By Bob Canobbio - Manny Pacquiao a 2 ½-1 favorite, in a rematch of his dominating performance vs. Marco Antonio Barrera four years ago, when he entered the Alamodome ring as a 4-1 underdog.
Manny survived a questionable knockdown in round one to totally dominate Barrera for the remainder of the fight. How lopsided was it? Manny landed 30 or more punches in six of eleven rounds before the end came at 2:56 of the eleventh after Barrera was down for the second time in the fight. The other knockdown occurred in round three.
Overall, Pac Man landed 309 of 838 total punches (37%), including 257 of 570 (45%) power shots, outlanding Barrera by a better than 2-1 margin in that department. That’s an average of 76 total punches thrown and 28 landed per round- par for the course for Manny. The out-gunned Barrera put up decent numbers, landing 172 of 547 (31%- 16 punches landed per round) total punches, none having any effect on Pacquiao. Barrera’s jab wasn’t a factor either, as he landed an average of just 7 per round, throwing 26 per frame. It was All Manny, All The Time in Texas.
Six months later, Pacquiao dropped Juan Manuel Marquez three times in the first round, but had to settle for a draw , as the game Marquez slowed the pace of the fight with effective counter punching. Manny landed just 148 of 639 (23%) total punches, averaging just 53 thrown per round. Marquez landed 158 of 547 total punches (29%). Marquez also had a 122-100 edge in power shots landed, hitting on 36% to 43% for Pac Man. The fight featured odd and controversial scoring. Guy Jutras scored it 115-110 for Marquez, while John Stewart saw it 115-110 Pacquiao. Burt Clements had it 113-113, scoring the first round 10-7, instead of 10-6 as the others saw it. Had Clements scored the first round 10-6, Manny wins a split decision. [details]
Manny survived a questionable knockdown in round one to totally dominate Barrera for the remainder of the fight. How lopsided was it? Manny landed 30 or more punches in six of eleven rounds before the end came at 2:56 of the eleventh after Barrera was down for the second time in the fight. The other knockdown occurred in round three.
Overall, Pac Man landed 309 of 838 total punches (37%), including 257 of 570 (45%) power shots, outlanding Barrera by a better than 2-1 margin in that department. That’s an average of 76 total punches thrown and 28 landed per round- par for the course for Manny. The out-gunned Barrera put up decent numbers, landing 172 of 547 (31%- 16 punches landed per round) total punches, none having any effect on Pacquiao. Barrera’s jab wasn’t a factor either, as he landed an average of just 7 per round, throwing 26 per frame. It was All Manny, All The Time in Texas.
Six months later, Pacquiao dropped Juan Manuel Marquez three times in the first round, but had to settle for a draw , as the game Marquez slowed the pace of the fight with effective counter punching. Manny landed just 148 of 639 (23%) total punches, averaging just 53 thrown per round. Marquez landed 158 of 547 total punches (29%). Marquez also had a 122-100 edge in power shots landed, hitting on 36% to 43% for Pac Man. The fight featured odd and controversial scoring. Guy Jutras scored it 115-110 for Marquez, while John Stewart saw it 115-110 Pacquiao. Burt Clements had it 113-113, scoring the first round 10-7, instead of 10-6 as the others saw it. Had Clements scored the first round 10-6, Manny wins a split decision. [details]
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