This was Marco Antonio Barrera after he fought a relatively unknown Ricardo “Rocky” Juarez.  The fight was initially declared a draw, but eventually it was announced that Barrera won via split decision.  Either way, one thing was made sure: Barrera keeps his belt.

Whether he deserves to keep it is now out of the question.  Express your doubts as you may in boxing but it seems like the cruelest blow of boxing boo-boos is the helpless boxer who kills himself daily during training in the hope that he will get a fair share of the deal only to discover that his utmost best was discounted by a selfish cheat.

On the other hand, the fighter whose chips were kept in tact not by his exploits but by the machinations of the gods near the ring still has balls to say that he deserves the victory.

This is just another technical tragedy in boxing, a tragedy that is well within human control to avoid but which still happened.  How many more of this type of crap shall we see?

Anyway, things have settled down and Barrera is still champ.  Does he still want to push the shout of a rematch with Pacquiao after his not-so-good performance last Saturday?  Will the thought that he was up with an upstart young boxer and barely survived the face-off provide him the realization, the awakening about his chances in his next fight especially if that one will be against the PACMAN?  Would he rather retire and hang up his gloves with the champion’s belt as his crowning glory?  Or he’s too proud to do just that and hopes his body still has its youthful power to go into top-level battle, again, with Manny Pacquiao?

I am thinking: if that was not Juarez but Pacquiao instead, what would the outcome be?  If that is the Barrera that will face Pacquiao in the future, would he stand a chance?

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My three early bets were Matt, Mikki and Jam.  First to go was Mikki and lately, it’s Matt’s turn to be evicted.  Matt joined Olyn in last Saturday’s eviction, something that was not surprising considering the naughtiness of the two.  Mikee’s survival in the nomination can be largely attributed to his identification with the pretty and popular chinese cutie, Kim.

But one of my bets, Mommy Jam, is still in and though she said that her purpose in joining the PBB Teen Edition is over (her angel Miggy has recently undergone a successful surgical intervention from volunteer doctors of St. Luke’s Hospital), she still has the chance to make it to the big four, that is, if she decides to stay.

She also has secured a huge fan base in spite of an intriguing revelation that she was bar girl (Talks have it that, she didn’t really work in a bar.  The chika is just alleged to be an invention of the PBB organizers to make her story sell).  There’s also a rumor circulating around claiming that she posed completely naked in the FHM magazine.  Whatever truth there is into these allegations, one thing is sure:  Mommy Jam is already a celebrity.

If she decides to stay until the conclusion of the popular edition of PBB, she will surely have a tough time especially with the pretty chinese lass, Kim.  But who knows, there just might be something to pull Jam off to complete stardom.  She has the looks, character and situation to make it to the big four.

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