Robert Morales
415 articles · L.A. Daily News
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Rematch on, regardless of defeat
Bob Arum, who promoted Saturday's card at Staples Center, said going in that he was concerned about the difficult opponents Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao were going to face. If both were…
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Fighters have a lot at stake
LOS ANGELES -- Considering what's at stake, it's almost surprising Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao are going to fight such formidable foes tonight in co-feature bouts at Staples Center. Morales, of Tijuana,…
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Morales still seeks credit for big win
ERIK Morales isn't thrilled that, in his mind, he hasn't received proper credit for defeating Manny Pacquiao via decision last March 19 in a super featherweight fight at MGM Grand in Las…
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Morales, Pacquiao fight at Staples
Erik Morales isn't thrilled that, in his mind, he hasn't received proper credit for defeating Manny Pacquiao by decision last March 19 in a super featherweight fight at MGM Grand in Las…
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Morales wins in a thriller
LAS VEGAS ? Erik Morales went into his fight Saturday against Filipino southpaw slugger Manny Pacquiao knowing that he needed a victory to keep his place among boxing's elite. Morales' back was…
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Pacquiao ready to finish the job against Morales
Manny Pacquiao has watched film of Erik Morales in action. But ask him if he has seen anything that will help him tonight when he fights Morales, and he says, "Yes, but…
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Pacquiao earns unlikely payday to face Morales
Muhammad, in some ways, reminds one of Don King. He's a boxing promoter who can go on and on at a news conference, and he's boastful. "What I tried to explain to…
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Title bout could be PPV bonanza
Murad Muhammad, in some ways, reminds one of Don King. He's a boxing promoter who can go on and on at a news conference, and he's boastful. "What I tried to explain…
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11,000 of 14,500 Pacquiao-Morales tickets already sold out
The way ticket sales are going for the March 19 super featherweight fight between Tijuana's Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines, it's safe to say the matchup is highly anticipated.…
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Morales to take on another tough foe
Erik Morales is the epitome of the old-school prize fighter, the type that is not shy about fighting one mean hombre after another. It was just Nov. 27 when Morales engaged Marco…
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Morales Goes From The Frying Pan To The Fire
No one will ever be able to accuse Erik Morales of being weak of heart. If he were, he wouldn't have signed to fight the vicious Manny Pacquiao only six weeks after…
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Pacquiao hopes to pull another upset
One minute, Manny Pacquiao says he is "doing the same training I did for Marco Antonio Barrera." The next, he says something that could spell doom for Juan Manuel Marquez tonight in…
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Marquez gets shot in spotlight
Juan Manuel Marquez of Mexico City has been one of the top featherweights in the world for years, yet few outside of boxing circles know him well. Fighting in the shadows of…
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Pacquiao’s popularity on the rise
Manny Pacquiao already had appeared in several Filipino action movies, so he had a fairly high level of popularity in his native Philippines before he knocked out Marco Antonio Barrera in the…
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Manny Pacquiao says fighting De La Hoya, Cotto, Margarito more worrisome than Mayweather
Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao figure to get record-breaking paydays for their May 2 welterweight title-unification fight at MGM Grand in Las Vegas. We won?t know until all the pay-per-view buys…