Manny Pacquiao proved he’s still got something to give in boxing, taking WBC champion Mario Barrios to a majority draw on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Watch the highlights here.
Few gave the 46-year-old “Pac-Man” much of a chance against the 30-year-old Barrios, especially given some of the performances we’d seen from Manny in exhibition matches over the past few years of pseudo-retirement. But Pacquiao was clearly motivated for his comeback, and not only held his own against Barrios ...
many watching the fight believe he should have won.
The three judges had it 114-114, 114-114, and 115-113 for Barrios. MMA Mania scored the fight 115-113 for Pacquiao. Take a look at the scorecards delivered by Tim Cheatham, Max De Luca, and Steve Weisfeld below:
The scorecard for #PacquiaoBarrios Barrios wins the 12th round to pull out the majority draw. @NYFights pic.twitter.com/g2ZrAj0fLQ
— Gayle Lynn Falkenthal, APR Fellow PRSA (@PRProSanDiego) July 20, 2025
Manny Pacquiao vs Mario Barrios full punch stats report from CompuBox.
— Ring Magazine (@ringmagazine) July 20, 2025
'Pac-Man' had a slight edge in power punches landed through 12 rounds, while 'El Azteca' was the busier man, doubling up the 46 year old on jabs landed. pic.twitter.com/wMipsv8pFB
MMA Mania had Pacquiao winning rounds 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. All three judges had Barrios winning the last three rounds, pushing the fight to a draw.
Based on CompuBox stats, the rounds were extremely close on output. But a lot of people are going to be upset that Pacquiao put on such an impressive performance at his age and didn’t get recognized on the scorecards for it.
How did you see the fight going? Let us know in the comments below.
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