Quote Originally Posted by jontabs
It's amazing to see how people have forgotten Morales' masterful performance against Pacman during their first fight. I think that was the "war" he was referring to.

True, Erik did get knocked out during his last fight with Manny, but IMO Erik's drop from the lightweight division really affected that.
I haven't forgotten his masterful performance but it was clear to me that Pacquiao's performance was massively hindered by the cuts he received. I didn't buy all that rhetoric about the gloves they were using, but it was still a very competitive fight and maybe Morales's last great performance. However, for Morales to conveniently neglect to recognise the nature of the second fight hints at delusion. I understand a boxer has to talk themselves up but I do fear he will get a similar kind of beating when they are next up. I would take on board that the drop in weight could possibly had an affect on Morales but even so he looked a shadow of the fighter he once was.

Watch me get proved wrong when the great Morales cements his place in history with a(nother) career defining win!