Marco Antonio Barrera vs Kennedy McKinney - 30 Year Anniversary

It’s already been 30 years since one of the best fights of the 90s took place. Before Barrera’s epic trilogy bouts with Erik Morales he had one other fight that was just as exciting which was against Kennedy McKinney. A 12 round slugfest from start to finish that would ultimately propel the young Barrera’s ATG career. This fight took place in the same year as the more famous Tyson vs Holyfield 1 bout which was considered FOTY for 1996 but IMO this was an even better match from that year.

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I think McKinney should have pursued a rematch with Barrera after he stopped Junior Jones (who had beaten Barrera twice prior). Moving up to take on Luisito Espinosa was a huge mistake that practically destroyed him as a top fighter. Imagine if he stuck around 122 to fight either a Barrera rematch or Erik Morales.