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Checking In With Marco Antonio
Barrera
By William Trillo
Photos: Bret "The Threat" Newton
It's been just over 2
weeks since Marco Antonio Barrera (59-4, 41 KO's)
defeated Eric Morales in the 3rd installment of there
now legendry trilogy of fights! Since that time Marco
has been from one end of one country, to the other side
of another, speaking about his great victory. He has not
been in hiding, as he suggested the fighter he beat,
Morales, just might be after his humiliating defeat! As
is always the case, Barrera was polite and soft spoken,
but at the same time he was very confident and proud of
his career defining fight.
And likewise, we here at Boxing2004 are proud to have
been given the chance to speak with Marco! Let's see
what he has to say.......................
Congrats' on your great win against Morales, You
seemed very dominant throughout most of that match, do
you question the 114-114 score that was on one of the
judges scorecards?
More than anything the people and the fans have shown me
great support and they all told me how they scored the
fight, and I don't want to criticize that judge, but I
am happy to know the way the fans saw it!
What was your main problem with the gloves, and how
did it affect you during the fight?
Winning Brand are great gloves, and I use them all the
time in training but I use an oversized glove during
training, I have a big hand and it just does not fit
well in the 8 ounce glove, but I don't want to make
excuses, we adjusted and the glove worked out just fine!
After the fight, Morales told reporters that you were
hitting him behind the head and fouling, that you had to
cheat your way to the win, how do you respond to those
comments?
I don't like excuses, and he fouled often, in the 12th
round you can clearly see he was holding my head down,
but never once have I complained, the most important
thing is the people and the fans around the World saw
the fight, and with their eyes they saw what happened!
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And before the fight, Morales basically said that you
don't even belong in the same ring with him and the only
reason he was fighting you again was because the media
wanted to see it one more time. Do you think he has
changed his way of thinking now?
I fought in a way he never expected, and I think he has
changed his mind now!
Was that really "Once and For All?" Do you think
we may see you guys facing each other in the
ring again sometime?
Yes, that is one of the reasons we took this
fight at 130, I believe we showed the people
that this was truly, Once And For All!
Pacquiao and Marquez are fighting for their titles in
late February, who do you think is going to win
that fight?
As a Mexican, I will be cheering for Marquez,
knowing what a great Mexican fighter that he is! |
Lastly, after the fight during your interview Oscar
entered the ring, and you called him your boss. But Oscar
corrected you and said, No, Marco is my boss. How nice is it
to be with a promoter who feels that is he, who is working
for you, instead of the other way around?
More than having a promoter, with Oscar I have a friend.
We are very happy to have signed with him, a little late in
our career, but it's better late than never! We are very
happy to be working with such a close friend and a promoter
like Oscar!
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