Barrera V Morales I

I've always thought Marco being better at punching from all-ranges was a big factor in more seeming to have him as the winner of the trilogy than Erik.Shortening his punches up in particular was somewhere he had a clear edge.

Morales had the physical tools and subsequent long straight punching arsenal to control things from the outside in theory(and did for stretches of the fights especially the rematch)but his aggressive approach to ring-generalship and leaky defence smothered those attributes to an extent.

Still, a great trilogy between two well-matched and overall similarly talented fighters.

 

Morales lack of ring generalship and the ease that Barrera was aloud to come to mid range to get his punches off is what gives MAB the success time and again. In the second fight both fighters were happy to box outside Morales and had his greatest success. But that was more Barrera being negative than Morales keeping him outside. Barrera really had a weakness against quick outfighters and if Morales had the skills to keep it at this range he could win all those fights, but he didn't. Morales lack of defence and lateral movement and Barrera's better defence is another reason MAB found the edge over the 3 fights

 

Barrera was largely able to take Morales' right hand away by rolling with it or blocking it. Morales also reached a lot with his punches, and fell in sort of off-balance, whereupon Barrera would make him pay for it.

 

Good point

 

Morales also abandoned any sort of boxing strategy whenever he got hit. He always tried to trade back when he got whacked, and 9 of 10 times got thrashed for it.

He had success when he used his length and his feet. Barrera won most of the firefights between the two, by a not small margin.

Part of the reason I found the decision in the first fight wrong. Even if you don't count the KD(You should, the ref called it), Marco did more damage, landed more hard shots and pressed the fight. Morales improved in the second fight by not fighting near as physically. Barrera turned the tables in the third, outboxing Morales for long stretches, which I doubt Erik was expecting.

I give Erik the edge historically, but I've watched their fights many times, and MAB has the edge H2H between them. Styles.

 

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Chin, heart and overall fighting mentality really did make Morales.Moreso than most very good boxer-punchers.

 

That combination rocked Morales' world.

 

That, and being quicker/better at punching in combination.

 

Barrera owns that kid.

 

I'm in the minority but I agreed with the judges in all 3 fights. (In terms of who took the decision)

 

Morales was trying to take Barrera's head off and would wind up and telegraph his right hand time after time.

 

good posts lads, great fighters, great trilogy,