BARRERA Vs SAL SANCHEZ @ 126 (primes)

Agreed, JM Marquez would be Sanchez's toughest fight from this generation's top featherweights.

I think Sanchez decision's MAB, Morales and JMM at featherweight.

 

Barrera was at his very best at 126. His peak performances are against; Salud, Hamed, and Sanchez, all fights that took place at Feathweight during the 2001-2003 time. His combination punching was some of the best I've ever seen, but you could argue that his power didn't carry too well.

As for Barrera vs Sanchez at 126lb, I think the best version of Marco gives Sal a hell of a fight, and possibly harder than anything Gomez, Nelson, or Lopez could offer. Sanchez had fast hands and good combinations, but I think Barrera had better punch variety, if not equal, and very fast hands himself. if MAB can take Sal's best shots, and I'm reluctant to say he can, then this could bery well be a decision for either guy. However, if I was going to pick either guy, it would probably be a UD for Sanchez. I think fighter's will, heart, and determination peaks whenever they go against a rival, and Mexico vs Mexico, is one of the biggest in Boxing. Marco took all of Morales best shots for three fights.

Watch Barrera vs Salud.

If anybody thinks Sanchez "blows out" that version of Barrera, than they aren't being realistic. Both were great fighters.

 

Don't belittle Barrera like that, Butcher. I am a die hard Barrera fan, and liable to belittle Morales, but I never do.

Barrera is one of the best boxer/punchers of the last 20 years, and at his peak, would have given Salvador a lot of problems. It's often understated of just how good of a Boxer Barrera was, who at his best, effectively threw every punch in the book, and had lightning quick hands at 122 and 126. One of the best combination punchers I've ever seen, and I've seen my fair share. He would catch Sanchez coming in with left counters, just as Sal would also catch Barrera coming in. I see them both having many furious exchanges, as they are Mexican after all, and both could box and attack effectively.

It would not be a blow-out, and neither would it be a dominating victory for Sanchez. I give him the benefit of the doubt, but peak Barrera gives any Featherweight in history a good fight.

 

Don't get me started on those Pacquiao fans. It makes me sick to the stomach when I type in Barrera in youtube, and a shitty home video comes up of some pinoys making fun of him. Apparently, everything Morales and Barrera achieved was negated by the fact Pacquiao caught them at the tail end of their careers - especially Morales.

Morales fought for the people.

 

"end of their career my" ass.... pac abused and raped your boy when he was pound per pound number 3 :good
get over it.. at any given day, pac owns your boy at will :hi:

and the rematch, your boy was running away like a ***** LOL

 

:good

No matter what happens, Barrera and Morales can both say they took part in, what I believe to be, the greatest fight ever.

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Marco was already 52 fights into his career before he ever hit FW, and a very good argument could be made that he was at his best at 122 if not lighter. Sanchez would be the bigger man here and it's tough to argue that Marco would outskill him so you gotta go with Sanchez.

 

Barrera was one dimensional at 122, and his second career began in 1997, when he refined his boxing skills to take on Jones in a rematch. He come up short in that fight, but from that night on, Barrera was a whole different prospect and class from the Barrera of the Mckinney fight.

Peak Barrera was at his best at 126, and I think his skills at that weight are comparable to that of Salvador's.

 

sanchez by UD

 

If you watch the early fights, he had the boxing skills but he rarely had to use them. They were already in the toolbox though. The MAB that stopped McKinney and fought EM for the first time was absolutely relentless. Jones just had his number, simple as that.

The Salud fight was at 122, unless I'm mistaken.