Erik Morales:Believe in me 1 more time.

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If Arum is serious about all of this fitness etc,I expect EM to last the distance,especially as he started training so early. I want him to work Pac's body and please wear the 8oz gloves,he can hurt Pac with the pillows,he can hurt him with the 8 ouncers. I'm going for EM,points or late stoppage and I know that sounds ridiculous but maybe if you will something to happen so badly,it just happens!!

Thats quite some prediction , Erik by stoppage .If he wins IMO it will be on points cuz I cant see him hurting Pac .

Im not sitting on the fence by saying it will be a draw but I think Erik will be better than last time , Pac not as good and it will cancel the other out . After 12 hard rounds each guy emerges without a victory

That's what I mean,I really hope he wins by stoppage but it will be hard. He has stopped Pac in his tracks on numerous occasions in both fights and that is with the pillows,so if he wore the 8oz,my thinking is he could hurt Pac even more.

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I kniw Erik stung Pac in the first fight cuz Pac would wave his rms in the air in a stupid attempt at bravado to show he wasnt hurt . So its not inconceivable that he might get him going again in the 3rd fight but he'l have to do it early cuz the longer it goes the more I favour Pac . Another thing to remember is that if Larios can rock Pac like he did in Manilla then Erik certainly can but that was a casual display from Pac that night . I expect him to be alot more focused and business like here .

Eriks chin is unlikely to let him down early on . Its the body shots and pace that might get to him so we'l see a coupl,e rounds off if its starting to get to Erik . Myt best bet is it will take Pac up till about round 10 to get Eriks legs wobbly and its a matter of whther Erik can survive the last 2 in order to hear the final bell .

We are still brothers man and CC,your points are very very good but I think Erik will prepare himself for the body work,and for the pace.He has to!He knows what Pac is going to do and he knos he needs to stop it. I agree,I think EM needs to hurt him big early on but I believe Erik,if he works on his conditioning,he can beat Pac. I think the break has done him good,he'll be refreshed,has time to get used to the weight and will win!(I hope!)

I duno if a break from the ring is just what he needed . He may lack sharpness from it and timing . When a fighters out of the ring they need to get rid of the ring rust but he'l have no time for that .

Whilst I agree he needed to give himself a break I think he should have taken a warm up . Instead hes fought Barrera / Raheem and Pac back to back so its hard to tell what he has left cuz we dont know how hed perform against a B level fighter . Eriks never been 1 for warm ups but he should have had 1 before this fight just to get back to winning ways , get his confidence up and keep his technique with a mark in time fight so when he does fight Pac he isnt shaking off rhe ring rust for the 1st couple rounds .

Manny in his last fight tried to box more and if he uses this approach against Erik , it gives the Mexican a better chance . Mannys better as teh all out slugger as standing off takes away his best qualities . Erik has to somehow put Manny on the back foot , use the ring but reserve his own leg strength . Hel need to keep energy levels up in the second half so dont try to take Manny early with rushes . Ration his work if need be , keep the left hand pumping out and use those feints he was renowned for in his early career to give Manny plenty to think about and keep him guessing .

I see him doing this atleast up until round 5 then Pacs corner will no doubt try a different approach . Eriks footwork and movement may begin to slow and thats when he will start getting caught with more body punches . Once Erik begins getting pushed back from flurries we will be witnessing a turning of the tide . Hel drop his arms and this is where the concentration seems to leave him . By round 8 Pac will be steeled into his work and the battlelines will be drawn . Erik wont allow himself to be dominated but will be on the back foot . In the second fight I noticed his poise changed when he was fearful of the body shots . In order to protect himself he had this crouched style and I see him using it here in the later rounds , replying to flurries but never really opening up . Pac will be darting in and out of range clsoing the gap on the scorecards with his highworkrate and pressure . I dont see any knockdowns but a competative fight where Erik answers fire with fire in the last 3 minutes . 115-115 Draw