Morrales Barrera Feud

Morales-Barrera feud update! Tuesday, March 1 2005 By Karl Freitag The well documented animosity between Erik Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera is alive and well. Barrera recently extended a fig leaf to rival Erik Morales by saying "I’m rooting for Morales because as Mexicans we have to root for one another." However Morales is having none of it. "He can say something in public and we know he doesn't believe it for a minute," said Morales today. "He wants to see me get beat just as much as anybody. I don't even think about it. I could care less what he thinks." So does Erik have negative feelings toward March 19 opponent Manny Pacquiao? "I can not be thinking about that," commented Morales. "I have really nothing against him. All I know is that he represents a very important part of my career. This bout is very important to me. That's why I need to win."