all excited as we patiently watch the primer bouts and after a couple of hours, Pacquiao and Barrera were on.
However, the tempo of the bout wasn’t like what most people expected. There were no exciting rounds and no breathe taking exchanges of punches. Pacquiao was as aggressive as usual but Barrera was the opposite. I expected more from him, for him to give out a memorable last fight that no boxing fan can ever forget. Barrera was dancing around the ring and avoiding the punches of Pacquiao. He was doing this most of the time during the bout which made it boring. His game seems to be different on this bout and it seems that he is not playing to win but rather playing not to lose. This was not just an opinion because he personally admitted it on an interview after the fight. “They said Pacquiao is going to beat me in three rounds by a Knock. But no, we finished this fight in twelve rounds.” were the words that came out of Barrera’s mouth. Personally, I felt disappointed. This is not the attitude that I expected from a boxer that belongs to the Hall of Fame to have.
Pacquiao, as most people expected, won the battle. I’m not sure how fulfilled he got from this victory but I’m sure that he also expected more. Nevertheless, a win is still a win and he’ll take it anyway.
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