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00:00I thought I still pulled it out, but, you know, I still sent my hat to Manny.
00:08It was an absolute honor, you know, to share the ring with him,
00:11to share the ring with somebody, you know, with so much experience
00:13who has accomplished so much in this sport.
00:15Man, shout-out to all the Mexican fans here.
00:17Shout-out to all the Filipinos, you know, for supporting this event.
00:20It's just huge, you know.
00:21By far, you know, the biggest event I've had to date.
00:25And, you know, we still came in here.
00:26We left everything in the ring, and, you know, like I said, I sent my hat to Manny.
00:32There's nothing but love and respect.
00:34How would you assess his stamina for a 46-year-old man?
00:37Were you surprised by it?
00:38Oh, absolutely.
00:39No, it's crazy.
00:40His stamina, he could still crack.
00:44You know, he's still strong as hell.
00:46And, you know, his timing, his rhythm, everything.
00:48He was still a very awkward fighter, you know, to try to figure out.
00:52But did you feel you were falling behind round 7, 8, 9, like it was getting away from you?
00:59Not necessarily that it was getting away from me.
01:01I just knew, you know, I had to try to step it up to really, you know, to solidify a win.
01:07You won the last three rounds on all the scorecards to enable this draw
01:12and to win on one of the judges' cards.
01:16How cognizant of that fact were you?
01:19Very.
01:20You know, I was going to the corner.
01:22Rich and Bob were telling me, you know, pick it up.
01:23You know, start really, you know, pressing him.
01:26That was the plan in the first place coming in here.
01:29You know, trying to make him feel old.
01:31But, man, he still has some good legs.
01:33He still has a lot in the tank.
01:35And, like I said, man, he still has a lot of fighting left in him.
01:37He'd like a rematch.
01:38Will you give him one?
01:39Absolutely.
01:40This was huge, you know, for boxing.
01:42This is huge, you know, what me and him were able to bring here today.
01:46I would love to do it again.
01:48Mario, thank you.
01:49Thank you, Jim.
01:49Appreciate it.
01:50All right.
01:51Let's go back to ringside.
01:53Bernardo?
01:54Thank you, Jim.
01:55And this was the second fight where Mario Barrios won.

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