Manny Pacquiao was the first legendary fighter over the last 45 years that my fighter never had the opportunity to see fight. He didn’t make his American television debut on HBO until June 23, 2001, 11 months after my father passed away. My father would’ve love seeing Manny fight. Manny’s signature angles and constant pressure…
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“El Terrible” Erik Morales was the epitome of a cerebral assassin. At 5’8, Morales dwarfed practically every one of his opponents at 122 pounds. Fighting from the outside with a lethal jab and bone crushing power in both hands, Morales had a style similar to the Nicaraguan legend Alexis Arguello. Until his final fight at…
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The first time my father and I saw Marco Antonio Barrera fight was his HBO debut on February 3, 1996 against Olympic gold medalist Kennedy McKinney. We had read several articles on how the Mexican fans and media were proclaiming him to be the next Julio Cesar Chavez. That night, my father and I were…
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Robert Silva is back with his greatest super bantamweights in boxing history list. Here’s his list of super bantamweights so far: 5. Daniel Zaragoza 4. Guillermo Rigondeaux 3. Marco Antonio Barrera “El Terrible” Erik Morales was the epitome of a cerebral assassin. At 5’8, Morales dwarfed practically every one of his opponents at 122 pounds….
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8. Érik Morales Vs Marco Antonio Barrera I February 19, 2000 Las Vegas, Nevada Venue: Mandalay Bay Two of the greatest fighters ever to hail from Mexico, Érik Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera, both had intense hatred for each other. Both men were mild mannered and gentleman outside the ring with everyone but each other….
Read MoreIt was yet another boxing year where the two biggest fighters in the sport had the biggest fights, but not against each other. Manny Pacquiao won an easy decision against Shane Mosley and then a close decision in fight with Juan Manuel Marquez. Floyd Mayweather beat Victor Ortiz in an odd fight after Ortiz earned…
Read MoreThe talk is done. All that’s left is the fighting. We previewed the fight early this week and everyone picked Mayweather. How much of a chance does Victor Ortiz have? The late Vegas money looks to be coming in on Ortiz, but some of that is because of the news that Ortiz was going to…
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