erik morales's performance

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  1. ant

    ant Ride The Walrus Full Member

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    iv seen the fight now and i have to say after a sluggish start in which his hand speed seemed a bit slow he really improved round after round he had brilliant reactions to dodging punches and showed some real class of course jose alfaro isnt the greatest of fighters but he is someone with a knockout punch in him an former champion i just feel that if morales put muscle on instead of fat people would take his comeback more seriously
    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkZNfTWECS8&feature=related[/ame]
     
  2. Son of Gaul

    Son of Gaul Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    If he can string together a couple of victories, who knows...
     
  3. Stinky gloves

    Stinky gloves Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    So Morales won WBC International welterweight title while Floyd still doesn't have any belt at WW :lol:
     
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    ant Ride The Walrus Full Member

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    lol true bring on andre berto!!! lol
     
  5. M.I.G.

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    From what I saw, he definitely still had some good movement and his reflexes are not bad at all. I'd like to see him try to make 140.
     
  6. ricardinho

    ricardinho Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He mentioned that he had two options lose fat or gain more muscle and that he along with his team would make a decision. However, his goal is to fight at 140.

    He also stressed that he needed one more test to assure himself that he was ready to face top competition. I think the time off helped him and he does appear to be more mature and hungry.
     
  7. ant

    ant Ride The Walrus Full Member

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    i love seein some of the classic moves he still showed like when he fakes the over hand right and throws a left upper cut thats one of my favoruite moves in boxing
     
  8. Borincano

    Borincano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yes, 140 would be great. I did not see the fight, but I did see pictures of him prior to the fight and I was concerned on how his body looked. He is determined and he could have waited until he did get to 140, but he opted to just fight at 147. That was a lot of weight to lose to get to where he is now.
     
  9. ant

    ant Ride The Walrus Full Member

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    morales keeps saying he wants to fight at welterweight also i wouldnt want him to go down too far in weight wouldnt want his legs to go again just maybe put muscle on instead