Marco Antonio Barrera 61-4, 42 KO's, enters Saturday's fight as the favorite in defense of his 130-lb title vs. Rocky Juarez 25-1, 18 KO's.
Barrera was originally set to fight lightweight champ Jesus Chavez in March before Chavez injured an arm in training. Juarez was a sparring partner for Chavez in preparation for Barrera and was not Barrera's first choice as a substitute opponent. When Barrera-Juan Diaz couldn't be made, the fight was offered to Juarez.
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PAST 3 FIGHTS:
BARRERA W 12 ROBBIE PEDEN
Outlanded Peden 300-87 in total punches, landing 41% to just 17% for Peden. Held Peden to single digit connects in EVERY round, a feat accomplished by Floyd Mayweather vs. Diego Corrales and Roy Jones vs. Reggie Johnson. Barrera landed 51 total punches in last round – 59% of Peden's total connects for the fight.
BARRERA W 12 ERIK MORALES III
Outlanded Morales 123-69 over first six rounds. Then 33-19 in power shots in rounds nine and ten. Overall, landed 290 of 765 total punches (38%) to 231 of 808 (29%) for Morales. Also landed 49% of his power shots (223 of 451) to 182 of 572 (32%) for Morales. Also had 67-49 edge in jab connects, averaging 26 thrown per round.
BARRERA KO by 11 MANNY PACQUIAO
4-1 favorite, outlanded 309-172 by Pac Man, who also had 257-101 edge in power connects. Pacquiao landed 30 or more punches in 6 of 11 rounds. Barrera landed 20 or more in only 4 rounds.
JUAREZ L 12 HUMBERTO SOTO
Avg'd just 48 punches per round. Outlanded 249-209 by Soto, who threw 1006 total punches to 571 for Juarez. Juarez threw over 50 punches in just five rounds while Soto averaged 42 jabs per round!
JUAREZ W 12 ZAHIR RAHEEM
Avg'd just 34 punches per round. Landed 146 of 409 (36%) for 156 of 726 (21%) for Raheem. Rocky had 96-91 edge in power connects, throwing 252 to Raheem's 349.
JUAREZ W 10 JOE MORALES
Avg'd 50 punches per round, landing 45% of his power shots. Dropped and badly hurt in 2nd round by Morales, who avg'd 96 punches per round.
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