By Jeff Zimmerman
Fightnews.com® caught up with Mexican boxing legend “Baby Faced Assassin” Marco Antonio Barrera last night as he’s in Dallas for a big show at the Mesquite Rodeo tonight. Barrera shared his thoughts on pound-for-pound king Canelo, his wars with Erik Morales, battle with Naseem Hamed and more! Thanks to ring announcer Christian Schmidt for translating.
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Great fighter for sure, in some great fights against top opposition, winning most.
One thing that really impressed me was how he came back from KO defeats to Jones and Pacman.
After losing to Jones twice, many wrote him off, but he bounced back beating good competition, including totally out classing Hamed and 3 great fights with another legend, Morales.
Yes, I enjoyed the butt-wimping he put on Naseem and schooled him! Awesome performance!
Haha yeah me too, Hamed was way too cocky and disrespectful, Barerra beat and humiliated him, pretty much ending his career… Job done
Hamed was done when they fought. They brought in the great Manny Steward and he still didn’t train. Hamed in shape is an all time great.
I always liked MAB. He’s a class act.
I remember when he forced Hamed’s face into the turnbuckle of the ring post. That was fantastic!
VIVA Barrera!!
He should have been disqualified for that. No place for that in boxing.
Truly one of the greatest ever! Lost, stopped and came back strong.
MAB was a great fighter. However, among MAB, Morales and Juan Manuel Marquez (JMM), JMM was my favorite fighter.
One of the few who has stayed in good shape in their late 40s! Good for him!
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Bernie Campbell, huh?
Marco Antonio did not need a translator.
I still maintain that this Barrera should have been disqualified against Hamed. Disgraceful conduct. He was clearly winning, so it was totally unnecessary.
I didn’t appreciate the entertainer Hamed was at the time. I can remember being extremely happy and yelling at the tv when MAB gave Hamed that beat down. Especially that WWF turnbuckle move.
These Mexican fighters earning all these American dollars can hire a tutor to learn English, at least during downtimes. Americans invest and show support for these fighters but they’re taking the money and running. Dont care enough about the culture. I learned Spanish and never earned a Spanish dollar. But I live around a lot of Spanish-speaking people, so I invested. Seems right to make the effort to communicate with your supporters.