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Pacquiao: Morales will go for early KO By Francis Ochoa, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Wed, 15 Nov 2006 LAS VEGAS -- Filipino ring hero Manny Pacquiao has no doubt that Erik Morales will go all out to knock him cold early in their Grand Finale showdown on Saturday (Sunday morning in Manila) here.
?He?s going to try and knock me out in the early rounds,? Pacquiao told the Inquirer in Filipino.
?T Read Full Story >>>Manny Pacquiao Media Conference Call Transcript EastSideBoxing.com, Wed, 15 Nov 2006 It?s ?The Grand Finale!? ? Three-Division World Champions Manny Pacquiao and Erik Morales ? will get it on for the third and final time to determine the best man in the ring. They each own a victory over each other. Both fights have been complete sell outs in Las Vegas and have sold well over 700,00 Read Full Story >>> WORLD TOP 10 - POUND-FOR-POUND Sportinglife.com (UK), Wed, 15 Nov 2006 Floyd Mayweather confirmed his status as the finest 'pound-for-pound' fighter in the world recently with a shutout points win over Carlos Baldomir to claim the WBC welterweight title in Las Vegas.
Mayweather barely lost a round against his Argentine opponent, but his defensive mastery was not to Read Full Story >>> Record media attendance for Pacquiao fight By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Wed, 15 Nov 2006 LAS VEGAS ? Sports Illustrated. Los Angeles Times. Reuters. Associated Press. Agence FrancePresse.
Apart from media representatives from the Philippines, Mexico and the US, these are only a few big time media outlets that have applied for accreditation for Saturday night?s big event at the Tho Read Full Story >>> Manny-Erik 3: Too bad they're not heavies By Bernard Fernandez, Philadelphia Daily News, Tue, 14 Nov 2006 IF ONLY Manny Pacquiao could be stretched on a medieval torture rack from a height of 5-6 ? to, say, 6-3. If only his
appetite for such Filipino fare as beef nilaga, beef caldereta and beef kare-kare was so ravenous that he could pack on another
90 pounds and still retain that ripped musculatu Read Full Story >>> Grudge match pits speed, power boxers Morales adds a right hook and a body attack for his bout against Pacquiao By David A. Avila, The Press Enterprise, Tue, 14 Nov 2006
When it comes to professional boxing, Mexico and the Philippines are world superpowers.
Erik Morales (left) and Manny Pacquiao meet for the third time in two years Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO V MORALES III ON FIRE! 15rounds.com, Tue, 14 Nov 2006 - 14,000 TICKET SALES AT THOMAS AND MACK!
- 756,000 RECORD-SMASHING HITS ON TOPRANK.COM!
- CLOSED-CIRCUIT TELECAST OPENS AT WYNN LAS VEGAS!!!
There was a huge weekend ticket sale for Pacquiao vs. Morales III 'The Grand Finale' which pushed sales to over 14,000 for the mega fight this Saturday a Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao prepared for the worst By Recah Trinidad, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Tue, 14 Nov 2006 LAS VEGAS -- Sports book entries in this brightly lit gaming capital on Saturday pointed to an evolving mismatch at the Thomas and Mack Center.
The odds, minus-220 against plus-180, speak for themselves.
Plainly put, a $220 bet on Manny Pacquiao would yield no more than $100 if the Filipino wi Read Full Story >>> Latinos feel Morales has slim chance By Salven L. Lagumbay, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Tue, 14 Nov 2006 LAS VEGAS -- The buzz on Manny Pacquiao here in Sin City has become too much that even Latinos are having second thoughts about putting their dollars behind Mexican Erik Morales in their much-awaited rubber match.
And as fight day gets closer, it seems the odds have gone up in favor of Pacquiao.
Read Full Story >>> Pacman in Las Vegas, resumes final workout By Francis Ochoa, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Tue, 14 Nov 2006 LAS VEGAS -- Manny Pacquiao has returned to the site of his biggest win to get ready for his biggest battle yet.
