Living with a legend – Adam Smith goes behind the scenes with Marco Antonio Barrera

By Adam Smith

Mexico is a most proud nation. The people are patriotic, the families are huge and tight-knit; their boxers seemingly born to fight.

The list of Mexican greats reads like a who’s who in the history of the sport: Salvador Sanchez, Vicente Saldivar, Miguel Canto, Ruben Olivares, Carlos Zarate, Pipino Cuevas, Julio Cesar Chavez, Humberto ‘Chiquita’ Gonzalez, Ricardo ‘Finito’ Lopez – who was never beaten – and of course the amazing Julio Cesar Chavez. read more

Filed under: Carlos Zarate, Erik "El Terrible" Morales, Julio Cezar Chavez, Marco Antonio "The Baby-Faced Assassin" Barrera, Salvador Sanchez