Sunday, October 7, 2007
Pacquiao Wins!
Round 11: Marco Wobbles and Throws a Foul Shot
Barrera bleeds and suffers a cut just below his right eye.
He then throws a hard hitting foul shot while referee breaks the lock sending Pacquiao dizzying around the ring.
Four Rounds Per Hour
Just by looking below the timestamps of earlier entries, it takes one hour to finish four rounds. Round 8 has ended and round 9 is about to start as I write this. I seems to take forever before this one closes out. The coverage of channel 7 is typical commercial biased broadcasting. Unlike last April, Jorge Solis versus Pacquiao, channel 2 had shown two successive rounds in between commercials. I hope that the next Pacquiao fight will be channeled by ABS-CBN.
Still, no one has kissed the canvass. Pacquiao remains powerful and full of life. Barrera looks aging and tiring-- half of what boxing analysts has predicted.
Barrera Starts to Run Away
I Feel Like I'm Watching A Rerun
Yes, you read me right. The fight begins to bore me at this point. This is what happens when commercials take control of the event.
I just wished I am watching in a bus station or in a tv repair shop where dozens of people share the same sentiment and cheer for Pacquiao. That would surely bring the excitement a notch higher.
Especially when the two are exchanging power fists straight into the head. Pacquiao overpowers Barrera in round 6. Barrera counters a good right. Pacquiao delivers effective punching at this round.
More Punches from Pacquiao
The phone rang the same time round 5 is taking place. It was my dad, asking about the status of the fight because broadcast in his location was unavailable. I told him what round it is though.
I wasn't able to pay attention closely but I think Pacquiao looked more the stronger fighter with series of punches clobbering Barrera.
Pacquiao Hits
Commentators talks about range.
Manny seemed to have just found his rhythm and found his punches received unnoticably by Barrera. One punch slipped through the close arms defense of Marco, that one shooked his head back and forth.
Still no knock down at this point, I just remember Pacquiao has promised a knock out win.
I still hate commercials.