Three fights, all of them going the space, all of them happening in Las Vegas. And every of them reaches a fairly brutal stage of violence. We’re speaking concerning the 122, 126, and 130-pound wars that vicious Mexican enemies Marco Antonio Barrera and Erik Morales engaged in, from 2000 to 2004. It was 20 years in the past as we speak when Barrera and Morales confronted one another within the massively demanded rubber match. As soon as once more, the motion didn’t disappoint.
Struggle one, which befell at 122 kilos, was maybe essentially the most savage, unrelenting warfare of the sequence. Morales received by way of disputed determination; the struggle immediately elevated to all-time nice standing. The rematch merely needed to occur. And so it did, the next June, up at 126 kilos. This time, in what might be known as essentially the most civilized struggle between the 2, Barrera boxed sensible. He received the choice, and Barrera was maybe most happy that his face was “clear” after the 12 rounds.
The third struggle might need been the most effective by way of ability, coronary heart, ferociousness, and fervour.
The 2 Mexican warriors who had skilled wholly totally different youth, therefore their very actual dislike, even disdain for each other, met at 130 kilos. And this time we’d simply have witnessed one of many really biggest fights of all-time. As particular, as shockingly thrilling as their first struggle was, Barrera and Morales maybe gave us their finest stuff within the deciding battle.
Dubbed ‘As soon as and For All,’ the third struggle noticed Barrera dish out a beating to Morales over the course of the opening half of the struggle. Morales was crushed to the punch, he was made to look gradual, and Barrera was inflicting injury. However as is the case in all nice fights, the tide was to alter. Morales got here on robust within the second half of the struggle, “El Horrible’s” proper hand now touchdown on Barrera’s head. It was, abruptly, an in depth struggle. And each males dug in accordingly, refusing to let victory slip away.
Rounds 11 and 12 might need to rank as a number of the finest rounds of boxing we’ve got ever been handled to. These two fashionable legends dug into the fires of hell as they scorched one another with venomous pictures to the top and physique. It was electrifying. It was the game of boxing at its best. The toe-to-toe warfare was superior to behold…..after which got here the choice. Who had received the struggle, the sequence?
The third warfare proved to be the closest of the trilogy, however Barrera edged issues, simply – the scores being 115-113 and 115-114 for “The Child Confronted Murderer,” the third choose scoring it dead-level at 114-114.
There can be no fourth struggle (as there was, sadly, within the case of what might need been referred to as the best all-Mexican trilogy, this between Rafael Marquez and Israel Vasquez), and Barrera was the king of the world.
20 years in the past as we speak, we simply might need all born witness to one of many best fights that ever befell.
Viva Mexico!
