Punxsutawney Phil Picks Pacquiao.

Sage, prophet and soothsayer, Punxsutawney Phil, emerged from his burrow on Gobbler’s Knob this morning, began shadow boxing, and proclaimed in his native language — Groundhogese — that there will be six more weeks of training before Manny Pacquiao knocks out Erik Morales in their March 19 HBO PPV extravaganza at

the MGM Grand’s Garden Arena in Las Vegas NV!!!! “It is going to be stormy weather for ‘El Terrible,'” predicted Phil. “I see Morales going down as Pacquiao rains a hailstorm of punches on him!”

The Pacquiao-Morales twelve-round super featherweight championship is presented by Top Rank and M & M Sports, in association with the MGM Grand. Tickets, priced at $400, $300, $200, $125 and $75, are on sale at any MGM Grand Garden Arena box office outlet . To charge by phone, call Ticketmaster (702) 474-4000.