Eric Morel

[XaduBoxer]

Did anybody see him on the undercard of the Calderon fight? I know he used to be a pretty good fighter and now he's moved up to 118 and had a couple of fights there. Now he's calling out Gerry Penalosa.

Does he look like he has much left, much to offer at 118. Its not like 118's that loaded. I mean he was a good fighter, a champion, I do remember him getting handled pretty well by Martin Castillo but to be fair that was a Martin Castillo at or near his peak which was a pretty good peak.

Abner Mares is the no. 1 contender to Peñalosa's crown... Maybe a Peñalosa vs. Mares championship fight as undercard of Hoya-PAC fight...

link: http://www.saddoboxing.com/boxingfor...ight-card.html

Guess you don't know this but Mares moved up in weight and is now campaining as a Super Bantam.

Is that so? But I think Mares can still make the bantam limit and I also read that he's interested in fighting Peñalosa for the title...
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[CutMeMick]

Abner Mares is the no. 1 contender to Peñalosa's crown... Maybe a Peñalosa vs. Mares championship fight as undercard of Hoya-PAC fight...

link: http://www.saddoboxing.com/boxingfor...ight-card.html

Guess you don't know this but Mares moved up in weight and is now campaining as a Super Bantam.

Is that so? But I think Mares can still make the bantam limit and I also read that he's interested in fighting Peñalosa for the title...
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He was interested prior to his last bout but I'm not so sure now.
Who knows he might move back down if it all goes well.

[XaduBoxer]

Guess you don't know this but Mares moved up in weight and is now campaining as a Super Bantam.

Is that so? But I think Mares can still make the bantam limit and I also read that he's interested in fighting Peñalosa for the title...
.

He was interested prior to his last bout but I'm not so sure now.
Who knows he might move back down if it all goes well.

Peñalosa opts for undefeated Mexican in title defense

World Boxing Organization bantamweight champion Gerry Penalosa has picked undefeated 22-year-old Mexican Abner Mares over Nestor Rocha for his next title defense.

The Mares showdown is a mandatory title defense. Peñalosa is hoping the fight can be on the Manny Pacquiao-Oscar de La Hoya undercard at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on December 6.

Penalosa said that his manager, Billy Keane, called him and told him there were two offers on the table from Golden Boy Promotions.

The first offer stipulates that Peñalosa should defend his title against Rocha for a purse of $150,000, possibly on the undercard of the IBF/IBO welterweight title fight between Paul Malignaggi and Britain's Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton at the MGM Grand on November 22..

The second says the WBO champ should face No. 1 ranked Abner Mares (17-0, 10 KOs) also at the MGM Grand but on the megabuck Pacquiao-de la Hoya fight for a much bigger purse of $250,000.

Penalosa, the 36-year-old southpaw with a record of 53-6-2 with 36 knockouts, said his choice was Mares. “I am confident I can beat him.”
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[CutMeMick]

Is that so? But I think Mares can still make the bantam limit and I also read that he's interested in fighting Peñalosa for the title...
.

He was interested prior to his last bout but I'm not so sure now.
Who knows he might move back down if it all goes well.

Peñalosa opts for undefeated Mexican in title defense

World Boxing Organization bantamweight champion Gerry Penalosa has picked undefeated 22-year-old Mexican Abner Mares over Nestor Rocha for his next title defense.

The Mares showdown is a mandatory title defense. Peñalosa is hoping the fight can be on the Manny Pacquiao-Oscar de La Hoya undercard at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on December 6.

Penalosa said that his manager, Billy Keane, called him and told him there were two offers on the table from Golden Boy Promotions.

The first offer stipulates that Peñalosa should defend his title against Rocha for a purse of $150,000, possibly on the undercard of the IBF/IBO welterweight title fight between Paul Malignaggi and Britain's Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton at the MGM Grand on November 22..

The second says the WBO champ should face No. 1 ranked Abner Mares (17-0, 10 KOs) also at the MGM Grand but on the megabuck Pacquiao-de la Hoya fight for a much bigger purse of $250,000.

Penalosa, the 36-year-old southpaw with a record of 53-6-2 with 36 knockouts, said his choice was Mares. “I am confident I can beat him.”
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Well there you have it, now all we need is for Mares to pull through...