Morales-Pacquiao 1 revisited, Look how this writer eat his word.

http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=3011&more=1

This Sharkie's Machine said "He can't imagine Pacquiao beating Morales." I guess he eats his word months later.:yep

 

Sharkie's Machine: Morales Conquers Pacquaio

21.03.05 - By Frank Gonzalez Jr.: Living legend and Tijuana native, Erik "El Terrible" Morales upped his record to 48-2-0-34 KO's on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, where as the underdog, he faced dangerous rising Philippine Star, Manny "PacMan" Pacquaio (39-3-2-30 KO's) in a Super Featherweight match up of epic proportions. Morales was insulted by the odds. But the odds makers were wrong.

Manny Pacquaio has been on a mission. In November of 2003, he beat up on Marco Antonio Barrera so badly that Barrera's corner threw in the towel to make it a TKO 11 victory for Pacman. That shocked the boxing world.

Pacquaio's management has had an aggressive agenda and the Barrera fight was just the start of a tour that would include J.M. Marquez (WBA and IBF FW Champion) and Erik Morales, the three most notable Featherweights in the world.

Pacquaio's memorable battle (in May of 2004) against J.M. Marquez featured Marquez going down three times in the first round from devastating power punches. But, Marquez got up and out boxed Pacman well enough for the remaining rounds that it was officially decided as a (controversial) Draw..

After Marquez, it was on to the Philippines, where last December, Pacquaio fought Fashsan "3K Battery" Por Thawatchai (44-7) and floored "3K" four times and won by TKO 4.

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Morales presented Pacman with problems he could not solve. Morales' ring generalship, cool demeanor and accurate punching proved to be the right recipe for stopping the Pacman express.

Entering this fight, Morales weighed 140-pounds. Pacquaio, 139. Lightweights? (At least it wasn't 17 pounds over ala Cotto vs. Corley)

Pacquaio vs. Morales is my pick for "Fight of the Year" honors so far in 2005.

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Once Morales showed he could take Pacman's punch, Manny didn't seem like the man with the power. Morales' accuracy, ranginess and chin were too much for Manny to conquer.

 

The official Judges all scored it 115-113 in favor of Erik Morales. There were no knockdowns and happily, no controversial scoring. Both guys deserve tremendous respect for their performance. This is easily a top candidate for '2005 Fight of the Year' honors.

The idea that if Pacquaio could beat Barrera, who just beat Morales, then Morales could not beat Pacquaio-has been proven wrong.

Styles make fights. If Barrera were to have a rematch with Pacquaio, things could go either way. When great fighters face each other, anything can happen. All the idol worship and speculation in the world can't change that.

Morales appeared to believe with his entire being that Pacman could not hurt him and he did a better job of handling Pacquaio than Marquez ever dreamed when he created the blueprint for how to beat Pacquaio. Morales moved to Manny's left, attacked at the right moments, had a better defense and was able to impose his will and effectively neutralize Pacman's potent offense.

Look at any picture of Morales AFTER one of his fights with Barrera-his face is always bruised and bloody. After Pacman, only his nose was a little swollen and he had some swelling on the left cheek. So much for, 'if A can beat B and B beat C than C can't beat A.'

Morales is back on top. He can fight Barrera again, rematch Pacquaio, go after Marquez or move up to 135 and make his mark there. Morales is an active fighter, usually fighting three times a year. The year is still young, who's next?

Pacquaio's a big Star because he deserves to be. There was no loss of dignity in losing to one of the best fighters in the sport. He lost Saturday night, but who's to say he can't come back and win a rematch against Morales. He is a dangerous proposition for anyone in his league and I expect his next fight will reflect that attitude.

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-but that's why they fight the fights-because you never know until they fight. As of now, its Morales 1, Pacquaio 0.

Morales should take on J.M. Marquez. So should Barrera. Marquez has unfinished business with Pacquaio. Long live the drama.

 

It's well documented here the Marquez ducking Pacquiao by over pricing himself.