# Who will have the greater legacy Morales or Barrera **URL:** \ **Category:** Boxing Talk\ **Created:** [July 4, 2006, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/t/who-will-have-the-greater-legacy-morales-or-barrera/6045 "2006-07-04T21:46:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bookkeeper](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/cdc98d/32.png) [@Bookkeeper](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/u/Bookkeeper)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2006, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/t/who-will-have-the-greater-legacy-morales-or-barrera/6045/1 "2006-07-04T21:46:25Z")
I know that MAB won the trilogy even though all of the fights were very competitive. But if EM whens the trilogy against Pacman I think his legacy will go down slightly above MAB. Either way both will be HOF but the difference between the two will be decided in this next fight. ---
**Author:** ![spektorette27](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b19c9b/32.png) [@spektorette27](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/u/spektorette27)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2006, 10:13pm UTC](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/t/who-will-have-the-greater-legacy-morales-or-barrera/6045/2 "2006-07-04T22:13:18Z")
I think if Morales wins his legacy will obviously be better than if he doesnt but i dont think he could reach the legacy of MAB. The three fights they had determined who would have the better legacy. ---
**Author:** ![babyboNe](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@babyboNe](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/u/babyboNe)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2006, 11:08pm UTC](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/t/who-will-have-the-greater-legacy-morales-or-barrera/6045/3 "2006-07-04T23:08:00Z")
i wouldn’t look at it by the trilogy fight they had…all those were close fights just proving how equel they are…more people like mab I think that would affect him having the better legacy…but I always thought em was better and braver…em is fighting pac for the third time…now that would boot him above mah…because unlike mab, em choose to face his destroyer…and show the fans a great fight even though he’ll lose…mab rather not take the beating instead just fade away…not go out a warrior like em will… so i say em will have the better legacy with two trilogys with pac and mab… ---
**Author:** ![SimonH](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/7ba0ec/32.png) [@SimonH](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/u/SimonH)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2006, 11:36pm UTC](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/t/who-will-have-the-greater-legacy-morales-or-barrera/6045/4 "2006-07-04T23:36:39Z")
Barrera for me, he has been fighting at world class longer than Morales, and thus has met better overall opposition for a longer period of time; here is where I place them in Mexico’s all-time list: 10 Erik Morales 9 Vicente Saldivar 8 Lupe Pintor 7 Salvador Sanchez 6 Marco Antonio Barrera 5 Jose Napoles (Adopted Mexico as his own country; Cuban by birth) 4 Ricardo Lopez 3 Ruben Olivares 2 Carlos Zarate 1 Julio Cesar Chavez Mentions to: Humberto Gonzales, Miguel Canto, Rodolfo Martinez, Alfonso Zamora, Daniel Zaragoza, Joe Rivers, Baby Arizmendi, Chalky Wright, Manuel Medina, Rafael Limon, Jose Luis Ramirez and Jose Luis Castillo. ---
**Author:** ![Bookkeeper](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/cdc98d/32.png) [@Bookkeeper](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/u/Bookkeeper)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2006, 1:50am UTC](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/t/who-will-have-the-greater-legacy-morales-or-barrera/6045/5 "2006-07-05T01:50:22Z")
CC for all of you. I just think that it depends on the Pac fight, but we shall see ---
**Author:** ![Wacko3205](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@Wacko3205](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/u/Wacko3205)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2006, 2:49am UTC](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/t/who-will-have-the-greater-legacy-morales-or-barrera/6045/6 "2006-07-05T02:49:14Z")
Barrera. Barrera will go down with the better record…unless Morales just destroys Pac this go around & then fights some other top billers. ---
**Author:** ![TheBESTP4P](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/bc8723/32.png) [@TheBESTP4P](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/u/TheBESTP4P)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2006, 3:28am UTC](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/t/who-will-have-the-greater-legacy-morales-or-barrera/6045/7 "2006-07-05T03:28:32Z")
they are both already legends at such a young age. so i guess it comes down to personal preference. i personally prefer MAB to EM just based on everything over all. ---
**Author:** ![Gandalf](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/59ef9b/32.png) [@Gandalf](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/u/Gandalf)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2006, 5:12am UTC](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/t/who-will-have-the-greater-legacy-morales-or-barrera/6045/8 "2006-07-05T05:12:18Z")
Barerra will have the greatest legacy IMO, unless Morales can pull off an astounding final act as his career comes to a close… ---
**Author:** ![pacmans\_fan](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@pacmans\_fan](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/u/pacmans_fan)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2006, 6:40am UTC](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/t/who-will-have-the-greater-legacy-morales-or-barrera/6045/9 "2006-07-05T06:40:39Z")
:newdb: :beerchug: :juggle: :jester:🍌MANNY PACQUIAO!!! 🍌 :band: :play: :nopity: ---
**Author:** ![Majesty](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Majesty](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/u/Majesty)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2006, 6:45am UTC](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/t/who-will-have-the-greater-legacy-morales-or-barrera/6045/10 "2006-07-05T06:45:06Z")
Barerra will win the legacy but Morales will have another legacy that will probably tie Barerra’s legacy. It’s like Hopkins and Roy Jones. ---
