Mine was vs. Eliecer Julio. I was picking the champ at the time and remember being AMAZED when Manny ko'd him so brutally. After this fight I was somewhat of a fan... but when he ko'd Barrera, I was an instant follower of Pac-man! Julio was savaged... the crowd was STUNNED! So too was I! [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZi3ky5xiA8&feature=related[/ame]
I first saw PAC when he fought Barerra. I've heard of him before but never seen him fight until the Barerra fight. I was rooting for him to win but I thought Barerra was going to do a job on him.
I thought Barrera had a number on him as well. Barrera was riding high... Pac-man became a legend that night! All other fights just proved to the world just how good he was. The trilogy with Morales was also proof positive. He will win against Marquez and then hopefully land the fight with Mayweather...
3k battery I heard about the fight then saw it and was like damn if nothing else this dude is all action with a hell of a left ...never thought he'd become what he has at the time.
The first Barerra fight, and I was rooting for Barerra to win. People who say Barerra was shot obviously wasn't following boxing back then. He the best at the weight and prob P4P top 10 at the time. I thought Barrera was the man after he made Hamed look overrated.
I first saw him when he fought a cuban fighter and it was a no contest because of accidental head butt. I was amazed at Manny's fighter temperment. He not only made MAB throw a cheap shot because he was frustrated, but TKO him in 11. I was hooked when he made Erik Morales quit.
I strolled into Marquez-Pacquiao I for 50 dollars.. became a hardcore fan of boxing since. I was really worried that Marquez did enough to win. Which can be argued that he did. I didn't know how to score boxing but when I saw the scorecards, I was like, "RIGGED"
Saw him live while he was still an up and coming 17 year old fighting on a boxing program in the Philippines called blow by blow. Me, my grandpa and uncle used to bet on/against him.