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PACQUIAO 129 LBS, MORALES 129 LBS!
LAS VEGAS--Like a walk in the park, Manny Pacquiao and Erik Morales made weight in their first try today, both coming in at 129 lbs at the official weigh-in moments ago at…
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When Warriors Collide
By Ben Cohen
Manny Pacquiao and Erik Morales are two men born to fight. The ferocity and heart with which they compete has inspired their respective nations to proportions rarely seen in the sport of…
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Morales and Pacquiao: A Special Trilogy
A year or so ago, news of a putative rematch between Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao was not greeted with unanimous praise. Their first bout, in March 2005, had undoubtedly been a…
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Boxing Superpowers Meet in Pacquiao vs. Morales III
When it comes to professional boxing, Third World nations like Mexico and the Philippines are world super powers and Manny ?Pac Man? Pacquiao and Erik ?El Terrible? Morales are its weapons of…
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The Philippines vs. Mexico: A Prelim to War
A boxer named Pacquiao lost Thursday night but the Philippines isn?t in mourning just yet. That?s because it was their favorite son?s younger brother, Bobby Pacquiao (27-11-3), who was disqualified by referee…
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Two warriors to battle again
By Keith Idec
Manny Pacquiao and Erik Morales will make us forget everything that's wrong with this troublesome game for a little less than an hour late Saturday night. The disgraceful decisions. The preposterous practices…
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The ?Other? Pacquiao Diminishes Family Name, and Opponent?s Family Jewels
Notwithstanding his knockout of shopworn Kevin Kelley earlier this year, or last year?s entirely bogus points victory over Carlos Hernandez, it is hard to believe that Bobby Pacquiao would receive as many…
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Pacquiao says it?s personal
LAS VEGAS ? No doubt about it, there?s bad blood between Manny Pacquiao and Erik Morales. Morales has repeatedly said the better man didn?t win when Pacquiao knocked him out last January.…
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PACQUIAO-MORALES JUST DOESN’T EXCITE ME!
By Cliff Rold
GOT TROUBLE GETTING HYPED FOR MIS-MATCH! Alexandria, VA-It's the true number one pound-for-pound fighter in the sport, the Philippine's Manny Pacquiao (42-3-2, 33 KOs) versus a Mexican legend in Erik Morales (48-4,…
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TigerBoxing Staff Picks: THE GRAND FINALE!
The time is near. We must choose a winner. Will Pacman gobble up Morales once more? Will El Terrible be the comeback kid? Crystal balls anyone? Franklin McNeil says: That Erik Morales…
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The Los Angeles Diary: Day 2: The LA sojourn
LAS Vegas - I left LA shortly after 7 a.m. yesterday, stopped by Ontario to pick up AJ and Ermee from their visit with relatives, and then sped off towards Las Vegas…
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Erik vows to beat Pac<br>Morales slams Roach over weight issue
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? What makes Erik Morales so dangerous are not the guys who want to see him emerge triumphant Saturday night against Manny Pacquiao. What motivates Morales even more are those…
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Erik?s weight loss program awes guru
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS ? Rafael Mendoza, who said last July that Erik Morales will have to cut his legs just to make 130, was stunned to see the Mexican boxer in such good…
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Fight analysis: The S-factors of consequence
LAS VEGAS - Manny Pacquiao is a solid 3-1 favorite to beat Erik Morales in their epic 12-round showdown at the Thomas and Mack Center here tonight (tomorrow morning, Manila). The climax…
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Last Chapter of Trilogy: Pacquiao, Morales in top shape, see victory
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS ? Without really trying, Erik Morales threw his weight around Thursday?s press conference. At the packed Cox Concourse of the Thomas and Mack Center here, the crafty Mexican boxer simply…
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?Biggest show in Vegas? <br>Pacquiao vs Morales tickets are sold out
LAS VEGAS?There is no world title on the line when Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao meet in the ring for the third time in Las Vegas on Saturday night (Sunday morning in…
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Pacquiao-Morales III – The Friday Notebook
LAS VEGAS, NV (November 17, 2006) -- Three-division world champions and national icons MANNY "PACMAN" PACQUIAO, from The Philippines, and ERIK "EL TERRIBLE" MORALES, from Mexico, put it all on the line…
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El Terrible
They don?t call him that for his manners, although Marco Antonio Barrera could certainly make a case for it, especially after a water-throwing incident marred the aftermath of their third fight. They…
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Morales tuned like a Ferrari
By Nick Giongco
This is the line of thinking of the team of experts that took Erik Morales under its weight reduction and physical conditioning program for almost two months in Los Angeles. "We have…
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Morales rebuilt according to specifications ? Velocity
By Abac Cordero
Losing a lot of weight made Erik Morales come out of the Velocity Sports Performance Center in Los Angeles a better boxer and a better fighter. Jorgen Person, who helped run an…