It was only four months ago when Marco Antonio Barrera and Rocky Juarez staged a battle that was difficult to score - the draw was later reversed to a razor-thin Barrera split decision victory after the fighters had already left the ring - but they are ready once again to wage war to settle the score, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Saturday night.

The scorecard mixup left Juarez, 25-2 (18), understandably upset, especially since he felt he won the fight. There are few who would argue with him. Despite being behind after six rounds courtesy of Barrera's stellar left jab. Juarez turned on the pressure and rocked Barrera on several occasions, including early in the fight. Juarez paid Barrera too much respect, and in retropsect, it may have cost him the victory. The smaller fighter was hurting Barrera with his left hook, and had the Mexico City warrior looking a little rusty. Barrera, 62-4 (42), seemed to have trouble with Juarez - and with keeping his mouthpiece intact - but vows to improve on his performance in the rematch.

Barrera deserves credit for giving Juarez a second fight; Juarez is a dangerous puncher, and his youth and determination to win the 130-pound title will surley spur him on. For Barrera, how well he does in the rematch will go a long way in saying how he will fare in the inevitable rematch with his Filipino conqueror, Manny Pacquiao. Perhaps Barrera took this fight to gauge his chance of success against the Pac-Man. While Juarez didn't annihilate Barrera the way Pacquiao did, he certainly gave him some food for thought. But the aggression Juarez exhibited in their first encounter will be nothing compared to the sheer volume of the Filipino freight train, so if Barrera is to seek a second fight with Pacqiuao and be successful, he must dominate Juarez.

Barrera will be sharper for this fight. But Juarez will be pumped, a Mexican-American fighting on Mexican Independence Day weekend. He thinks he can knock Barrera out, and will probably try to, despite what he says. The more experienced Barrera will box, but he's no slouch in the power category either. The fight will be a carbon copy of the first one, but this time, Barrera will win a more definitive decision, as he successfully avoids Juarez's big punches and keeps him at bay with his jab. However, that prediction comes with the caveat that Juarez can turn the fight around with just one punch.

Prediction: Barrera by majority decision