Having dispose of the stubborn Rocky Juarez last Sunday, Marco Antonio Barrera has no other opponent to salivate for except his latest tormentor, Manny PACMAN Pacquiao.

While it is true he won his rematch with Juarez, there was simply nothing noteworthy to highlight Barrera to a star status after the fight.  It was just a simple show of his experience overcoming the game of a good but incapable opponent.

“So what?” is all what many can say when told that Barrera won against Juarez.  We wonder if the same reaction will be given when he fights the PACMAN.

If Manny Pacquiao hurdles the 3rd part of his trilogy of matches with Erik Morales, then there’s probably no more obstacle to a Barrera-Pacquiao II, and if it really materializes, it will be one for the books.

In terms of boxing economics, the second face-off of Barrera and Pacquiao promises a lot.  There is currently a proliferation of mediocre or even low quality boxing matches, the Barrera-Juarez 1 and 2 included.  If at all, there can be one redeeming weight class for all of boxing to return to its glory days and that is the superfeatherweight class where Pacquiao and Barrera are.

The heavyweight division, the bastion of boxing’s glory in the past is reeling on the absence of excellent personalities.  Even the names of Oscar dela Hoya and Floyd Mayweather don’t seem to promise so much as far as quality of boxing is concerned.

The potentials of the lower weights have much to offer than those of the heavier classes and the blockbuster matches are those that feature a bout between and among Barrera, Morales and Pacquiao.  Of the three, Pacquiao is obviously the darling of the crowd right now that even if his fight is against someone other than Barrera and Morales, the returns are high.

But when the bell does ring and the protagonists are Barrera and Pacquiao next year, expect that that match is candidate for fight of the year.