Barrera already accepting his next loss with Pacquiao...

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The bout, to be televised by HBO, was officially announced Thursday in Los Angeles. The card is dubbed "The Ultimate Challenge" and is presented by Golden Boy Promotions.
Saturday, January 28, 2006
Barrera to fight Chavez

MARCO Antonio Barrera is dodging Manny Pacquiao as of the moment as he is instead fighting International Boxing Federation (IBF) lightweight champion Jesus Chavez on March 25 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Barrera, who lost to Pacquiao via an 11th-round TKO in 2003, is attempting to become the first Mexican to win titles in four different divisions.

This will be Chavez's first defense of his crown. Barrera, who fought Erik Morales three times winning two of them, initially offered the Pacquiao camp a fight in March.

But the proposition was next to impossible as Pacquiao is coming off a bruising encounter with Morales whom the Filipino boxer stopped in the 10th round last Jan. 22 in Las Vegas.

Pacquiao had wanted a second match with Barrera, whom he pummeled to submission in a career defining win at the Alamodome in San Antonio three years ago.

Barrera, however, said he is not running away from Pacquiao and would like to fight him a second time before he hangs up his gloves.

looks like these Mexicans who called themselves great legend wants to end their boxing career by the fist of Pacman. Not a bad way to end one's boxing career. If you're going to lose, better lose to a great fighter like Pacman. But this statement of Barrera seemed to have already accepted that he'll lose in their rematch. It's good he knows that. hehehe.

[Chups]

LOL.........................

[baya]

i dunno ... i had this ****** idea that he may have meant, retiring, when he said that?

another demonstration of rabid pac fans spamming the boards w/ ****** ****.

[drez24]

Man I am trying to defend Barerra here as much as possible, but his camp is making it really hard with what they are doing.

First, I would say, "come on, how can the guy be ducking Pac when Pac already beat him? Besides, he already had the bout with Chavez tentatively scheduled for March anyway, so who cares?"

But unfortunately, it really is a lame move offering Pac a fight right after the Morales fight only 2 months after a hard fought fight. Additionally, Barerra has the belts, so assuming that Pac wants the belts, even though Pac already beat him, it can be said that Barerra is ducking Pac.

[domzkidot]

I HOPE they fight in manila, HBO wants to go to manila with pac, i hope barera will fight him here, it would be a war

[Truth]

I can't wait to watch the pac vs. Morales rematch tonight on HBO. But I hope this fight gets made, it will be a classic encounter.

[Papa Ace]

it'll be career suicide if he goes for pac now. he saved pac for last, thats for sure. milk some cash first before hanging the gloves.

[MlLkMan]

I think if Barrera deafeats Chavez, his rematch with Pac will be more dramatic.

[dep_violator]

I think if Barrera deafeats Chavez, his rematch with Pac will be more dramatic.

yeah, he knows he cannot change his style and he will always be what he is. A slugger below the league of PAC.

PAC has shown himself to defy even the most experts of analysis. He has changed his game and has become a deadly finesse boxer.

MAB, unfortunately can't do a miracle like that.

That's why he knows he won't win.

That's why he's ducking PAC.

That's why he knows, if he's gonna fight PAC, better do it for last, when he has milked all the money he can.

Afterall, when MAB fights PAC, PAC's gonna rip him apart and rearrange his whole body into a beat-up piece of meat.

[Southpaw16]

Man I am trying to defend Barerra here as much as possible, but his camp is making it really hard with what they are doing.

First, I would say, "come on, how can the guy be ducking Pac when Pac already beat him? Besides, he already had the bout with Chavez tentatively scheduled for March anyway, so who cares?"

But unfortunately, it really is a lame move offering Pac a fight right after the Morales fight only 2 months after a hard fought fight. Additionally, Barerra has the belts, so assuming that Pac wants the belts, even though Pac already beat him, it can be said that Barerra is ducking Pac.

Your trying to defend Barerra as much as possible? No your not. There is no justification to saying that he is ducking Pac just because he scheduled a fight with Chavez while Pac was tied up with Morales.