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Marco Antonio Barrera Boxing Glove Autograph
Everlast Boxing Glove signed by Marco Antonio
Barrera. He is one of the great mexican fighters of all
time. Barrera can box and punch. He has defeated some of
the best boxing has ever had to offer. Comes with a photograph
of the signing and our certificate of authenticity. Barrera
is a tough autograph on a glove so get it while you can!
Marco Barrera
£125.00
The photo you receive will NOT have Don Not Copy on it.
This is only to stop people stealing our images.
He is the finest featherweight to come out of Mexico since the legendary Salvadore Sanchez, and one of boxing's best, pound for pound. However, Marco Antonio Barrera was on the path to becoming a lawyer, not a prize-fighter.
Both Marco Antonio and his brother, Jorge, took to the sport of boxing when they were children, and it was discovered early that Marco had a special talent in the ring. He came from a successful family and did not fit the stereotype that successful fighters were poverty stricken
Fighting as a flyweight, Barrera knocked out David Felix in two rounds in November 1989 that launched his pro career at age 15.
Barrera fought almost exclusively in Mexico City and won 12 of his first 16 bouts by knockout prior to fighting for his first title in March 1992 when he won the Mexican super flyweight title against Jose Felix Montiel in two rounds.
He successfully defended that title five times and Barrera made his United States debut in November 1992 against Esteban Ayala. He knocked Ayala out in the fourth round.
He won a 12-round decision over Eduardo Ramirez in August 1993 to acquire the NABF super flyweight belt.
In 1994, at age 20, Barrera who was becoming a national phenomenon, begun studying law in college in Mexico. At the same time, he kept winning against his escalating level of competition. In the middle of that year, he moved up to the super bantamweight division where he was even more stronger and even more devastating to his opponents.
Barrera stopped former world champion, Eddie Cook in eight rounds in December 1994 en route to fighting for the WBO super bantamweight title held by Daniel Jimenez in March 1995. The seemingly tireless Barrera was just too much for Jimenez, and Marco Antonio Barrera won his first world title by unanimous decision.
Despite his sucess at defending his crown four times with his exciting style and unbeaten record, some skeptics still debated how Barrera would do against high level opponents. In February 1996 he answered his skeptics in his bout against former world champion, Kennedy McKinney. In the kick-off of HBO's new "Boxing After Dark" series, Barrera and McKinney warred in what many observers called one of the greatest fights of all time. Barrera rose after being dropped to the canvas for the first time in his career to send McKinney to the floor five times en route to his TKO 12th round win.
After three knockout victories, Barrera came up against another former world champion, the skilled Junior Jones and Barrera's winning streak was broken. Losing on all scorecards entering the fifth round, the hard-hitting Jones nailed Barrera on the jaw with a perfect right hand that sent him to the canvas. Barrera rose but after a follow up barrage, Marco's corner entered the ring, giving Jones the victory via disqualification.
Five months later, in April 1997, Barrera sought revenge when he and Jones again thrilled boxing fans. After 12 fast-paced rounds, Marco and his legion of fans believed he did enough to regain the title. The judges disagreed giving the contoversial decision to Jones.
Barrera then took a ten-month rest from the ring and when he returned in February 1998 against Angel Rosario, skeptics believed that Barrera had been burned out from too much boxing too soon. The skeptics were wrong and Rosario was stopped in five rounds.
After two more KO victories for Barrera, he was then matched with Richie Wenton for the vacant WBO super bantamweight title in October 1998. Wenton was no match for the rested and rejuvenated Barrera, and was stopped in four rounds.
Barrera defended his title three times and then was matched up with unbeaten countryman, Erik Morales, who was also the WBC super bantamweight champion. In February 2000, an underdog in the bout, Barrera fought hard for twelve torrid rounds. Morales matched Barrera blow for blow, and when the final bell rung, the fans stood in awe of the two warriors. Unfortunately for Barrera, and to the surprise of most in the arena, Morales was awarded a split deicision. Despite the loss, Barrera was once again a hot fighter in the sport. The bout with Morales was voted "Fight of the Year" by The Ring magazine.
Given back his title by the WBO due to the controversial nature of his loss to Morales, Barrera looked better than ever in defending his crown against Luiz Freitas, Jose Luis Valbuena, and Jesus Salud. Though most thought of Barrera as a brawler in the mold of Julio Cesar Chavez, Marco started to show boxing stylings reminiscent of great featherweight Salvador Sanchez.
When Prince Naseem Hamed squared off with Barrera in a featherweight super fight in April 2001, the British knockout artist expected Barrera to stand in front of him and absorb punishment. Instead, Barrera in a brilliant display of boxing skills and accurate punching, shocked Hamed and the boxing world with a clear-cut 12 round decision.
After a sixth-round TKO of Enrique Sanchez in September 2001, Barrera and Morales decided to settle their unfinished business in June 2002. Once again, the two fighters fought on dead even terms of 12 rounds, and though the rematch was more tactical, it didn't lack for drama. A unanimous decision in favour of Barrera, evened the score, and the stage was set of an epic third battle.
Despite winning the WBC featherweight crown from Morales, Barrera refused the belt, choosing to set an example for other world-class fighters who don't need a sanctioning body to declare them as champion.
After his win over Morales, Barrera received the prestigious Ring featherweight title belt, which honored him as the people's champion.
In defense of that belt, Barrera scored wins over well-regarded former former champions, Johnny Tapia and Kevin Kelley in November 2002 and April 2003 respectively.
An upset loss to Phillippine bomber, Manny Pacquiao in November 2003 was a minor setback, but Barrera jumped right back into the ring with one of foxing's best, Paulie Ayala in June 2004, stopping the highly regarded champion in ten rounds.
Barrera and Erik Morales battled for the third time in November 2004. This time, the WBC Super Featherweight crown was on the line, and after 12 rounds, Barrera jumped right back onto the pound for pound list with a stirring majority decision win over his heated rival, once and for all establishing his greatness in the eyes of boxing fans.
Most recently in April 2005, Barrera defended his WBC Super Featherweight Title against Mzonke Fana by a 2nd round KO.
