Erik took Pac's best shots early in the fight, mid fight and more than a few in the 12th. Morales was definitely hurt in the 12th, but not staggered, not ready to go down, not ready to cover up and lay on the ropes, not ready to clinch and hang on for dear life. Same can be said for Pac, for not fading in the 12th, or backing-down after taking Erik's best for 12 rounds.
In a rematch, we'd see Pac having success tagging Morales with that same left hand, down the pipe. We'd again see Erik taking it well and countering effectively. Why would it go any differently?
I see one difference though, Erik probably wouldn't "give" Manny another round to prove he can take Pac's best. He's already done that. So, unless Pac has another higher gear, which I doubt, we'd should expect to see the first fight all over again, but not as close. Erik UD, 116-112 on three cards.
MANNY_P .... In summary, not only does Erik Morales have skills that exceed Pac's operall package, he can also take Pac's best shot and, more importantly, he has heart equal to Manny's. That's a tough combo to beat.
In beating Pac, Morales showed Pac a style very similar to that as JMM. Except that Erik was more agressive and not always looking to counter.
Also, Pac-Morales wasn't really all that close when you consider the "effect" that Morales was having on Pac versus Morales' response to Pac best shots. A rematch would look pretty much the same, or, more likely, Erik gives Pac a worse beating.
Or, it may be the other way around. Hope this time Pac doesn't get cut. And wears his glove of choice. ;)
In a match as close as the Pac vs morales, its ludacris to say either fighter will blast the other away in a rematch.
The Pac that fought Morales IMO would have destroyed JMM.
In beating Pac, Morales showed Pac a style very similar to that as JMM. Except that Erik was more agressive and not always looking to counter.
Also, Pac-Morales wasn't really all that close when you consider the "effect" that Morales was having on Pac versus Morales' response to Pac best shots. A rematch would look pretty much the same, or, more likely, Erik gives Pac a worse beating.
In a match as close as the Pac vs morales, its ludacris to say either fighter will blast the other away in a rematch. The point of re-matches is if the first fight is close, often the 2nd match may have a different result thus resulting in a trilogy. All judges scored the fight 7-5, you can say you scored it 8-4 but thats not official score and I could easily counter that by saying I scored it 6-6...Alot of the rounds were very close calls anyways with morales getting in 1 or 2 more shots in according to compubox.
Id like to see Pac, Morales, Barrera against the other top dogs in 130 right now as tune up b4 heading for each other. JMM can stay at 126 if hes too chicken. The Pac that fought him was so predictable, he got carried away with straight left after the 1st round. The Pac that fought Morales IMO would have destroyed JMM.
nice post. Oldgriingo is jest mad cuz his Pistons lost and it'll take a year fo them to recover HAH!
Pac only needs 1 fight (few months) and BAM, welcome back to Pacland, bitches!!!!
like I said, Nastradamus predicted Pac to beat by KO Morales. We shall see in the future.
pac deserves a rematch wid em coz pac was not even kd in their 1st match and has a very tight score because of an accidental headbutt.not like corales and castillo wer castillo had been almost unconcsiously leaning in the ropes and shud not have a rematch becoz it was proven in favor of corales. pac will comeback and will throw a good showdown agen between mab and em.
In a match as close as the Pac vs morales, its ludacris to say either fighter will blast the other away in a rematch. The point of re-matches is if the first fight is close, often the 2nd match may have a different result thus resulting in a trilogy. All judges scored the fight 7-5, you can say you scored it 8-4 but thats not official score and I could easily counter that by saying I scored it 6-6...Alot of the rounds were very close calls anyways with morales getting in 1 or 2 more shots in according to compubox.
Id like to see Pac, Morales, Barrera against the other top dogs in 130 right now as tune up b4 heading for each other. JMM can stay at 126 if hes too chicken. The Pac that fought him was so predictable, he got carried away with straight left after the 1st round. The Pac that fought Morales IMO would have destroyed JMM.
True that! :D
Wow you're so clever.
Morales already beat Pacquiao clearly, and I had him winning 8-4 as opposed to 7-5.
Erik would never fight Manny's fight, he's just way too good an overall boxer to be caught by the one dimensional Pacquiao. Sorry man but it's the truth and I told every Pac nuthugging dreamer like you before the first fight that Erik would beat his ass and he did.
I'd favor Manny over Barrera heavily if they fought a rematch but Erik is just too good. Truth hurts doesn't it.
