On the 24th anniversary of their first fight, the boxing community commemorates the epic battle between Erik Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera, which took place on February 19, 2000. This match, a WBC/WBO super bantamweight unification, is celebrated for kicking off one of the greatest boxing rivalries in history, marked by a split decision (SD) victory for Morales, leading to a trilogy of fights between the two. The bout is remembered as the beginning of one of the deepest grudges in boxing, with fans and boxing news outlets reflecting on the significance of the rivalry and the legendary status of the fight.
Extremely limited HBO poster in my #boxing collection from when the great @filipinoflash scored the KO of the year vs. Fernando Montiel to win the unified bantamweight title in one of the biggest & best wins of his career in a fight I was ringside to cover -- 13 years ago today. https://t.co/v1AS4LzWYR
Scarce program in my #boxing collection from one of the greatest fights in history, the first all-time epic battle between legends @terrible100 & @barreratapia -- 24 years ago today. https://t.co/crX59EH2eR
π ON THIS DAY! Morales v Barrera π²π½ βͺThe first fight between Erik Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera happened 24 years ago today. Enjoy the amazing fifth round π³ https://t.co/Zku0VqHgo2
#OTD in 2000, Erik Morales defeated Marco Antonio Barrera in the first leg of their epic trilogy π²π½π₯ https://t.co/VwbmbjMYCj
Marco Antonio Barrera and Erik Morales opened one of the deepest grudges in boxing history #OnThisDay in 2000. https://t.co/8aa3ageMZv
Itβs that time again and I always have to tweet it! ππ π²πππ«π¬ ππ π¨ ππ¨πππ², Erik Morales beat Marco Antonio Barrera via an SD in a WBC/WBO super bantamweight unification to kick off one of the greatest boxing rivalries. #boxing https://t.co/iU2DwfKu7M