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HBO World Championship Boxing: Barrera vs. Pacquiao
November 15, 2003 Alamodome
- 6:45 pm PT
Jr.
Welterweight Bout
Flyweight
Bout
Bantamweight Bout Julio Zarate (20-2-1, 13 KO's) wins by 10 round unanimous decision over Oscar Andrade (31-23-1, 18 KO's)
Super
Featherweight
Bout
Middleweight Bout Miguel Martin (16-0, 6 KO's) wins a six round unanimous decision (60-53, 58-55, 58-55) over Sebastian Hill (8-6, 6 KO's)
Jr.
Welterweight Bout
Featherweight Bout Manny Pacquiao (38-2-1, 30 KO's) wins by TKO (corner stoppage) at 2:56 of the 11th round over Marco Antonio Barrera (57-4, 40 KO's)
RD 1 Both come out - Pac throws a punch and Barrera goes to the body - Pacquiao goes down - received an eight count - didn't look hurt - might have been a slip - Barrera back to the body - Pac comes back with a right - Pac landing jabs - Barrera tries to counter with his own jab - Pac looks like he's trying to load up - round ends
RD 2 Both come out - Pac looking to work the jab - Barrera working his jab to keep Pac at bay - Pac lands a left and then a combo - no damage - Barrera lands combo - Pac comes back to the body - round ends
RD 3 Both come out - both working the jab - Barrera goes down from a left - gets back up - Pac looking to end the fight - Barrera counters - Pac throwing lefts - Barrera looks stunned but fighting back - Action slows - round ends
RD 4 Both come out - both circling - both working the jabs - Pac throwing combos but not landing - Pac much quicker than Barrera - Barrera lands upper cut - no damage - Both trading punches as round ends - Swelling on Barrera's left eye
RD 5 Both come out - both circling - Pac the more aggressive fighter - both working the jabs again - Pac lands right, then left - no damage - Pac looking to come straight down the middle - Barrera looks sluggish - Barrera lands right - no damage - round ends
RD 6 Both come out - working the jabs - Barrera looks to the body - Pac goes to the body - Barrera lands a right - Pac looked stunned for a moment - Pac comes back with a body shot - Both trade punches - Barrera looking to get better of the exchange - Pac goes to the body - Barrera goes down - ruled a slip - round over
RD 7 Both come out - Pac working the left jab - Barrera looks to go to the body - Pac throwing combos - Barrera is cut on the left eye - ruled accidental head butt - stop in bout - Fight continues - Barrera looks uncomfortable - Pac on the offensive - Barrera looks to counter - clinch - Barrera stuns Pac - Pac against ropes - clinch - Barrera looks like he head butted Pac on purpose - warned - round ends
RD 8 Both come out - Barrera still looks uncomfortable - Barrera goes to the body - Pac counters - Pac works right jab, follows with left - Pac out punching Barrera - Barrera looking to land upper cut - action slows a little - Barrera lands right, left, uppercut - no damage - round ends
RD 9 - Both come out - touch gloves - Barrera tries to back up Pac - Pac lands punches - Barrera counters - Pac throwing punches to score points - Barrera gets a point taken away - head butt or hitting after break - Barrera looks frustrated - Pac throwing out the left jab - Pac the busier fighter - round ends
RD 10 Both come out - Pac goes back to his game plan - Throwing a lot of punches (more to score than knock out) - Barrera looks like he just wants to survive - action slows - Pac throwing the jab - Pac looks the fresher of the two -round ends
RD 11 Pac picks up where he left off - working the jab - Pac landing rights - no damage - Pac basically landing at will when he wants - Barrera gets standing eight count - Barrera looks tired - Pac comes in for the kill - Barrera's cornerman comes onto the ring - stops bout - Fight over - Pac wins by TKO
Notes (Interview with Larry Merchant): - Barrera said he was ill prepared for the fight - a lot of distractions Barrera said Pacquiao hits hard Barrera said he couldn't see well out of his eye, he said he wasn't concentrating on the fight He feels bad about his performance - will talk with Oscar De La Hoya (promoter of this fight) about a rematch (in the contract) Asked if he was to retire - he said he needs to talk it over with his people and with De La Hoya
- Pacquiao said he could control the fight but sounded like he was surprised that he was able to stop Barrera. Pacquiao said he would give Barrera a rematch Pacquiao gave a humble interview
(11/15/03)
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