Morales was a very respectful guy, he had a quiet charm about him and people in the Philippines love him. He was getting mobbed like a movie star everytime he showed up in public. One time, he went to the local shopping mall with his wife to buy some stuff, and all the people recognised him and they basically closed that wing of the mall because of all the people wanting to take a photo with him or get an autograph.
Here's another one of his local ads, if you guys are interested. [YT]sVP0cPHFZFQ[/YT] He gets to speak in Filipino too.
People love Erik Morales. He is to this day the only one of the mexican fighters to beat Manny. People forget how good Morales really was. Even though I love JMM, I think Morales was every bit as good...possibly better.
Barrera and Morales were every bit as good as Pacquiao and Marquez in my opinion. We tend to remember what's happening currently though. Irrespective of differing opinions though, that commercial is pretty awesome. "For me, this is the BEST BEER" - Morales.
I would rate Morales above JMM, don't get me wrong JMM was very skilled but Morales in his prime was GREAT, it's true people forget how good he really was.
A past primed Morales did something that JMM could not do. Dominate Manny. If Morales was primed, I think he would win against manny 8 out 10 times to be honest.