Marco Antonio Barrera Picks Marquez Over Manny Pacquiao

[hellblazer]

Marco Antonio Barrera Picks Marquez Over Manny Pacquiao

Ricardo Lois
1/24/2008

Ernesto Castellano, top notch boxing writer for Mexican news source Esto, reports that former three division world champion Marco Antonio Barrera is picking fellow Aztec Juan Manuel Marquez over Manny Pacquiao this March 15.
Barrera, who suffered two losses against Pacquiao and one against Marquez during his illustrious career, provided the following statements to Castellano…
"I am definitely with Marquez. I think he will win. I am not saying this because we are both Mexicans, I say this because in terms of boxing, I am convinced this will happen."
Barrera, promoted by Golden Boy Promotions, has been rumored to return to the ring during 2008 for a farewell bout.

[psychopath]

Understandable . . . MAB is even picking Valero over Pac.

He :yep :rofl

[psychopath]

Understandable . . . MAB is even picking Valero over Pac.

But he can only pray and hope for it. :yep :rofl

[brooklyn1550]

As of now, I agree with his pick

[psychopath]

Sourgraping son of a bitch. It must be the metal plate on his skull acting up.
The guy must be baiting Pac for another fight to add up to his retirement pay.:D

. . . nah he's done with Pac . . . if JMM wins he can ask for a rematch with JMM. :yep

[chimba]

MAB is a GBP boy...what do you expect him to say

[Symphenyceo]

He said Valero would beat Pac also......lol...GBP these days

[PH|LLA]

i doubt any of the fighters care.

[acb]

Sourgraping son of a bitch. It must be the metal plate on his skull acting up.
The guy must be baiting Pac for another fight to add up to his retirement pay.:D

STFU noob, and dont disrespect MAB like that/ :twisted:

The man can pick whoever he wants.

[brooklyn1550]

You mean you may change your mind later? :D

After the fight, you will disagree w/ Barrera. :D

I might change my pick once I review more fights and take some time to really break this down.

[borimex69]

he has the nerve to say it has nothing to do with them both being mexican! please isnt this the same barrera that picked morales over pac-man all three times they fought other? every time soeone latino is going to fight pacman he says there gona whoop him. sourgrapes imho.

[acb]

he has the nerve to say it has nothing to do with them both being mexican! please isnt this the same barrera that picked morales over pac-man all three times they fought other? every time soeone latino is going to fight pacman he says there gona whoop him. sourgrapes imho.

Yea and in case you forgot he and Morales despise eachother, and he lost to Marquez.

Do you guys ever stop making up bullshit? He didnt couple his prediction with complaints about an unfair judging score, or say that in his prime he takes Pac out. He simply made a prediction, and not an unreasonable one.

Take it as it is.

[acb]

He can't pick Pacman who has beaten him twice in a row. He can fight JMM though, win or lose.

When I said pick, I was refering to his prediction.

[hmi]

When I said pick, I was refering to his prediction. I agree with acb here. Let MAB take his pick for whatever reason he has. You can also take your pick. :good

[acb]

How many times has he been mistaken w/ his predictions? Didn't he pick Morales to win over Pac?

I really can't care less how many times he has been wrong. There are people who are paid to do the job and are consistantly wrong and fighters in general are terrible predictors of fights.

He put his ass on the line in the ring for years as one of the best pro fighters of his generation and for that reason alone people are going to ask him for predictions- not to mention he is the only man to face both opponents as of late.

[hmi]

How many times has he been mistaken w/ his predictions? Didn't he pick Morales to win over Pac? Let MAB take his pick. If he is consistent with his wrong predictions, then rejoice!

[acb]

Let MAB take his pick. If he is consistent with his wrong predictions, then rejoice!
Exactly. Old pros being asked what they think about fights has been a part of this sport for years. They are often wrong, yet they are always still asked to give predictions.

I hate this arguement by Pac fans because you could easily make the same arguement if he picked Pac over Marquez- that Barerra is just bitter over his close decision loss to JMM.

So in the end, he is fucked either way. And I doubt he went out of his way to make the prediction... figures like him are constantly asked.

[JMotrain]

I agree with Barrera.

