Thread: Morales: Pacquiao- The Grand finale!!!

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September 19, 2006

By Ryan Macalua
Photos: Big Joe Miranda

Chaos surrounded the Beverly Hills Hotel in L.A. California as super featherweight superstars Erik Morales (48-4, 34 KOs) and Manny Pacquiao (42-3-2, 33 KOs) met in advance of their third fight on November 18 at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas. Both fighters wasted no time as they arrived around the same time with both looking very fit.

Morales, who looked particularly slim and fit, arrived with his new Velocity training team which included four trainers and a world rennown nutrionist. "I call you to give me an opportunity," said El Terrible. "Today I will tell you to believe in me. Since I was 23 years old, this is the first time that I am going to be training in great shape."

"When I'm not in front of them, they are saying that they're going to knock me out and that they are going to retire me. I will say to them in their face that the only thing I need to worry about is to come in great condition and make weight. Then we will celebrate on November 18!"

Pacquiao who was bombarded with questions about retirement, a rematch with Barrera, and managerial issues, was calm and relaxed as he approached the podium.

"I have nothing to say about Morales," said the Pacman. "I know he's in great shape right now. I know he will make weight on November 18th and I know he will be in 100 percent condition. It's going to be a great fight! I will try my best to give you guys a good fight and bring a victory to my country!"

Manny Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach commented, "This will be a big fight for everyone. I know Morales wants revenge and Manny has his whole country behind him. We are going to work really hard for this fight."

In regard to 'The Grand Finale,' promoter Bob Arum stated "Tickets to date have been absolutely phenomenal! This fight is headed for sellout and we expect there will be 16,000 people!"

Tickets priced at $50, $100, $200, $300 and $500 at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The pay-per view telecast has a suggested retail price of $49.95 and will be distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View.

I really want Morales to pull this one off, but at the same time I crave a second bout with Pac and Barrera.

This is going to require something quite special from Morales, but he is looking far less rotund than recent pictures have shown, perhaps he can overcome his conditioning flaws and give us another great showing....perhaps....

Originally Posted by miles

perhaps he [Morales] can overcome his conditioning flaws and give us another great showing....perhaps....

Expect to be surprised. That's all I'm saying. Everybody is saying Pac Barrera II, not Morales Barrera IV. I'm not saying Morales will win (JUST YET). But expect to be surprised. That goes for everyone else too!

Originally Posted by Gyrokai

Originally Posted by miles

perhaps he [Morales] can overcome his conditioning flaws and give us another great showing....perhaps....

Expect to be surprised. That's all I'm saying. Everybody is saying Pac Barrera II, not Morales Barrera IV. I'm not saying Morales will win (JUST YET). But expect to be surprised. That goes for everyone else too!

I expect an improved Morales performance and think he can win, but that opinion only comes from knowing how good he can be. How good he will be is that unknown variable that makes this so exciting....

Originally Posted by miles

Originally Posted by Gyrokai

Originally Posted by miles

perhaps he [Morales] can overcome his conditioning flaws and give us another great showing....perhaps....

Expect to be surprised. That's all I'm saying. Everybody is saying Pac Barrera II, not Morales Barrera IV. I'm not saying Morales will win (JUST YET). But expect to be surprised. That goes for everyone else too!

I expect an improved Morales performance and think he can win, but that opinion only comes from knowing how good he can be. How good he will be is that unknown variable that makes this so exciting....

If your talking about "conditioning" your dead wrong. Morales' problems never had a rooted in that. HBO thinks so, since they always talk about that and talked about during all his recent fights. When it comes to HBO and Morales.... they can suck my ballzz!!!! heh HBO has been wrong in just about every aspect with Morales... almost every aspect. And when they review a future Hall of Famer with such ignorance, that pisses me off... but even worse, what does that say about HBO? The leader in boxing showcases.

Morales will BE AS GOOD AS HE CAN BE, I'll tell you that straight up. I just don't know if the "fight odometer" has one last classic in store for Pacquiao. I sense so, but sense has nothing to do with it.

