Sept. 16 at the MGM Grand casino in Las Vegas, Marco Antonio Barrera rematches Ricky Juarez to set the record straight over their controversial first bout.

The fight was called a draw at first and then later reversed to a Barrera win. I thought that Juarez deserved the decision, but I could've settle for the draw just like the majority of people who thought Barrera was beat.

The slap in the face was after everybody went home and after all was thought to be said and done; the post fight press conference dropped a bomb on everyone by turning the draw into a victory for Barrera. This seemed to shock everyone except Barrera and his people -- they acted as if justice was served and a major wrong was corrected.

That was the furthest thing from the truth, but that is what happens in boxing. The fight had drama as if there was a changing of the guard, with the old warrior on his way out of the sport and the new gladiator stepping in to take his place. Then there would be moments of brilliance from Barrera where he possessed faster hands, better footwork, and overall ring generalship. I was surprised to see how well Barrera fought and surprised at the fast pace he was fighting at.

Juarez showed great poise inside the ring with Barrera. There is a huge gap of experience between Barrera and Juarez, and Rocky wasn't intimidated by this fact. Juarez fought with a cool aggressive pressure, just like any other opponent he's faced. Juarez used his jab well and was countering Barrera punch for punch.

Barrera is more of a finesse fighter at this stage of his life. After having a long and successful career, Barrera uses his experience inside the ring to get him exactly what he needs out of each round.

Barrera was using his tricks to bait the young Juarez into little traps, making Juarez follow him then pot shot him as Juarez was changing position. Father time started to kick in after the 5th round when Juarez caught Barrera with a good solid hybrid left hook/uppercut that ended the round.

Barrera had respect for the power of Juarez. Barrera fought the fight from that point on with high intensity and avoided Juarez's big punches at all costs. By the time the fifth round came about, Barrera started showing signs of slowing down -- far from quitting or completely gassing out -- but enough to start getting hit with bigger and bigger shots. Not to say Barrera was scared, but he was fighting like he was just trying to survive. Barrera was spitting out his mouthpiece, using the entire ring to stay away from Juarez.

Juarez took the fight to Barrera and never let up. Sometimes it looked as if Juarez was a bit confused by Barrera, but he kept with his game plan and it looked to be effective.

Rocky was focused and determined to try and stop Barrera, and he very may could've had he threw more punches. In the early part of the fight, Barrera used side-to-side movement that made it difficult for Juarez because Rocky has to plant and be set to punch. I expect much of the same in their rematch.

In order for Juarez to beat Barrera, he is going to have to use the same game plan as last time. However, this time he's going to have to throw more punches. Rocky's patient approach is what could've cost him the fight last time. The same game plan with more of a punch output and Rocky might be able to stop Barrera this time that is something no one would ever expect.

Barrera has a harder fight on his hands this time. Rocky is only going to get better and, although Barrera is the master at reinventing his fight game and coming back strong, Juarez hits hard and is a student of the game as well. Barrera is going to have to pull off a boxing masterpiece to come out of this one with the least amount of damage. This fight is another solid match-up and if the two split the wins with Rocky winning this fight, we could see a third. Then again that all depends on how the fight goes down.