Absolutely yes. Not just as a result of better corner advice, but also the fact that he would have actually prepared for the fight.
must we revisit this? didnt the fight speak for itself? i think hamed could have had freddie roach, angelo dundee, muhammad (the prophet), and archie moore in his corner and lost.
No - if he prepared the same way he did with Stewart, it wouldn't have mattered. Even if he did train his ass off, I still think Barrera would have beaten him.
Hamed wasn't ready for a fighter of MAB's magnitude. He had the tools to beat Marco, he just got taken out of his game and didn't know how to win.
Maybe Barrera would done better with a different corner against Jones Jr...Jones Jr...Morales...Pacquiao...Marquez etc.
yes, I'd still pick Barrera but Naz had lost the plot by the time he fought MAB, his already huge ego had ballooned out of control and he'd started only surrounding himself with yes men and TWO trainers !