Your a cool guy, so I'll tell yah... Morales' problems root from TAKING ON THE BEST in so little a time frame and late in his War Torn career. Currently no fighter, including Corrales, has taken on grueling champions and has been though 12 long rounds with A+ world class fighters consecutively, repeatedly, and consistently. Nobody on PLANET EARTH! Just go by boxrec and check it out. I'll be the first and ONLY to say this. heheh No disrespect to fighters like Pacquiao, Corrales, and Castillo, because those men take on the best and put Mayweather's current resume to shame.

But conditioning isn't the root of it. Morales will be in his best shape, make no mistake.

16,000 sold out crowd=16,000 fine asss pinays and one lucky man sitting all the way in front RINGSIDE baby!

((NOTE: I deserve a cc for that inside track! haha)) ... no seriously I DO!!! From everybody else too!

Go ahead, go to boxrec and see for yourself, compare Morales with all the other bad*sses of the sport. He, Morales, was just unlucky and took on some mean sunsofbiatchez who just never wanted to go down! THEN be honest with yourself and tell yourself, how in the hell can you be in %100 shape all the time when all your doing is getting hit everywhere, time after time, in battles with the best..... how can you keep fighting at 100 percent! The answer is it isn't possible!
Then you go on HBO and they comlpain about your weight!

CC for the read Miles. Erik El Terrible Morales has possibly the best record of any current,active boxer,look at his resume,he does not get the credit he deserves and look,he lost to Pacman,was stopped but what a warrior,he wants a rematch straight away,I don't remember MAB saying he wanted Pac again,that was 3 years ago.. I believe in him and if he comes in 100%,I KNOW he can beat Pac,I'm sorry but overall,he is by far the better boxer. I respect and like Manny alot,he is P4P top 2,but COOOMMMMMEEEE ONNNNNN ELLLLLL TEERRRIIIBBLLLLE!! Ihope he KTFO Manny. And I'd bet anyone on this forum that Erik will do better than MAB does second time around.


Ooooops,just read your post Gyro,you nailed it bro,CC. Erik has been fighting B to A grade fighters all his life,Chavez,MAB,Pac,Chi,Ayala,hernandez,Espades,Ke vin Kelley,Junior Jones,Angel CHacon,mccollough,Zaragoza,Raheem,I could go on all day.

Originally Posted by TheBESTP4P

16,000 sold out crowd=16,000 fine asss pinays and one lucky man sitting all the way in front RINGSIDE baby!

You better pick up some "pinays" for me!!!

hmmmmmm u guys have some good points here, ill let you guys know how it all pans out from WHERE? oh yeah RINGSIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDE

Originally Posted by Gyrokai

Originally Posted by TheBESTP4P

16,000 sold out crowd=16,000 fine asss pinays and one lucky man sitting all the way in front RINGSIDE baby!

You better pick up some "pinays" for me!!!

F that bro just drive over, let me do the talking i guarantee u'll see some michael jordan 4th quarter classic shiiiiiiiiiiit!

Originally Posted by TheBESTP4P

Originally Posted by Gyrokai

Originally Posted by TheBESTP4P

16,000 sold out crowd=16,000 fine asss pinays and one lucky man sitting all the way in front RINGSIDE baby!

You better pick up some "pinays" for me!!!

F that bro just drive over, let me do the talking i guarantee u'll see some michael jordan 4th quarter classic shiiiiiiiiiiit!

Laugh OUt F*ckin LouD!!!!

Originally Posted by El Gamo

I respect and like Manny alot,he is P4P top 2,but COOOMMMMMEEEE ONNNNNN ELLLLLL TEERRRIIIBBLLLLE!! I hope he KTFO Manny.

CC backatyah!

As a matter of fact, had Erik Morales NEVER existed, Manny Pacquiao would have been my FAVORITE!!! But the little Phillipine just TKO'd my favorite fighter and talked trash afterwards.
That ain't sittin well with me.

Just to clarify, Morales DOES have a weight problem, BUT his real problem is his unforgiving schedule. He just needs to rest! For a couple of years he's been putting his body through the wringer!

Now he rested a couple of months (I hope that was enough) AND he's fixing his eating habits for this training camp.

As mentioned in other posts, i would love Morales to win this one. But on the other hand i would also like Barrera to have another go at Pacman, to right the wrongs of the last affair.

Does anyone think Pac would fight Barrera even if he lost to Morales ?