Many Filipinos today are rejoicing after Manny Pacquiao claimed another victory against the "baby face assassin", Marco Antonio Barrera. Once again Manny Pacquiao proved that he is the better fighter in the ring compared to Barrera. The fight was much highly anticipated by boxing fans all over the world because of the fact that both fighters are well-respected in this sport. I was expecting of course for more heavy punches from both sides of the ring, and possibly a knockout. But today's fight did not deliver the same depth that Manny Pacquiao's previous fights had. It wasn't really as explosive and exciting as his previous fights. The commentators were saying that it was out of Manny's respect for Barrera that made Manny paced his moves the way he did in today's fight.
Was it worth paying PPV? Yup, it wasn't great, but it was good. Though I should say that Barrera failed to deliver his guns after waiting for a long time to have the opportunity to reclaim the title.
As usual I like Manny's signature "rambunctious" move in the ring wherein he throws a quick punch then quickly moves to the other side, so that as soon as the opponent throws the counter punch it just lands on thin air. Manny is just so quick. He almost always have that lightning speed agility in the ring. That's what really makes every Manny Pacquiao fight a sellout. It's the fact that Manny will always try his best to entertain the crowd by throwing the right punches at the right time. And let's admit it, almost all other boxing bouts are just boring. You usually just see two people slow-dancing their way to the 12th round. But not with Manny.
Anyway, kudos to you Pacman. You're the man!
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