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Grand Finale: Pacquiao-Morales 3
By Edwin G. Espejo, Sun.Star General Santos, Fri, 17 Nov 2006
IT IS validation and redemption time once more this Sunday morning when our very own boxing idol Manny Pacquiao climbs the ring to face Mexican ring warrior Erik Morales for the third, and perhaps final time.
The two square ring gladiators are slated to face each other for 12 rounds at the MGM G Read Full Story >>>The moment of truth
By Homer D. Sayson, Sun.Star Cebu, Fri, 17 Nov 2006
LOS ANGELES- After months of anticipation, the Grand Finale, aka Pacquiao-Morales III, is finally near. ?Dalawang tulog na lang? as Jollibee loyalists would say. And while I still have to make my way back to Las Vegas, in time for today?s final press conference, the questions kept coming.
With a Read Full Story >>> Gift of glory
Manila Standard Today, Fri, 17 Nov 2006
RONNIE Alcano?s triumphant run in the World Pool Championships once again proved the Filipino?s indomitable spirit and world-class skills.
Life, they say, is sometimes stranger than fiction. Here was a man who secured the very last seat to the knockout Round of 64 of the WPC emerging ahead of ev Read Full Story >>> Morales confident of victory
Sun.Star Davao, Fri, 17 Nov 2006
ERIK Morales will enter the ring on November 18 against Manny Pacquiao as the awful underdog, but the Mexican warrior isn't worried a bit at all.
Morales said he does not mind what observers or the so-called boxing analysts would say as long as he knows only one thing and that is to come out vic Read Full Story >>> End of The Line for ?El Terrible
By Calvin Watkins, MaxBoxing.com, Thu, 16 Nov 2006
Maybe the decline started in 2000, when Erik Morales won a split decision over Marco Antonio Barrera.
Maybe.
Or maybe he was just ?okay?. But after years of grueling fights, trying to make weight, and moving up and down wei Read Full Story >>> Velocity key to Morales revival
By Robert Morales, Press Telegram, Thu, 16 Nov 2006
Erik Morales, up until two years ago, was sailing along in fine fashion. He was 47-1 with 34 knockouts, winner of world titles in three weight classes and a resident in everyone's top 10 pound-for-pound poll. In some, he was in the top 5.
He has gone 1-3 since and is no longer considered a top 1 Read Full Story >>> Erik Morales - Starving to Fight
By TK Stewart, BoxinScene.com, Thu, 16 Nov 2006
Try going several hours without eating. Then try going half the day. The hunger pangs will set in. Then try an entire day. The floor begins to feel shaky and you feel unsteady on your feet. Then try two days or three days. Hallucinations begin to infiltrate your mind and it?s a struggle just to rise Read Full Story >>> In this corner: Pacquiao vs. Morales again
By Chuck Johnson, USA Today, Thu, 16 Nov 2006
Manny Pacquiao and Erik Morales each own a victory against the other heading into their third fight, billed as "The Grand Finale" Saturday night (9 ET, HBO PPV, $49.95) at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.
Pacquiao (42-3-2, 32 KOs), from The Philippines, and Morales (48-4, 34 KOs), from Mexico Read Full Story >>> 'El Terrible' likely to fall victim again to 'Pac-Man'
By Matthew Aguilar, El Paso Times, Thu, 16 Nov 2006
The upset. In boxing, there is nothing more exhilarating.
Clay over Liston. Spinks over Holmes. Leonard over Hagler. And, the emperor of all pugilistic shockers, Douglas over Tyson.
But when you pit a hungry tiger like Manny Pacquiao against a fading star like Erik Morales, the upset becomes les Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao pooh-poohs Morales' boxing gloves
ABS-CBN News, Thu, 16 Nov 2006
Pinoy boxing champ Manny Pacquiao is primed and pumped for his third and possibly last superfeatherweight showdown against Mexican pug Erik Morales on Saturday (Sunday in Manila).
