About 15 years ago, this handsome looking man stepped into the boxing ring and made a name for himself. He has beaten great names in the boxing world earning him so much fame and fortune that he was called as the "baby face assassin of boxing".
Then one day, this former poor peasant from General Santos, Philippines named Manny Pacquiao who is also a struggling boxer that time challenged him in a match in San Antonio, Texas.
The boxing legend and future hall of fame member Marco Antonio Barrera jokingly accepted the challenge and they boxed in Alamodome only to found out that what is supposed to be a tune-up match for Barrera's high-profile boxing career ended up in an 11 round TKO of the Mexican warrior falling to Manny Pacquiao in what is said to be the downfall of the illustrious career of the Mexican legend but also the rising to fame moment for the Filipino fighter.
Discontented with result of his first battle with the now Filipino boxing icon, the Mexican warrior now challenged Pacquiao in what he said to be the farewell match to his illustrious boxing career with over 70 total fight of 63 wins and 42 by knock-outs. The rematch has been set to October 6, 2007 in Las Vegas, USA.
In front of 10,000 plus jam-packed crowd in attendance and millions watching around the world, Marco Antonio Barrera battled head-to-head with Manny Pacquiao ended in a gruelling 12 round battle ending in a unanimous decision in favor of the Filipino boxer.
The boxing legend and future hall of fame member Marco Antonio Barrera jokingly accepted the challenge and they boxed in Alamodome only to found out that what is supposed to be a tune-up match for Barrera's high-profile boxing career ended up in an 11 round TKO of the Mexican warrior falling to Manny Pacquiao in what is said to be the downfall of the illustrious career of the Mexican legend but also the rising to fame moment for the Filipino fighter.
Discontented with result of his first battle with the now Filipino boxing icon, the Mexican warrior now challenged Pacquiao in what he said to be the farewell match to his illustrious boxing career with over 70 total fight of 63 wins and 42 by knock-outs. The rematch has been set to October 6, 2007 in Las Vegas, USA.
In front of 10,000 plus jam-packed crowd in attendance and millions watching around the world, Marco Antonio Barrera battled head-to-head with Manny Pacquiao ended in a gruelling 12 round battle ending in a unanimous decision in favor of the Filipino boxer. 
An exhausted Marco Antonio Barrera was outboxed several times by the Filipino boxer ending his career in a loss yet with his signature dirty trick of a cheap shot later in the 11th round of the match.What Barrera did not know is that those 2 fists of Manny Pacquiao is a resemblance of the 82 million people who is supporting him at his back that is why he ended up messy and bloody.
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The cheap shot proved worthless as Barrera just hold on to finish the fight and avoid a knock down yet he finished wounded and bloody.Finally, the boxing legend expressed his retirement on what he called as the beautiful sport. The only thing that matters now is, Manny Pacquiao proves that Barrera is "baby face no more".
In Memory of
Marco Antonio Barrera Tapia
1989-2007
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