If you missed the fight and would like to know the details of the Pacquiao vs Barrera II - Will to Win match, here’s a round by round account provided by the guys from ESPN.
Round 1
Both men circling and jabbing. Each man reaches for the other’s body with straight punches. Clearly plenty of mutual respect here. They exchange flurries toward the end of the round as the crowd roars, although Pacquiao’s seem slightly stronger. Tough round to score, and there is a sense the fight could explode at any time.
Dan Rafael scores it: Pacquiao, 10-9
Kieran Mulvaney scores it: Pacquiao, 10-9
Round 2
Left-right-left from Pacquiao, Barrera replies with a combinatioon of his own. Left/right from Pacquiao. A left and double right hand from Barrera, Right from Pacquiao just misses. Flurries from Pacquiao just fall short. Barrera showing good defense.
Dan Rafael scores it: Barrera, 10-9
Kieran Mulvaney scores it: Barrera, 10-9
Round 3
Pacquiao is stalking Barrera, coming forward, and Barrera is moving backward, looking to lure Pacquiao in and counter. Pacquiao lands a left and Barrera responds with a one-two. A right from Pacquiao and another. Barrera circles and jabs and follows with a straight right and Pacquiao lands a right at the bell as Barrera circles away.
Dan Rafael scores it: Barrera, 10-9
Kieran Mulvaney scores it: Pacquiao, 10-9
Round 4
Pacquiao lands a good right, and Barrera responds with a left and the two trade. Pacquiao is changing up his tactics a little, looking to move in, fire off a couple of shots and move out before Barrera can counter. A solid right from Pacquiao, and a leaping left just misses. A left/right lands from Pacquiao.
Dan Rafael scores it: Pacquiao, 10-9
Kieran Mulvaney scores it: Pacquiao, 10-9
Round 5
Pacquiao trying to move to his right, to prevent Barrera circling to his left. Nice uppercut inside from Barrera. Pacquiao flurries but Barrera responds with another straight left. Hook lands from Barrera. Pacquiao lands a left, Barrera a right and they exchange furiously against the ropes. Left/right from Pacquiao, and another, and the fight is really underway now.
Dan Rafael scores it: Pacquiao, 10-9
Kieran Mulvaney scores it: Pacquiao, 10-9
Round 6
Left/right from Pacquiao drives Barrera to the ropes, and Pacquiao flurries. Right hand to the body from Barrera. Left from Pacquiao, a sharp counter right to the jaw from Barrera, and they unload on each other again. Pacquiao drives Barrera to the ropes, and lands a beautiful combination to body and head. Barrera is fighting back, but Pacquiao is more active, and his punches are heavier.
Dan Rafael scores it: Pacquiao, 10-9
Kieran Mulvaney scores it: Pacquiao, 10-9
Round 7
Pacquiao lands a straight left down the middle behind a right jab. Barrera hooks to the body. Barrera is circling, but isn’t throwing much. A quietr round, but the offense is coming from Pacquiao who isn’t giving Barrera much room to counter.
Dan Rafael scores it: Barrera, 10-9
Kieran Mulvaney scores it: Pacquiao, 10-9
Round 8
Right/left from Barrera. Left lands from Pacquiao, and Barrera responds with a right. A left/right from Barrera as the pace slows a little and seemingly to his advantage. A right/left from Pacquiao misses, and Barrera lands a left. But then Pacquiao turns it up and lands a solid right hand on the button, and then another.
Dan Rafael scores it: Pacquiao, 10-9
Kieran Mulvaney scores it: Pacquiao, 10-9
Round 9
Left from Pacquiao, and a right. He drives Barrera to the ropes, and Barrera fights him off with a flurry. A nice left lands from Barrera, but a better one lands from Pacquiao. A four-punch combination from Barrera, but Pacquiao blocks most of it. Solid right/left from Pacquiao, but again Barrera responds with a furious flurry.
Dan Rafael scores it: Pacquiao, 10-9
Kieran Mulvaney scores it: Pacquiao, 10-9
Round 10
Pacquiao is starting to land straight right hands, as Barrera circles away. Barrera flicking out a consistent jab, but Pacquiao landing the greater power punches, including a solid right behind a straight left that catches Barrera’s attention. A quieter round.
Dan Rafael scores it: Pacquiao, 10-9
Kieran Mulvaney scores it: Pacquiao, 10-9
Round 11
Solid left hand from Pacquiao, and then another. Barrera throws a looping left hook that falls short. Barrera lands a right to the head and another furious exchange. A big right/left from Pacquiao sends Barrera backward, and another. Barrera flurries, and another right-left from Pacquiao hurts him. Barrera hits Pacquiao on the break, and referee Tony Weeks calls a time out and deducts a point. Nasty, nasty cut under Barrera’s right eye now.
