Could Manny Pacquiao ever have defeated a prime Erik Morales?

No...

A drained Morales was able to mop the floor with PAC...

Steroid Version of PAC of 147 vs Prime 126 Morales, I'd favor the roid user.

 

I think marquez being pac's foil is a myth. It's the opposite, i've watched both fights in detail an marquez struggles with pac's style more than the opposite. The rematch I had a draw aside from the kd, but jmm just can't avoid that counter left, a punch he's been getting tagged with ever since the norwood fight (a fight he blatantly won)

But to your question, at sbw or featherweight I just don't see pac winning against morales. Then again what I say next might invalidate my opinion some.

I had morales beating mab at sbw and I think pac falls foul to the same fate because at that weight morales was too big and strong plus his crisp aggressive punching would definitely keep pac on the back foot all fight.

At fw I had mab beating morales by fighting behind his jab and boxing well, pac at fw was not that kind of boxer.

It wasn't until the mab rematch that pac began to show more patience in the ring and that was up at sfw. So i'd conclude that had they fought any earlier, morales beats pac.

 

Since, you already created excuses, I will add that is a Pac that did not have his preferred glove, a Pac that has cut on his eyes, a Pac that was still perfecting his skills, a Pac that got some numbness on his hands after a blood has been taken on him closer to the fight :good

 

a Green Pac took Morales' soul.

 

An old Morales years removed from his prime and recently suffering a loss schooled Manny.

 

You mean the Morales whom Green Pac humiliated twice? If a green Pac was able to mop the floor with Morales, what would a Prime Pac do to him? :yep Pac would murder him. :rofl

 

Drained Morales had lost to Zahir Raheem.

 

Doesn't change the fact that a Green Pac schooled him twice. He must be thankful he wasn't up against a Prime Pac. :yep

 

115-113 115-113 115-113.

 

Green Pac TKO10 Morales
Green Pac KO3 Morales

:rofl

 

morales was 28 years old.

 

He had already been through the Barrera trilogy.

Age ain't nothing but a number, and a worn Morales practically shut Manny down.

 

At 122, 126 or 130, Pacquiao would beat Morales ina close but hard fought war.

The 1st fight was surrounded by strange circumstances, Pac not being allowed to wear the Reyes gloves. Plus he underwent blood extraction few days before the fight. And Pac sustained a nasty cut in the 5th round - not saying that it is not part of the game. It is, but the truth is that it did affect Pac. Still, it was a close fight.

 

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Morales 115-113 Morales.

 

So Morales has already been with trilogy against Barrera, but Pacquiao has been on a war with Morales and JMM, I would say that Pacquiao is even more impressive now, cause a worn out Pacquiao is so dominating nowadays.

You forgot to add Morales has beaten a Pac that did not have his preferred glove, a Pac that has cut on his eyes, a Pac that was still perfecting his skills, a Pac that got some numbness on his hands after a blood has been taken on him closer to the fight :good