Pacquiao floors Morales in the 3rd round
I knew Manny Pacquiao was gonna win. I just didn’t expect it to be that fast. I expected this match to go the full 12 rounds or atleast the 10th round. I was also thinking it could end via scorecards. Like Pacquiao, I had respect for Erik Morales. He is no ordinary boxer and I expected him to come out with a better fight strategy. Actually, many sports analysts picked Erik Morales to win the fight based on experience and talent. But they underestimated Pacquiao.
Morales gets a taste of Manila Ice
Right at the start, both fighters came out with guns blazing, trading blows and vicious punches. Pacquiao won the first round by matching Morales’ attacks with explosive speed and cautious counters. In the second round, a more aggressive Pacquiao was relentless in attacking Erik Morales which scored him a knockout late in the round. By the third round, Pacquiao’s speed and power was too much as Morales began to miss his mark and his footwork became sloppy. Pacquiao on the other hand, was just getting started and was hitting Morales more with his right hand. The fight came to an end when Pacquiao floored Morales for the third time and referee Vic Drakulich counting him out with 2:57 remaining.
I admire Morales’ gesture after the fight when he raised Pacquiao’s hand while pointing at him. It shows his sportsmanship and that he’s not a sore loser.
Morales the Gentleman
Mabuhay ka Manny Pacquiao! You’ve made us Filipinos proud again.
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November 19th, 2006 at 9:20 am
Manila Ice..lmao. that got me crackin up.
November 19th, 2006 at 9:25 am
@trench - hehe. i didn’t make it up. that’s what named his right hook. it was his secret weapon coming in to their second match.
November 19th, 2006 at 3:02 pm
Congratulations to Pacman. But just three rounds?! Boy, he could’ve toyed with Morales a bit just to make the whole thing all worth the hype it generated. Sheesh…
November 20th, 2006 at 4:21 am
I just remembered, when Manny fought with Oscar Larios, he said he finished 12 rounds for the show. But isn’t it a nicer show finishing Morales in just 3 rounds?
November 20th, 2006 at 7:16 am
I bet age had already affected Morales performance. At 33, a boxer may not be as strong as he was in his peak days. He had seen better days It seems to me.
November 20th, 2006 at 3:15 pm
i may be the only filipino who has not yet seen that fight. hehehe! im gonna go watch it sa youtube.
anyway, go manny!!!
November 20th, 2006 at 6:48 pm
@jhay - he could’ve but that could also be dangerous. better finish the fight as soon as he can. anyways, in this match he really showed who the better fighter is and that he completely demolished Morales.
@ash - exactly! i don’t mind that it ended quickly, what matters most is that he defeated Morales.
@major tom - i totally agree. many boxing experts say that a boxer can get old overnight and i believe this is what happened to Erik Morales.
@joni - i don’t think so. i’m sure there are still many who haven’t seen the fight.
November 21st, 2006 at 1:11 am
i just noticed something with Manny and his camp/family/supporters.
They always say ‘Thank God. Manny won.’ Isn’t it the same as ‘Thank God. Erik lost’?
November 21st, 2006 at 3:23 am
@ash - hehehe. you’re right, it’s basically the same. but saying “Thank God Manny won” is more appropriate.
November 21st, 2006 at 11:19 am
congrats sa ating lahat… hehehe
November 21st, 2006 at 10:01 pm
Yes! Go Pacquiao! BTW, you may want to change your challenge question to a word verification plugin i blogged about here
Math kicks most people’s butts!! Okay, I’m talking mostly about myself. Haha!
November 22nd, 2006 at 2:28 am
Pacquiao showed the world who is indeed the better fighter. He’s awesome!
November 22nd, 2006 at 10:19 pm
@gbert - lumaban ka rin ba? hehe..just kidding
@tin - i already changed my anti-spam plugin and installed the one you’re using. thanks! yeah, i’ve had some complaints about the math question thing.
@ade - yup, he really “showed” ‘em, BIG time! hehe