Erik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao explained

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")
Record1:47–2 (34 KO)
Hometown1:Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Height1:5 ft 8 in
Weight1:130 lbs
Style1:Orthodox
Fighter2:Manny Pacquiao
Nickname2:Pac-Man
Record2:39–2–2 (31 KO)
Hometown2:General Santos, Philippines
Style2:Southpaw
Height2:5 ft 6+1/2 in
Weight2:129+1/2 lbs
Recognition2:The Ring featherweight champion
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)[1]

Erik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao, billed as Coming With Everything, was a super featherweight boxing match. 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]

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Morales outlasts Pacquiao. March 20, 2005. ESPN.com.
  2. Web site: Sino si Manny Pacquiao ?. Philstar.com.
  3. Web site: Morales-Pacquiao: Pride vs. Power. – Boxing News.
  4. Web site: Clash of the Titans: Part I - Erik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao I-III Underdog Sports . theunderdogsports.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20181219055856/http://theunderdogsports.com/clash-titans-part-erik-morales-vs-manny-pacquiao-iii . 2018-12-19.
  5. Web site: Manny Pacquiao vs Erik Morales and the 15 Greatest Boxing Trilogies of All Time. Justin. Tate. Bleacher Report.
  6. Web site: Mulvaney: Can Pacquiao-Morales join all-time great trilogies?. November 16, 2006. ESPN.com.
  7. Web site: The great trilogies in boxing. SPORTS FOR ALL BY Philip Ella. Juico. Philstar.com.
  8. Web site: Pacquiao Sees Red in Loss to Morales. March 20, 2005. Los Angeles Times.