Fight Name: | Coming With Everything |
Fight Date: | March 19, 2005 |
Location: | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
Titles: | vacant WBC International and IBA super featherweight titles |
Nickname1: | "El Terrible" ("The Terrible") |
Hometown1: | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico |
Purse1: | $2,500,000 |
Record1: | 47–2 (34 KO) |
Height1: | 5 ft 8 in |
Weight1: | 130 lb |
Style1: | Orthodox |
Recognition1: | WBC No. 1 Ranked Super Featherweight The Ring No. 2 Ranked Super Featherweight The Ring No. 8 ranked pound-for-pound fighter 3-division world champion |
Fighter2: | Manny Pacquiao |
Nickname2: | "Pac-Man" |
Hometown2: | General Santos, Soccsksargen, Philippines |
Purse2: | $1,750,000 |
Record2: | 39–2–2 (31 KO) |
Height2: | 5 ft 6+1/2 in |
Weight2: | 129+1/2 lb |
Style2: | Southpaw |
Recognition2: | The Ring Featherweight Champion WBA No. 1 Ranked Featherweight IBF No. 2 Ranked Featherweight The Ring No. 5 ranked pound-for-pound fighter 3-division world champion |
Result: | Morales wins via 12-round unanimous decision (115–113, 115–113, 115–113) |
Erik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao, billed as Coming With Everything, was a super featherweight boxing match.[1] This match occurred on March 19, 2005, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States and was distributed by HBO PPV.[2] [3] The bout is the first of the Pacquiao-Morales trilogy,[4] widely considered one of the greatest boxing trilogies of all time.[5] [6] [7]
Pacquiao was a 7-5 betting favourite.
Morales controlled the pace of the close fight. In the fifth round, Pacquiao suffered a cut over his right eye caused by Morales' right cross.[8] At the end of 12 round all three judges scored the bout 115–113 for Morales.[9]
Both the Associated Press and Harold Lederman, HBO's unofficial scorer, had the fight 116-112 for Morales.
Confirmed bouts:[10]
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