The Republica Strikes Back: Chronicling the past 10 years of boxing’s best (part 4)
by Dennis dSource Guillermo
“The Republica Strikes Back”
After shocking the boxing world and making his name known especially among the Mexican fight fans, Manny Pacquiao was on cloud nine. He went back home and was greeted like a conquering hero in the Philippines as he was honored by the Phillipine government for his accomplishment. The Mexican fight community also honored Pacquiao by giving him the distinction of being hailed as the nation’s “Republica Enemy No.1″ for destroying Barrera the way he did in November of 2003.
Pacquiao definitely became a marked man among the Mexican boxing community which boasted the best the lower weight classes had to offer and hailed Barrera as one of their most revered fighters for his exploits inside the ring. The way Pacquiao manhandled the future Hall of Famer left a bitter taste in
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