Barrera beat the shit out of Morales (2X, maybe 3x)...Morales kick Pacquiao's arse...Pac almost killed Barrera... :confused:
In a match as close as the Pac vs morales, its ludacris to say either fighter will blast the other away in a rematch. The point of re-matches is if the first fight is close, often the 2nd match may have a different result thus resulting in a trilogy. All judges scored the fight 7-5, you can say you scored it 8-4 but thats not official score and I could easily counter that by saying I scored it 6-6...Alot of the rounds were very close calls anyways with morales getting in 1 or 2 more shots in according to compubox.
Id like to see Pac, Morales, Barrera against the other top dogs in 130 right now as tune up b4 heading for each other. JMM can stay at 126 if hes too chicken. The Pac that fought him was so predictable, he got carried away with straight left after the 1st round. The Pac that fought Morales IMO would have destroyed JMM.
like how Pistons would beat Spurs huh?
side note: you acting like Morales dominated Pac. He won 2 fuckin rounds foo. Get serious.
Pac will KO Morales in the rematch. It was predicted by Nastradamus fo Christ sake, bitches!
Wow you're so clever.
Morales already beat Pacquiao clearly, and I had him winning 8-4 as opposed to 7-5.
Erik would never fight Manny's fight, he's just way too good an overall boxer to be caught by the one dimensional Pacquiao. Sorry man but it's the truth and I told every Pac nuthugging dreamer like you before the first fight that Erik would beat his ass and he did.
I'd favor Manny over Barrera heavily if they fought a rematch but Erik is just too good. Truth hurts doesn't it.
I agree, he should not move to 130. I favor Marco Antonio Barrera if they have a rematch and it's at 130.
This is a fight that I figure more people would be crying for in the forums.
I'm sorry but Pacquiao beating Morales in a rematch is about as likely as Floyd Mayweather moving up to heavyweight and 1 punch KOing Vitali Klitschko.
like how Pistons would beat Spurs huh?
side note: you acting like Morales dominated Pac. He won 2 fuckin rounds foo. Get serious.
Pac will KO Morales in the rematch. It was predicted by Nastradamus fo Christ sake, bitches!
The power may still be there, but I think he might have lost his speed coming in at 138. It's his first time up, against one of the best, if not the best, in the division. And though we could say the same for Barrera, he pretty much know Morales so didn't matter much for him going up as Pacquiao. So there's still plenty of time to get comfortable for Pacquiao.
As always, time will tell. Hope there be a rematch between Pacquiao and Morales without all the controversy. Do we really need another Chavez-Morales?
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What i was thinking also.
I'm sorry but Pacquiao beating Morales in a rematch is about as likely as Floyd Mayweather moving up to heavyweight and 1 punch KOing Vitali Klitschko.
There is a little truth to saying Morales was hurt in the 12th against Pac-Man.
But let's put it into perspective. He took 5 or 6 totally flush full force, full power shots from Pacquaio and was still throwing back.
He was wobbled? sure. But no more than Pac was wobbled three or four times during the fight. He was not nearly NTFO. All those shots from Pac-man, and he STILL couldn't even DROP Morales. Yet alone knock him out. If Pac couldn't do it with those punches, he would never do it.
Do you think Morales would allow that to happen in a rematch? I don't. In fact, I think Morales has an easier time of it.
I like Pac-Man, he's exciting & great for the sport. But he is also one dimentional & very beatable.
:You_Rock_ :usa:
There is a little truth to saying Morales was hurt in the 12th against Pac-Man.
But let's put it into perspective. He took 5 or 6 totally flush full force, full power shots from Pacquaio and was still throwing back.
He was wobbled? sure. But no more than Pac was wobbled three or four times during the fight. He was not nearly NTFO. All those shots from Pac-man, and he STILL couldn't even DROP Morales. Yet alone knock him out. If Pac couldn't do it with those punches, he would never do it.
Do you think Morales would allow that to happen in a rematch? I don't. In fact, I think Morales has an easier time of it.
I like Pac-Man, he's exciting & great for the sport. But he is also one dimentional & very beatable.
Aw shit! I never thought this poster to be this stubborn when it comes to defending his hero. LMAO!
Calm down son, Morales just shut the fuck out Pacquiao. Do you still want others to thrust the dagger deeper on you?
Peden vs Pac would be interesting...Barrera vs Pac would be an even match at 130...and Morales simply blows Pac again! ;)
idiot. Pac would destroy Peden in 2! Pac would Barrera and Morales. Case Closed!
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