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Pacquiao, Morales to use same ‘Cleto Reyes’ gloves
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, 16 Nov 2006
LAS VEGAS — The choice of gloves is an issue once again in the run-up to the rubber match between Manny Pacquiao and Erik Morales.
While it has already been decided long before that Pacquiao will use the Mexican-made Cleto Reyes gloves, his opponent, the proud Tijuana native, has also opted to Read Full Story >>>Arum: No problem with Erik’s weight
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, 16 Nov 2006
LAS VEGAS — When Erik Morales holds a rare media workout Wednesday afternoon at the Top Rank Gym here in Vegas, a lot of questions regarding his weight will find some answers.
Morales arrived at Sin City almost midnight of Monday, but he didn’t utter a word in the face of media men who patiently Read Full Story >>> Concepcion-Hernandez fight is on!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, 16 Nov 2006
LAS VEGAS--Filipino Bernabe Concepcion's fight with undefeated Mexican Joksan Hernandez will now push through on Saturday as one of the undercards to the 'Grand Finale' card at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas.
The 10-round bout will be for the WBC Youth superbantamweight championship, and Read Full Story >>> Morales handler gatecrashes Pacquiao’s workout session
By Recah Trinidad, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 16 Nov 2006
LAS VEGAS -- Cash votes, in the form of bets over the sports book windows here, continued to swell in favor of Manny Pacquiao, with the one-sided trend Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) forcing Top Rank big boss Bob Arum to step out of bounds.
In a desperate move to win back Mexican confidence in Eri Read Full Story >>> Velazquez, Pacquiao headline VERSUS
By Victor Perea, FightNews.com, 16 Nov 2006
Fighters and media gathered inside the Hard Rock Hotel today for the final press conference before Thursday night’s match up on VERSUS between Hector “El Artillero” Velazquez (45-11-2 32 KOs) and Bobby “The Sniper” Pacquiao (27-11-3 12 KOs), younger brother of two-time world champion and boxing phen Read Full Story >>> Change of Scenery for Viloria
By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, 16 Nov 2006
Prior to his August bout against Omar Nino, the pins were all set up for WBC junior flyweight champion Brian Viloria. Capitalizing on the immense popularity of fellow Pinoy Manny Pacquiao, Viloria had begun to carve out his own niche in the boxing marketplace.
There were growing endorsement oppor Read Full Story >>> Erik Morales Makes His Last Stand
By Dr. Peter Edwards, BoxingScene.com, 16 Nov 2006
Bittersweet redemption is the main objective of Mexican icon Erik Morales. After losing three out of his last four bouts, Morales has his back against the wall when he meets Filipino sensation Manny Pacquiao for the third time on Nov Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao: I’m not better than Morales
By Recah Trinidad, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 16 Nov 2006
LAS VEGAS -- We’ve all seen Manny Pacquiao at his fiercest best. He never fails to transport intensity into the dazzled boxing ring, win or lose.
Well, in case you’ve missed it, Pacquiao could also turn a simple interview into an unforgettable performance, a knockout affair.
He did exactly tha Read Full Story >>> Criticism motivates Morales
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, Manila Standard Today, 16 Nov 2006
MEXICAN Erik “The Terrible One” Morales says he will show Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao what he can do in the ring when they clash in their Grand Finale rubber match at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas on Sunday.
In an interview telecast on a Top Rank TV special, Morales said: “The mo Read Full Story >>> WHAT IF PACQUIAO GETS HIS BUTT WHIPPED?
By Pedro Fernandez, RingTalk.com, 16 Nov 2006
BOTH MANNY & TRAINING ERIK IN “SIN CITY”
Las Vegas, NV-If Manny Pacquiao and Erik Morales were two thoroughbred horse races set to go head to head for 1 mile and 1/16, race fans would be gravitating to the Racing Form this week. In addition to each race in the career of both horses, they’d be l Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO DECLARES: 'The winner is me and me alone'
The Daily Tribune, 16 Nov 2006
As the odds continue to stack heavily in his favor, Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao is now showing traces of discomfort as he downplayed expectations of an overwhelming triumph when he faces Mexican ring legend Erik Morales on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) for the Grand Finale: Pacquiao-Morales III Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao fight to be shown commercial-free in Manila
ABS-CBN News, 15 Nov 2006
Manila's residents will get to watch the fight of Filipino boxing icon Manny "The Pacman" Pacquiao and Mexico's Erik "El Terrible" Morales without commercial interruptions on Sunday.
"Pacquiao vs. Morales III: The Grand Finale," will be broadcast live from the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Read Full Story >>> Mayweather Sr says Greedy Little Floyd getting Knocked Out
DogHouseBoxing.com, 15 Nov 2006
Although Floyd Mayweather Sr has not yet signed a contract to work for Oscar De La Hoya in his May 5th battle against Mayweather Sr's son, Mayweather Sr says his son is making a mistake and will end up on his butt, knocked out.
Mayweather Sr quoted by Kevin Iole of the Las Vegas Review-Journal di Read Full Story >>> BOBBY PACQUIAO, VELAZQUEZ ALL SET TO RUMBLE!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, 15 Nov 2006
LAS VEGAS--The final press conference for this Thursday's Bobby Pacquiao-Hector Velazquez WBC Continental Americas superfeatherweight showdown was held today at the Monterrey Room of the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino here, Read Full Story >>> BREAKING NEWS: Bernabe Concepcion now on 'Grand Finale' card!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, 15 Nov 2006
LAS VEGAS--Filipino boxer Bernabe Concepcion will either fight on the big stage, or find himself with no fight at all under the klieg lights of the world's gambling capital.
This after it was learned today that Concepcion, who is supposed to battle undefeated Mexican Joksan Hernandez on Thursday, Read Full Story >>> The Third Time's Not Always The Charm
By Ed Schuyler, The Sweet Science, 15 Nov 2006
A third fight between boxers signals that their first two bouts produced an exciting victory for each man and that the rubber match is saleable. This is the case for Manny Pacquiao and Erik Morales, as it was for Morales vs. Marco Antonio Barrera.
Morales won the first fight against Barrera, then Read Full Story >>> Trim but sullen Morales checks in
By Francis Ochoa, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 15 Nov 2006
LAS VEGAS -- His face crumpled into a scowl, Erik Morales arrived here late Monday night after a nearly four-hour flight from Toluca, Mexico, just five days before he steps into the ring to face archrival Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao on Nov. 18 at the Thomas and Mack Center.
Unlike Pacquiao, who arriv Read Full Story >>> Morales quietly slips into Vegas
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, 15 Nov 2006
LAS VEGAS — Not a single word came out from Erik Morales, who arrived here 11 p.m. of Monday (3 p.m. of Tuesday in the Philippines) from Mexico for his do-or-die duel with Manny Pacquiao this weekend at the Thomas and Mack Center.
Morales flew in on a private plane leased by his promoter Top Read Full Story >>> Viloria raring to avenge loss
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, 15 Nov 2006
There’s no doubt in Gary Gittelsohn’s mind that Brian Viloria will regain the World Boxing Council (WBC) lightflyweight title from Omar Niño Romero of Mexico in the undercard of the Manny Pacquiao-Erik Morales rubber match at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday night (Sunday morning, Read Full Story >>> Silent, elusive Morales arrives
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, 15 Nov 2006
LAS VEGAS — Erik Morales was slippery as an eel Monday evening, granting no interviews and turning his back on Filipino mediamen who waited for two hours for his arrival at the Wynn Hotel here.
Morales needed several hours to get to Las Vegas from Mexico. He boarded a private plane from Toluca f Read Full Story >>>
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