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Morales? trainers: ?We?ve done our job?
LAS VEGAS -- The way the name of the group has been tossed into the third and final installment of the Manny Pacquiao-Erik Morales rivalry, it may seem like Velocity Sports Performance…
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Cebuanos speak out on tomorrow?s ?Grand Finale?
By John Pages
Jack Jakosalem, Cebu City Councilor: ?The fight will no doubt be great, but Manny will put him out at 8! ?If it reaches 9, Morales won?t look so fine... ?Hey, it?s Round…
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Pacquiao is pundit’s pick
IT?S not just Filipinos wracking their brains on who will emerge triumphant when Manny ?The Pacman? Pacquiao steps in the ring against Erik ?El Terrible? Morales tomorrow at the Thomas and Mack…
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Bob Arum brings house down with STAR story
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS ? Before a jampacked press conference, Bob Arum, the legendary boxing promoter, made special mention of a recent Philippine STAR article where a Filipino bishop said it?s not a sin…
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Study in contrasts<br>Is Morales-Pacquiao a better deal than the big fight?
Side by side, Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao look like those Greek theatre masks of Tragedy and Comedy. Morales, with his hollow-eyed, hawk-nosed glower, seems to personify all the pain and cruelty…
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Pacquiao, Morales primed despite lack of world title
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - There will be 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…
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Velazquez captures super featherweight title in DQ
LAS VEGAS -- Hector Velazquez of Mexico beat Bobby Pacquiao of the Philippines by disqualification in the 11th round and captured the WBC Continental Americas super featherweight championship. Velazquez, 129 pounds, won…
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Pacquiao camp in for a surprise, says Morales trainer
LAS VEGAS -- Weight a minute. Erik Morales? battle with the scales dominated conversation at the final press conference for his bout against Manny Pacquiao Thursday, with the Mexican?s camp bristling at…
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TRUSTING IN A THRILLER
WHEN A boxing promoter says, "Trust me," that's usually a hint to check your wallet. But Top Rank boss Bob Arum was being sincere. "Trust me," he said. "It will be one…
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Pacquiao-Morales III Fight Predictions
Live Saturday night from the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada (HBO PPV), Manny Pacquiao meets Erik Morales for the third bout of their classic trilogy. Tijuana?s El Terrible (48-4,…
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Manny Pacquiao Vs Erik Morales III As Predicted By RSR
By Brian Wilbur
This Saturday, November 18th, Manny Pacquiao will fight Erik Morales for the third time. These two future hall of fame boxers have already participated is two classic wars. Morales won the first…
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Morales prepares for the fight of his career
LAS VEGAS -- Erik ?El Terrible? Morales wants people to remember. Not the granite-chinned boxer who was introduced to the canvas for the first time in his career last January. Not the…
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Pacquiao vs. Morales 3/Pay-Per-View Slam Dunk
By Onur Tezucar
There comes a time every year where you take a few moments to look down the boxing schedule and say to yourself, "I'd pay $50.00 to see that." This is one of…
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BOBBY PACQUIAO LOSES VIA DISQUALIFICATION
LAS VEGAS--Bobby Pacquiao found himself disqualified in his scheduled 12-rounder yesterday against Mexican Hector Velazquez due to repeated blows way south of the border in the main event yesterday at the 800-capacity…
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ALA stalwarts in public sparring!
Three upcoming ALA stalwarts will showcase their wares in a sparring preview this Saturday, November 18, 2006, 5 pm, at the ALA Fight Club, Banilad Town Center. Philippine No. 1 Miniflyweight Donnie…
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‘GRAND FINALE’ PRESS CONFERENCE RESULT
LAS VEGAS--The final press conference was held just moments ago at the Cox Concourse of the Thomas and Mack Center's Cox Pavilion here, with a record number of foreign and American mediamen…
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Pacquiao-Morales poised to join all-time great trilogies
When Erik Morales (48-4, 34 KOs) and Manny Pacquiao (42-3-2, 32 KOs) lock horns at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, they will be looking to add an…
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Brian Viloria/Omar Nino Romero Rematch This Saturday
By Jacqui Snow
It was supposed to be an easy victory for hard-hitting Brian Viloria (19-1, 12 KOs), who was defending his WBC Junior Flyweight title against Omar Nino Romero on August 10th. Instead, the…
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Pacquiao still has plenty to prove
By Matt Wells
In his religiously divided native country, Filipino Manny Pacquiao just may be bigger than Jesus and Allah combined. Yet what are those of us who have not made him into a false…
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Bobby overweight, stripped of title
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS ? Bobby Pacquiao lost his WBC Continental Americas super-featherweight crown without taking a punch. The 26-year-old brother of ring sensation Manny Pacquiao weighed in Wednesday afternoon three pounds over the…