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BREAKING NEWS: Bernabe Concepcion now on 'Grand Finale' card!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 15 Nov 2006
LAS VEGAS--Filipino boxer Bernabe Concepcion will either fight on the big stage, or find himself with no fight at all under the klieg lights of the world's gambling capital.
This after it was learned today that Concepcion, who is supposed to battle undefeated Mexican Joksan Hernandez on Thursday, Read Full Story >>>The Third Time's Not Always The Charm
By Ed Schuyler, The Sweet Science, Wed, 15 Nov 2006
A third fight between boxers signals that their first two bouts produced an exciting victory for each man and that the rubber match is saleable. This is the case for Manny Pacquiao and Erik Morales, as it was for Morales vs. Marco Antonio Barrera.
Morales won the first fight against Barrera, then Read Full Story >>> Trim but sullen Morales checks in
By Francis Ochoa, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Wed, 15 Nov 2006
LAS VEGAS -- His face crumpled into a scowl, Erik Morales arrived here late Monday night after a nearly four-hour flight from Toluca, Mexico, just five days before he steps into the ring to face archrival Manny ?Pacman? Pacquiao on Nov. 18 at the Thomas and Mack Center.
Unlike Pacquiao, who arriv Read Full Story >>> Morales quietly slips into Vegas
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Wed, 15 Nov 2006
LAS VEGAS ? Not a single word came out from Erik Morales, who arrived here 11 p.m. of Monday (3 p.m. of Tuesday in the Philippines) from Mexico for his do-or-die duel with Manny Pacquiao this weekend at the Thomas and Mack Center.
Morales flew in on a private plane leased by his promoter Top Read Full Story >>> Viloria raring to avenge loss
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Wed, 15 Nov 2006
There?s no doubt in Gary Gittelsohn?s mind that Brian Viloria will regain the World Boxing Council (WBC) lightflyweight title from Omar Ni?o Romero of Mexico in the undercard of the Manny Pacquiao-Erik Morales rubber match at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday night (Sunday morning, Read Full Story >>> Silent, elusive Morales arrives
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Wed, 15 Nov 2006
LAS VEGAS ? Erik Morales was slippery as an eel Monday evening, granting no interviews and turning his back on Filipino mediamen who waited for two hours for his arrival at the Wynn Hotel here.
Morales needed several hours to get to Las Vegas from Mexico. He boarded a private plane from Toluca f Read Full Story >>> Exclusive Interview: Freddie Roach
By Ace Freeman, FightFan.com, Wed, 15 Nov 2006
?We?re looking to improve on the beating Morales received last time.?
FightFan.com was LIVE on location at Freddie Roach?s Wild Card gym to get the latest on Manny Pacquiao?s training camp for his epic third showdown against nemesis Eric Morales. Freddie speak on Manny?s conditioning, battered sp Read Full Story >>> FLASHBACK: Tired Morales Felled by Buzzsaw Pacquiao
By Kieran Mulvaney, TigerBoxing.com, Wed, 15 Nov 2006
"THE GRAND FINALE!" FESTIVAL only at TigerBoxing.com
12 DAYS of coverage of the Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales trilogy
ROUND 7
TigerBoxing celebrates 12 days of coverage of the thrilling trilogy between c Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao armed to the teeth
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Wed, 15 Nov 2006
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao will have the antidote to whatever Erik Morales will bring to the ring on Saturday night. Armed with an unprecedented 157 rounds of sparring, Pacquiao gave a handful of scribes on Monday, a peek into what could take place at the Thomas and Mack Center, just a few hours bef Read Full Story >>> Pacman sharp in 30-minute roadwork
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Wed, 15 Nov 2006
LAS VEGAS ? Under the extreme cold, Manny Pacquiao hit the road early Monday morning and looked good during a bristling 30-minute run at the UNLV track stadium here.
Pacquiao had three layers of jackets, a pair of sweat pants and running shoes when he left the Wynn Hotel before 7 a.m. for the da Read Full Story >>> Fight odds make Manny uneasy
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Wed, 15 Nov 2006
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao isn?t too happy being tagged as the overwhelming favorite.
Or at least, that?s the way he sounded.
"Sobra naman ang tiwala nila sa akin (They?re putting too much trust on me)," said Pacquiao Monday, the day the odds on his upcoming fight against Erik Morales contin Read Full Story >>> No missing Vegas ?boxing at its best?
By Francis Ochoa, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Wed, 15 Nov 2006
LAS VEGAS -- This is how big the two of them are.
Planted firmly on a Las Vegas avenue is a massive pillar that holds a huge electronic screen flashing the headliners of the elegant Wynn?s hotel and casino.
Its main feature is Pacquiao-Morales III: The Grand Finale, and amid the din of vehicle Read Full Story >>> 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 >>>
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