Marquez clearly beat Barrera in my opinion. He never dominated him. He did beat him though, no question about it.
Exactly Robbi.......the degree of domination from a purely tecnhical standpoint was'nt as great as it could have been because JMM and team knew from the get go that Marquez had to put a hurt on MAB or the chances of the judges siding with the name MAB would be great. The fight was competitive, but the judges wide scores certainly reflected the scenario that unfolded between JMM and MAB. It's as plain as day that MAB could not keep up with JMM's energy level down the stretch of the fight.....as the rounds wore on, MAB was getting tagged harder and cleaner. PAC who is in the prime of his physical abilities, is going to bring an even more high pace to the fight than JMM. MAB likely will get stopped mid to late rounds, and fatigue will probably play a huge part. MAB is getting older, not younger, he's just not going to be able to match the energy level......it happens to all the greats unfortunately!
I scored it 116-112 for Marquez over Barrera. I also thought Marquez beat Pacquaio. He handled Pacquaio pretty easily after the 2nd round. He was so much more accurate and outboxed Pacquaio.