Dan Rafael scores it: Pacquiao, 10-8
Kieran Mulvaney scores it: Pacquiao, 10-8
Round 12
Barrera tries to land a combination, but slips to the floor as Pacquiao moves to one side. Both men land solid right hands. Pacquiao circles and waves in Barrera, who makes one last effort to land a combination. But it looks like it is probably too little, too late. Then again, some of the rounds were very close, so who knows? It’s time for the judges to decide.
Dan Rafael scores it: Pacquiao, 10-9
Kieran Mulvaney scores it: Barrera, 10-9
Manny Pacquiao defeats Marco Antonio Barrera by unanimous decision (118-109 twice, 115-112).
I’ll talk more about the fight in my next post. Congratulations Manny!
image source: AP Photo/Jae C. Hong
October 14th, 2007 at 11:13 pm
@Dre - If it’s after taxes then it’s definitely a lotta money but before taxes it could be less than P200M.
October 14th, 2007 at 1:14 am
I dunno if it’s before or after taxes, but still, it’s a whole lotta money after taxes!
October 12th, 2007 at 5:25 am
@Blogadeur - Thanks for sharing this with us. I’m sure many Pacquiao fans would be happy especiallly those who weren’t able to watch it.
October 12th, 2007 at 5:20 am
Hey guys here is the video clips from round 1 to 12.
http://www.blogadeur.com/?p=446
have a nice day.
October 11th, 2007 at 1:55 am
@Dre - Hehe, I hope not! P308M? Whooaaa! Btw, is that before or after taxes? Anyways, that’s still a lot of money. It would be nice if he could share some of that money to our less fortunate countrymen in the Philippines.
October 11th, 2007 at 1:50 am
Yeah, maybe he should lose one of his fights
He bagged P308M! I wish he can give me 1% of it 
October 10th, 2007 at 8:05 am
@John Philip - Ei, we both have the same name!
Btw, glad to be of help. You’re welcome and thanks for dropping by!
October 10th, 2007 at 8:01 am
I wrote an article for the school paper about this fight it really helps me! ThaNk You!
October 10th, 2007 at 1:15 am
@Dre - Really? That’s kinda unusual but it does make sense coz it becomes routine. So what are you suggesting, that Pacquiao lost one of his fights so it won’t become too boring? Hehe
October 10th, 2007 at 1:11 am
I wasn’t surprised when he won. I didn’t even feel any “pride”, maybe because it almost always happens. Still, somehow, it feels good to know a Filipino won.
October 9th, 2007 at 3:50 am
@trench - It would have been easier and quicker if Pacquiao actually trained better. Anyways, as of now there’s only one Mexican boxer left for Pacquiao to beat and that’s Juan Manuel Marquez. I hope it would be better than this last fight.
October 9th, 2007 at 3:47 am
Too easy. Pacman is just beating up all of Mexico right now!
October 8th, 2007 at 11:35 pm
@derek - Yeah, I know. Sorry bout that. What you can do now is learn from that experience and use it next time. Anyways, you can’t complain now that you have more than a thousand feed subscribers! Hehe
October 8th, 2007 at 11:32 pm
I missed a lot of opportunity jaypee.
October 8th, 2007 at 2:10 am
@Valerie - Sayang naman hindi mo napanood ang laban. I wanted to do the round by round but I didn’t bring my laptop with me so I just got this from ESPN. You’re welcome!
October 8th, 2007 at 2:09 am
woot kahit di ako nakapanood na imagine ko yung fight very detailed kuya thank you
October 7th, 2007 at 10:10 pm
@FROILAN - I’m not sure if that was his best but I know he came prepared and I think that was his strategy. Manny Pacquiao not only makes us proud to be Filipinos but also unites the nation. I hope Pacman had a fight everyday. Hehe
October 7th, 2007 at 10:07 pm
barrera showed that he was telling the truth when he said he wasn’t fully prepared during their first fight. yesterday, he was truly prepared, yet his best was not enough to beat pacman. salamat, manny, for making us filipinos proud once more.
October 7th, 2007 at 2:05 pm
@Gutierrez - I think you mean “kababayan” right? Hehe
Manny is the MAN and probably the best pound for pound boxer today but if he wants to maintain it, he has to stay focused and don’t let other distractions ruin his boxing career.
October 7th, 2007 at 2:04 pm
To my maraming Kabibyhan, Pacquaio is the MAN. Pound for Pound
October 7th, 2007 at 7:55 am
@Eli - You mean you lost sleep because you watched the fight or because you missed the fight? Anyways, you’re welcome!
October 7th, 2007 at 7:50 am
I work on weekends, night shift… I lost sleep because of this fight..
Thanks for this post!
October 7th, 2007 at 3:05 am
@Teejay - Yes he did win over Barrera and you can say that he was the better fighter but the win wasn’t as remarkable as his previous wins because Barrera performance was lackluster. He was fighting scared. He knew he couldn’t beat Pacman and I think he was just making sure he didn’t get KO’d.
But hey, a win is a win.
October 7th, 2007 at 3:00 am
Go Manny! This win proves he is the better boxer.