Morales an All-Timer?

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  • amaru
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    #21
    morales is definatly an all time great and hes already a living legend. definatly a hall of fame fighter and one of the most exciting fighters in the last 10 years.

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    • STEELHEAD
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      #22
      morales is already one of the all time greats.so is barrera.

      wow,if he wants to tango with corrales or castillo... i wish him luck.

      if morales doesnt show up in top form i can see zahir lasting into the later rounds if he shows heart.

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      • ZABJUDAH#1P4P
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        #23
        Originally posted by ThaGreatestJr.
        Morales is a all time great, no question about it.He has only lost 1 fight in my eyes ,he lost the 3rd of the Morales Barrera fight while the 2nd was robbed from Morales, I believe Morales should be 48 -1 with 2 wins over Barrera, 1 over Daniel Zaragosa, 1 over Carlos Hernandez, 1 over Jesus Chavez, 1 over Wayne Mc Collough, 1 over Kevin Kelley, 1 over In Jin Chi, 1 over Junior Jones, 1 over Manny Pacquiao, 2 wins over Guty Espadas, 1 win over Paulie Ayala, and his resume continues. He has a win in the first Barrera fight, That fight could have gone both ways, Morales won, the next fight vs Barrera, that fight was a awesome fight but Morales won Clearly by at least 3 points, The next and last fight vs Barrera, Barrera won it but it could have gone either way,(Morales fought 11 pounds overweight in the last fight vs Barrera), Morales is in my eyes 18 and 1 in title defenses, but his title defense record is really 17-2. He has conquered titles at 3 different weight classes. He has never been Knocked Out so he has the toughest chin in his weight divisions or maybe all of boxing, He has been in pound for pound top 10 for years and years while the De La Hoyas, Vargas, Hameds, Mosleys, L.Lewis, Tsyzus, Jones Jrs, Forrests, Trinidads, Spinks and everyone else drops off, People today and years ago usually put newbies of the pound for pound list ahead of Morales like today , all of a sudden , ive seen list that catapult the Corrales, Wrights, J.Taylors, Pacquiaos, and any other fighter ahead of Morales while dropping Morales down, He is also the most exciting fighter of the past 10 years, arguably. He hasnt even finished his career and hes already accomplished all of this, this man is 3 years younger at least than Marco Barrera

        i agree with everything you said except i thought the first 2 morales-barrera fights could have gone either way i scored them both for morales by just one point.

        but he did lose the third match and thats the only true loss for him i agree.

        he is without a doubt an all time great no question about it.

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        • Easy-E
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          #24
          Originally posted by 24karatrold
          He did beat barerra (at least once) and had the third fight been 15 rounds, Morales wins.
          im aware of that, but his win was a close, split decision, and he lost twice, and the fight was set for 12 rounds, not 15, so that point is totally irrevelant. in order to be considered one of the greats, he has to get the monkey off his back, i believe that he is being overrated by many many people right now.

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          • Sir_Jose
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            #25
            Originally posted by 24karatrold
            ERIK MORALES: THE BEST OF A GENERATION?
            06 September, 2005 by Cliff Rold


            HBO DOUBLEHEADER HIGHLIGHTS THE SPORTS BEST!

            It is hard to fathom that we have had him for nearly a decade but the ultimate warrior of boxing, Mexico’s Erik Morales, has indeed been a presence for that long. He has reigned at or near the top of every division from 122 to 130 since defeating Hall of Famer Daniel Zaragoza in 1997 and has quietly amassed the sort of record that any fighter, in any generation, would be proud to have.

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            Yeah hye'll go down right along with Chavez, Sanchez and Lopez. The guy has done nothing but live up to the hype. I remember when he was coming up all everyone could talk about was how this kid was gonna be special and he turned out to be as special as everyone said he was.

            Not only did he have the talent, but he had the heart to go with it.

            Morales is great because he fights for the people and gives the people the fights they want.

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            • oldgringo
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              #26
              Originally posted by Sir_Jose
              Yeah hye'll go down right along with Chavez, Sanchez and Lopez. The guy has done nothing but live up to the hype. I remember when he was coming up all everyone could talk about was how this kid was gonna be special and he turned out to be as special as everyone said he was.

              Not only did he have the talent, but he had the heart to go with it.

              Morales is great because he fights for the people and gives the people the fights they want.

              One thing I'll always agree with you about is El Terrible.

              He was seriously one of the most dynamic punchers at 122 that I've ever seen. Dead on accuracy when throwing punches at incredible angles with bad intentions.

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              • 24karatrold
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                #27
                Moarles fights for money; not 'the people'

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