**Author:** ![Gandalf](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/59ef9b/32.png) [@Gandalf](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/u/Gandalf)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2006, 6:45am UTC](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/t/who-will-have-the-greater-legacy-morales-or-barrera/6045/11 "2006-07-05T06:45:21Z")
> [@pacmans\_fan](#): > > :newdb: :beerchug: :juggle: :jester:🍌MANNY PACQUIAO!!! 🍌 :band: :play: :nopity: You are a bit confused!! ;D This thread aint talking about Pac’s legacy (as good as it might become)… ---
**Author:** ![Wacko3205](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@Wacko3205](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/u/Wacko3205)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2006, 6:49am UTC](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/t/who-will-have-the-greater-legacy-morales-or-barrera/6045/12 "2006-07-05T06:49:51Z")
> [@Majesty](#): > > Barerra will win the legacy but Morales will have another legacy that will probably tie Barerra’s legacy. It’s like Hopkins and Roy Jones. Agreed. :coolclick: Well said your Majesty. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Gamo](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/a587f6/32.png) [@El\_Gamo](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/u/El_Gamo)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2006, 11:18am UTC](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/t/who-will-have-the-greater-legacy-morales-or-barrera/6045/13 "2006-07-05T11:18:13Z")
Both are legends no matter what but I think historically,MAB will be looked at more favourably not just because of the trilogy but also because of the longer career,the way he reinvented himself as a defensive fighter etc etc. Even though I prefer EM,he has gone slightly downhill whereas whenever someone wrote off MAB(countless times)he came back again.However,I think it is so close,wherever you have the name MAB,you must have EM very close by. ---
**Author:** ![GAME](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/ad7895/32.png) [@GAME](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/u/GAME)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2006, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/t/who-will-have-the-greater-legacy-morales-or-barrera/6045/14 "2006-07-05T14:09:20Z")
Barrera will have the better legacy. He evolved as his career went on Morales got worse Barrera learnt from his defeats Morales didnt Barrera has longevity Morales already looks faded even though he is the younger man Barrera was already world champ before Erik was on the scene Plus Barrera won the trilogy 2-1 ( should have won the 1st fight too ) ---
**Author:** ![pitbullero](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/e79b87/32.png) [@pitbullero](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/u/pitbullero)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2006, 5:15am UTC](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/t/who-will-have-the-greater-legacy-morales-or-barrera/6045/15 "2006-07-06T05:15:16Z")
> [@miles](#): > > > [@pacmans\_fan](#): > > > > :newdb: :beerchug: :juggle: :jester:🍌MANNY PACQUIAO!!! 🍌 :band: :play: :nopity: > > You are a bit confused!! ;D This thread aint talking about Pac’s legacy (as good as it might become)… I’m totally not confused i’m just teasing the people here brother..:cooldevil: ---
**Author:** ![ricsan](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/fbc32d/32.png) [@ricsan](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/u/ricsan)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2006, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/t/who-will-have-the-greater-legacy-morales-or-barrera/6045/16 "2006-07-06T13:48:24Z")
MAB, for his ability to change his style IMO\> ---
**Author:** ![DaxxKahn](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@DaxxKahn](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/u/DaxxKahn)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2006, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/t/who-will-have-the-greater-legacy-morales-or-barrera/6045/17 "2006-07-06T18:28:02Z")
Barerra is the higher profile fighter…He has been fighting the elite longer than Morales…If Morales does win the trilogy against Pac it wont make his legacy better than Barerras it will just increase Morales…If he loses it will just add to Pac’s…( if that makes any sense…few things in boxing do these days )…Also Barerra never lost to someone the caliber of Raheem…Fans can be very unforgiving your losses at times are more important than your wins ---
**Author:** ![cockey\_cockney](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/7993a0/32.png) [@cockey\_cockney](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/u/cockey_cockney)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2006, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/t/who-will-have-the-greater-legacy-morales-or-barrera/6045/18 "2006-07-06T19:16:36Z")
Barrerra has the greater legacy IMO. ---
**Author:** ![user12](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/e0b2c6/32.png) [@user12](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/u/user12)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2006, 10:21pm UTC](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/t/who-will-have-the-greater-legacy-morales-or-barrera/6045/19 "2006-07-06T22:21:09Z")
Barrera And when its all said and done, Emw ill be close but not near enough and Pac wont come close to Barrera When you talk to average people, like to my freinds, who dont really know boxing, they all know Marco Antonio Barrera, only some know Eric Morales, hardley anyone knows Pac. Barrera will go down as one of the sports greatest ever… ---
**Author:** ![GAME](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/ad7895/32.png) [@GAME](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/u/GAME)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2006, 11:17pm UTC](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/t/who-will-have-the-greater-legacy-morales-or-barrera/6045/20 "2006-07-06T23:17:13Z")
> [@B@rr3r@](#): > > Barrera > > And when its all said and done, Emw ill be close but not near enough and Pac wont come close to Barrera > > When you talk to average people, like to my freinds, who dont really know boxing, they all know Marco Antonio Barrera, only some know Eric Morales, hardley anyone knows Pac. > > Barrera will go down as one of the sports greatest ever… Definately :coolclick: [Next page](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/t/who-will-have-the-greater-legacy-morales-or-barrera/6045.md?page=2)