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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A few more days to go. I can’t wait! I’m too excited to see this match. I still don’t know where I’m gonna watch it coz here in the US, you either watch it live in Vegas or watch it thru PPV. It kinda sucks coz in the Philippines, I could watch it for free even though it’s a bit delayed.

Dubbed as the “Grand Finale”, Pacquiao vs. Morales 3 will be the deciding match for this great rivalry. This rivalry could easily be one of the best rivalries in boxing history and is likened to the Barrera-Morales and Gatti-Ward rivalries. This match is also the most awaited fight of the year for boxing fans around the world. This match could easily be the “Fight of the Year” because of the drama and history involved and also because of the talent of this two great fighters.

Erik “El Terible” Morales & Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao

With both fighters having a win over each other, Pacquiao and Morales are eager and determined to prove to the world who really is the best boxer. Morales would be coming to the ring at 132 lbs instead of the initially agreed weight of 130 which is considered as an advantage for him. Pacquiao, on the other hand would be relying on stamina and punching power to make this match go his way.

“I am the best super featherweight in the world and I cannot wait to prove it to Erik Morales…again. Morales will fee the strength of the people of The Philippines behind every punch I land on him. This may be the ‘Grand Finale’ on our trilogy, but it is just the beginning for Manny Pacquiao.”

Manny Pacquaio

How I wish I could watch this live at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. I’m sure the tickets are gonna be pretty expensive and hard to get but if I had the money, I would definitely get myself tickets. But if in case I don’t get to watch the live or replay match, all I want is for Manny Pacquiao to win and make us Filipinos proud.

Go Pacman!

November 18 @ 9:00 PM ET/6:00 PM PT

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