Manny Pacquiao vs. Marco Antonio Barrera II explained

Fight Name:Will to Win
Fight Date:October 6, 2007
Location:Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Titles:WBC International super featherweight title
Fighter1:Manny Pacquiao
Nickname1:Pac-Man
Record1:44–3–2 (35 KO)
Hometown1:General Santos, Philippines
Height1:5 ft 6+1/2 in
Style1:Southpaw
Weight1:130 lb
Recognition1:WBC International super featherweight champion
The Ring No. 2 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
3-division world champion
Nickname2:Baby-Faced Assassin
Record2:63–5–0–1 (42 KO)
Hometown2:Mexico City, Mexico
Height2:5 ft 6 in
Style2:Orthodox
Weight2:130 lbs
Recognition2:3-division world champion
Result:Pacquiao wins via 12-round unanimous decision (118-109, 118-109, 115-112)[1]

Manny Pacquiao vs. Marco Antonio Barrera II, billed as Will to Win, was a super featherweight boxing match. The bout took place on October 6, 2007, at the Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States and was distributed by HBO PPV. The fight was announced after Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions settled their lawsuit over the promotional rights for Pacquiao fights on June 29, 2007.[2] [3]

Barrera came out smarter in this fight as he survived up to the final round but Pacquiao easily outboxed him throughout the fight. Pacquiao defeated Barrera via unanimous decision. Two judges scored the bout 118–109, whereas the third scored it 115–112.[4]

Barrera briefly retired after the fight but returned over a year later in November 2008 to face Sammy Ventura.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pacquiao too fast and strong for outgunned Barrera. espn.com. 2019-01-01.
  2. Web site: Golden Boy-Top Rank Sign Agreement . philboxing.com. 2019-01-01.
  3. Web site: Manny Pacquiao vs. Marco Antonio Barrera Part 2 on Oct. 6, 2007. Codamon.com. 2019-01-01.
  4. Web site: Pacquiao wins rematch with Barrera. Kieran Mulvaney. Reuters. 2019-01-01.