In an interview over DZMM, Pacquiao downplayed news that Morales is going for an early knockout after choosing to us Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO-MORALES III INCHES CLOSER TO REAL TIME
By Jason Aniel, RingTalk.com, Thu, 16 Nov 2006
PAC WANTS TO BE AMERICAN HOUSEHOLD NAME
San Mateo, CA-When the Pay-Per-View numbers rolled in on Floyd Mayweather?s near shutout over welterweight champion Carlos Baldomir, it was clear that Mayweather was not boxing?s number one attraction. The fight had 325,000 buys, a lower figure than his Read Full Story >>> 'Milenyo' To Wreck Havoc on Nov. 24
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 16 Nov 2006
Not a few months ago, super typhoon ?Milenyo? struck Metro Manila and devastated the metropolis in one of its worst disasters.
In a separate environment and in a different venue, another turmoil hit the boxing circle with a destructive blow as newcomer Milan Melindo of ALA Stable struck mayhem a Read Full Story >>> BOBBY PACQUIAO FAILS TO MAKE WEIGHT!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 16 Nov 2006
LAS VEGAS--Just hours ago, Bobby Pacquiao failed to make weight when he came in at 133 lbs at the official weigh-in held at the Monterrey Room of the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino here, thus forfeiting his WBC Continental Americas superfeatherweight title at the scales.
Hector Velazquez came in at a Read Full Story >>> Manny, Mo and Pac
By Rick Folstad, The Sweet Science, Thu, 16 Nov 2006
It was mentioned the other day that while Manny Pacquiao was busy training to fight Erik Morales, Erik Morales wasn?t only busy training to fight Manny Pacquiao. He was also busy training to make weight.
Tough way to make a buck.
Doesn?t seem quite fair to Morales. He?s got two personal demons Read Full Story >>> The Grand Finale: Manny Pacquiao and Erik Morales Complete Their Boxing Trilogy
By Dr. Howard Reynolds, RingsideReport.com, Thu, 16 Nov 2006
Promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank has dubbed Manny Pacquiao/Erik Morales III ?The Grand Finale.? That moniker can be applied to many aspects of this highly anticipated fight Saturday night at the sold out Thomas and Mack Center in Las Read Full Story >>> BOXING TRILOGIES IN HISTORY
By Alex P. Vidal, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 16 Nov 2006
ILOILO CITY -- The Nov. 19 ?Grand Finale? showdown between Emmanuel ?Pacman? Pacquiao and Erik ?El Terible? Morales is being dubbed as one of the biggest boxing trilogies in the history.
The series now stands at one win apiece going to perhaps the last and ultimate showdown between the category Read Full Story >>> Morales/Pacquiao: Will Morales Have Enough Conditioning To Beat Pacquiao?
By Dwight Boyd, EastSideBoxing.com, Thu, 16 Nov 2006
Manny Pacquiao (42-3-2, 33 KO's) will defend his WBC international super feather weight title on Saturday night against Erik Morales (48-4, 34 KO's) at the Thomas & Mack Center, in Las Vegas. This bout is the 3rd bout between the two fighters, with the first two fights being split with one victory a Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao ready for battle!
By Victor Perea, FightNews.com, Thu, 16 Nov 2006
On Tuesday in Las Vegas, inside the exclusive IBA gym, Filipino bomber Manny ?Pacman? Pacquiao allowed the media a sneak peak into his final preparations for Saturday night?s third encounter with Tijuana?s toughest, Eric ?El Terrible? Morales.
Pacquiao and his team weren?t the only ones who broke Read Full Story >>> Erik to go down in 9th-11th round
By Francis Ochoa, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Thu, 16 Nov 2006
LAS VEGAS?His mouth upturned into a hint of a smile, his head tilted upward to give the appearance of a cocked eyebrow, his eyes showing off a glint of mischief, Freddie Roach wished Erik Morales the best of luck.
?He?s going to need it,? said Roach.
As Manny Pacquiao eased up a bit in trainin Read Full Story >>> Morales given a chance by SecondsOut
By Ant Evans, SecondsOut.com, Thu, 16 Nov 2006
Can Erik Morales, 1-3 in his last four bouts, somehow avenge January's KO loss to Manny Pacquiao this Saturday in Las Vegas. Judging by our current poll, there's a small but vocal percentage of SecondsOut's readers who think he can... ditto with SecondsOut's writers...
I think Morales will raise Read Full Story >>>
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