Marco Antonio Barrera
The Baby Faced Assassin who outboxed Naseem Hamed in 2001
Overview
Barrera won his first world title at super bantamweight in 1995 and became a three division champion. His trilogy with Erik Morales between 2000 and 2004 is one of the fiercest rivalries in boxing history, with Barrera winning two of the three. In 2001 he dismantled the previously unbeaten Naseem Hamed in Las Vegas with a disciplined boxing display that surprised many observers.
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