After battering Erik Morales on the way to a third-round knockout Saturday night, Manny Pacquiao showed there were no hard feelings or personal enmity when the two crossed paths in the casino at Wynn Las Vegas less than 24 hours later.
The super featherweights made an impromptu exchange of the jackets they were wearing in the casino to serve as souvenirs of their historic trilogy of bouts, according to a report by Nick Giongco of the Manila (Philippines) Bulletin.
The fighters, who were both staying at the Wynn, bumped into each other in the baccarat pit – where they were perhaps picking up the slack for James Bond, who has evidently abandoned his erstwhile signature game in favor of Texas hold ’em.
Pacquiao, who won two of their three fights, traded his red jacket for Morales’ dark blue one as fans gathered to snap photos.
An avowed gambler on all sorts of pursuits including pool and cockfighting in his native Philippines, Pacquiao was betting much higher than Morales.
Pacquiao was enjoying a Corona with lemon as he played cards, according to Giongco’s report, and “Morales also had a bottle of the fine-tasting Mexican beer, which he gulped as though it was sparkling drinking water.”
