How highly do you rate Pac's perfomance in Pac-Barrera I?

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  1. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Pac is mostly known as a great weight jumper, but beating up Barrera as he did is a truly great perfomance even without any weight issues. Almost surprising that it isn't talked about more. I don't think even Jones-Toney or Hopkins-Trinidad was as one-sided.

    Where would you put it among all time great perfomances? Is it among the best of the last 10-20 years?
     
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  2. teeto

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    Yeah, it's great, he beat the **** out of him.
     
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  3. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    Best win of the past decade. His best performance by a good distance too given the opponent.
     
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  4. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I agree. It's very rare to see as good a fighter as prime Barrera dominated like that.
     
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  5. Vic-JofreBRASIL

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    Great win and great performance....
     
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  6. techks

    techks ATG list Killah! Full Member

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    Higher than the heads of full grown giraffes. Hopkins/Trinidad & Toney/Jones were great wins/performances too but they were still competitive. I don't remember Barrera ever having his moments in the first fight.
     
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  7. Bokaj

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    Can anyone think of any other occassion when a fighter of Barrera's quality has been dominated like that at his best weight?
     
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  8. Bokaj

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    The first round was quite close. Barrera could have won it even if that KD hadn't (wrongly) been given. But after that it was nothing but a beat down.
     
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  9. PowerPuncher

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    Junior Jones-Barrera :cool:
     
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  10. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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  11. PowerPuncher

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    Thought he was in it in the first few rounds but its been a while since I saw it.

    Thought MAB seemed to neutralise Pac in the rematch but its been a while and it was 4am when I watched it
     
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  12. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Ok, put "prime" in there then.;)
     
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  13. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    122lbs wasn't MAB's best weight, anyhow.
     
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  14. Bokaj

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    Well, he was 126, so... The same weight as his victories over Hamed and Morales (first one).
     
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  15. techks

    techks ATG list Killah! Full Member

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    Hey maybe he was in the fight during the early rounds. I know that mid rounds-11th round stoppage that he was not in the fight. The rematch is a good performance from Pacquiao as he showed some good boxing-type skills and Barrera probably won a few rounds in the rematch. I have the first fight but it's been a while since I've looked at that and the rematch. Foreman-Frazier is the only other example I can think of when a highly rated HOF'er/ATG gets obliterated in their natural weight class.


    :lol:It's okay Addie. We're rightfully not bashing Barrera so all is well here. He was a great fighter but that just wasn't his time to shine he ran into problems before, during, and after that fight(the fire at Big Bear during his training camp,divorce I think,etc.).
     
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