International promoter Murad Muhammad today disclosed that the "initial pay-per-view figures" for the epic battle between Manny Pacquiao and Erik "El Terrible" Morales at the MGM Grand Garden Arena last March 19 "were better than those for the Morales-Marco Antonio Barrera fight" last November which was their third meeting and one that was described as a fight for the ages. [details (http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=896)]