[Scar]

Can't blame him. :lol:

[DobyZhee]

Glad Marco's name and opinion is still relevent. I wonder who EM would pick to win..

[hmi]

Here's the bottom line..... Barrera is w/ GBP and he can easily wangle a fight w/ JMM if he wins by talking to the boss.

It's not who he thinks will win but who he wants to win. Self-serving agenda for Marco. I think there is a rematch clause in case JMM wins. Arum made sure that it is stated. So we will see Pac-JMM III in case JMM wins. If Pac wins, I'm not sure if there is still a rematch clause. I think JMM's promoter didn't demand it or can't demand it.

[Robbi]

You mean you may change your mind later? :D

After the fight, you will disagree w/ Barrera. :D


Marquez will smoke Pacquiao, providing his chin doesn't let him down. It's Marquez all the way.

[theunderdog]

of course he would. he'd pick the guy who beat him once over the guy who beat him twice. add to that, they are both mexicans.

come think about it, pacman picks bobbypac to win all the time and no one complains about it

[41fever]

I agree, JMM is a monster @130 and is more technically sound

[Robbi]

of course he would. he'd pick the guy who beat him once over the guy who beat him twice.


As if he's going to base his pick on the guy who beat him once over the guy who beat him twice. Utter nonsense.

[knockout]

Well thats no surprise,Marco get prepared for another ownage.

[boxbox]

I dont think Marco will ever pick Pac to win against any Mexican. Thats just National Pride.

[divac]

I dont think Marco will ever pick Pac to win against any Mexican. Thats just National Pride.

MAB has always said that he roots for his countrymen. Even in his hate relationship with Morales, in actuality MAB never picked Morales to win, but said that he would root for the Mexican.

His pick of JMM is actually the first time that I know that MAB is saying that he actually believes a Mexican will win regardless of him rooting for him or not.......

.....however, I do take anything MAB says with a grain of salt. He's a schemer and a backstabber, and I"m actually a little suprised that MAB would speak up and say that with his knowleadge of the game he's picking JMM.
MAB has never had anything complimentary to say of JMM, and was a crybaby little whiner when JMM decisioned him.

Even as MAB was outboxed by Pac in their rematch, he was asked afterward by the HBO squad who he thought was out there with a real chance to beat Pac.....he only answered Valero.
I was thinking that he was still sourgraping about his loss to JMM and did'nt want to give him any credit.

To be honest, I think there is or at least was some kind of Jealousy in that JMM performed admirably against Pac, and he just could'nt.

Who really knows what goes through a mind of a spoiled brat llike MAB.
It may be that he has actually come to his senses and realized that JMM is the man to get the job done vs Pac!:hey :bbb :D

[divac]

I dont think Marco will ever pick Pac to win against any Mexican. Thats just National Pride.
I dont believe he's ever picked against him BB.....that I know of, MAB has verbally come out in support of his countrymen, but not come out and actually say that he thought that any of them would beat Pac.

[boxbox]

I dont believe he's ever picked against him BB.....that I know of, MAB has verbally come out in support of his countrymen, but not come out and actually say that he thought that any of them would beat Pac.

actually he said Morales would beat pac the second time..that morales is superior to Pac and that he (MAB) lost because he was so distracted in the first fight...just cant find where he said it. MAB is good, dont get me wrong but his pride just eats him too much. JMM is more credible since he did give Pac the most challenging fight he could get, and to say he can beat him is no surprise. This coming from MAB is just riding the bandwagon.

[divac]

actually he said Morales would beat pac the second time..that morales is superior to Pac and that he (MAB) lost because he was so distracted in the first fight...just cant find where he said it. MAB is good, dont get me wrong but his pride just eats him too much. JMM is more credible since he did give Pac the most challenging fight he could get, and to say he can beat him is no surprise. This coming from MAB is just riding the bandwagon.

If MAB said it for the 2nd Morales-Pac fight, that would'nt suprise me.
......but MAB has'nt repeatedly come out and said that every Mexican who has fought Pac would beat him.
That 2nd Morales-Pac fight may have been the only time!

.....dont go waisting your time looking for it, I have no reason to doubt what you're saying!