Manny Pacquiao And Mario Barrios Fight To A Draw

“I thought I won the fight,” a dejected Pacquiao said. “It was a close fight. He was very tough.”

Despite Pacquiao’s fast start and moments of vintage brilliance, it was Barrios who won all three of the final rounds on each judge’s scorecard a late surge that turned the tide and preserved his WBC welterweight title. The result isa majority draw, with two judges scoring it 114-114 and one edging it 115-113 for Barrios.

“His stamina is crazy,” Barrios said. “He’s still strong as hell and his timing is real. He’s still a very awkward fighter to try to figure out.”

“I’ll do the rematch,” Barrios said. “Absolutely. This was huge for boxing. I’d love to do it again.”

Pacquiao landed 101 of 577 punches (17.5%) to Barrios’ 120 of 658 (18.2%), but Pacquiao managed to outland his opponent 81-75 in power punches.

You have to take the champions title

Manny Pacquiao showed last night that he is able to compete against all of the elite fighters at welterweight still. He was out landed by the champion, but Pacquiao did land more power punches.

In order to beat the champion, you have to decisively take his title. And, Manny Pacquiao did not do that last night. So, the judges did have it correct by calling the fight a draw and allowing Barrios to keep his title. But we might be able to see this again as both fighters would love to run this fight back again.

“I need to continue my training for longer going into a championship fight,” “Because of the election I started late, but it’s OK. Of course I’d like a rematch. I want to leave a legacy and make the Filipino people proud.”