Barrera Or Morales?

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  1. rileyjj123456

    rileyjj123456 Member Full Member

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    Which Mexican warrior did you prefer to watch during their primes? and which fighter do you rank higher overall?
     
  2. Zopilote

    Zopilote Dinamita Full Member

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    I enjoy watching Barrera more, tho Morales was fun as hell to watch too. I would rank Morales higher just by a hair...His victory over Pacquiao gets him higher IMO.
     
  3. rileyjj123456

    rileyjj123456 Member Full Member

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    Im sorta the opposite i prefer Morales to watch but both guys are absolute legends in my eyes and could watch them all night long. But i just have Barrera ranked higher but i think that could change in future years when you look at Morales' win over Pacman
     
  4. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    PRefer MAB, rank him higher off going 2-1 in the series, arguably 3-0 over Morales and having greater longevity, plus he probably could have been a Super Fly/Bantam Champ too if he got his shots there. Obviously the case for Morales in the Junior Jones and Pacquaio wins who both beat MAB. MAB arguably won the rematch against Jones who would also get softened up by MAB victim Mkkinney. Morales was also facing a Pacquaio who was having his first 130lb fight, great great win though it was.
     
  5. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Barrera is my favorite fighter of all time, and I rate him slightly higher based on their trilogy and I think he had more to offer in terms of skill set. Interchangeable, though.
     
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    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Barrera was better.
     
  7. highguard

    highguard Well-Known Member Full Member

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    and yeah morales got some close decisons that could have gone the other way