Oscar Larios thought he had what it takes to dispose of Manny Pacquiao.  He trained hard and sacrificed a lot and when it was time to fight the Pacman, he believed in his heart that he would not join the group of Mexican losers against the Filipino ring idol.

Larios, however, came up short, so short of everything needed to falsify the claim that Pacquiao is the Scourge of Mexican Boxers.  He had the heart but lacked the necessary heft.  He had the inspiration but not enough of ammunition to destroy The Destroyer.  He had the stuff but not enough to avoid joining the group where Emmanuel Lucero, Marco Antonio Barrera, Juan Manuel Marquez, Hector Velasquez and Erik Morales belong.  Manny Pacquiao is indeed the scourge of Mexican boxers.

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