Pacquiao led a multi-vehicle convoy from Los Angeles to this gambling and entertainment capital of the world filled with confidence -- what with the odds stacked heavily on his side -- Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao sings as he arrives in Vegas By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Tue, 14 Nov 2006 LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao tried to hide the effects of the time-consuming 300-mile road trip that began in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon by plucking his expensive guitar and singing a mellow tune while awaiting for the keys to his suite at the swanky Wynn Las Vegas.
For a few minutes, Pacqu Read Full Story >>> WBC STATEMENT ON PACQUIAO-MORALES FightNews.com, Tue, 14 Nov 2006 The World Boxing Council ratifies the approval and celebration of the fight in which The WBC International Champion Manny Pacquiao, Philippines, will make a defense of his title against Eric Morales, Mexico next Saturday, November 17, in Las Vegas Nevada, under the promotion of Top Rank.
Both fi Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao and Alcano kindred spirits By Ed Picson, The Manila Bulletin, Tue, 14 Nov 2006 It?s funny how a phrase in one language can mean something positive and translated into another becomes quite the opposite. Take for instance, "believing in oneself." Reading it that way would refer to a simple term on thinking positive. In Tagalog however, it would literally translate to "bilib sa Read Full Story >>> 'AHAS' NIETES VIES FOR WBO ASIA-PACIFIC MINIFLY CROWN ON NOV. 24 PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 14 Nov 2006 They call him ?AHAS? or ?SNAKEMAN? and unlike any of the other boxers, the Cebu-based Ilonggo, Donnie Nietes, trains alongside his 20-feet pet python.
The unassuming and shy Nietes will finally get a chance to fight for the vacant WBO Asia-Pacific miniflyweight title againt No. 2 challenger He Read Full Story >>> It's Always Something with Manny Pacquiao By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, Tue, 14 Nov 2006
The smile is back on his face. There is a bounce in his step as he walks into the gym. His energy level is as frenetic as ever. And get this, as Manny Pacquiao prepared for his third and final chapter against Erik Morales this Saturday Read Full Story >>> Perhaps a Pacquiao Pamphlet? By Bart Barry, 15rounds.com, Tue, 14 Nov 2006 This pound-for-pound thing is beyond me, I admit. It seems to have started nobly enough, years ago, as a way of taking Sugar Ray Robinson?s ample achievements, adding fifty pounds to them, and imagining how our sport?s all-time-greatest pugilist would have done against his heavyweight contemporaries Read Full Story >>> Oscar de la Hoya --- Pacquiao's Secret Weapon By Hermie Rivera, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 14 Nov 2006 January 21 2006 saw Manny ?Pacman? Pacquiao score a scintillating stoppage of Eric ?El Terrible? Morales in a fight he wasn't expected to win.
At the time he knocked out the Mexican three-division champ, Pacman was a just a foe who unexpectedly dealt Tijuana's fight mogul his first debacle.
Read Full Story >>> Erik Morales: Lost in Translation By Rick Folstad, The Sweet Science, Tue, 14 Nov 2006
Maybe something was lost in the translation.
Maybe it was the questions and how they were asked.
Or maybe it was just former world champion Erik Morales being Erik Morales.
That?s not to say he?s a b Read Full Story >>> Weight loss to diminish Erik?s power By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Tue, 14 Nov 2006 Even if Erik Morales manages to tip the scales at 130 pounds at the weigh-in the day before his fight against Manny Pacquiao, he won?t be as terrible as his moniker suggests when the bell finally rings to signal the start of their 12-round rubber match at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas on S Read Full Story >>> Vegas odds soar as Pacquiao hits town By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Tue, 14 Nov 2006 LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao quietly slipped into the luxurious Wynn Hotel here late Sunday afternoon, carrying his expensive guitar and wearing a big, red tag as the overwhelming favorite in his coming battle with Erik Morales.
The boxer from Gen. Santos City used the hotel?s south entrance and m Read Full Story >>>
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