Although the battle between Manny Pacquiao and WBC world welterweight champion Mario Barrios ended in a majority draw, it’s nonetheless mission completed for the Filipino boxing legend, based on veteran boxing analyst Atty. Ed Tolentino.
Pacquiao, 46, confirmed flashes of his youthful self in opposition to Barrios, showcasing his trademark pace and combos. Regardless of his efforts, nevertheless, Barrios retained the belt when two of the judges scored the battle 114-114 after twelve rounds of motion. The third decide had it 115-113 for Barrios.
“I had it 115-113 on my scorecard. Manny Pacquiao ought to have gained this battle. That’s what I feel, and so do many consultants and followers. I assumed Barrios revered an excessive amount of and was hesitant as a result of he was getting hit,” Tolentino stated in an episode of Sparring Classes LIVE.
“Pacquiao was spectacular for a 46-year-old. For a 46-year-old to go twelve exhausting rounds with a fighter who is just 30 years outdated, to me, it’s already mission completed. It hurts to assume that he didn’t get the choice. I don’t perceive what the judges noticed or it didn’t see on this battle.”
Tolentino added that the battle was shut and, in actuality, may have gone both means. But for Tolentino, if somebody deserved the nod, it needed to be Pacquiao for urgent the motion all through the competition.
“It was Manny Pacquiao who actually wished to win the battle not Mario Barrios. I assumed despite the fact that Pacquiao was handicapped at 46 and 4 years of inactivity, he was there to compete and able to deliver the battle to Mario Barrios,” Tolentino acknowledged.
—JMB, GMA Built-in Information