It doesn't matter to me if Pacquiao is in the States right now or in the Philippines ... It also doesn't matter if he no-showed the World Cup ... His a$$ just better be there come October 6th.
I'm a MAB fan, and I really hope he somehow pulls this off....but I really don't see him winning this fight. I didn't like what I saw in MAB's last fight against JMM. He seems reluctant to do the things he needs to do in order to succeed. Style-wise, a bout against Pacquiao is NOTHING like a match against JMM, so maybe MAB can get into some type of counter-punching grove where he ignores the straight left. Problem is, in recent fights, that right hook of Pac's is starting to really come along, and even if Pac isn't taking MAB seriously, I suspect his punch output will be too much for MAB to handle. I hope I'm wrong, though. I'd love to see one last great win from the Baby Faced Assassin.
One thing I still remember about the first fight was that barrera was yawning in the dressing room before the fight. That was one of the first (big) boxing fights I saw, but said to myself ''damn if a boxer yawns before a fight it just can't be good''