I think Pacquiao-Barrera and Mosley-Oscar I were two of the very best performances of the decade, but the loser in both fights was no hypejob. Barrera and Oscar are two of the very best fighters of this era, but they were simply beaten by better men on the night. I think the top 5 performances of the decade have been: 1.Pacquiao-Cotto 2.Hopkins-Trinidad 3.Mosley-De La Hoya I 4.Pacquiao-Hatton 5.Pacquiao-Barrera Honourable mentions: Hopkins-Pavlik, Mayweather-Corrales
Absolutely, but hadn't fought a live opponent for a year. Am I making a case for Barrera being past it? How the hell can I? He'd go on to look awesome against Ayala and Morales...and that was the last we would see of the Barrera of old. Nothing beats a relatively unknown moving up from 122lbs to destroying the best Featherweight of the last 10 years.