Comments Thread For: Erik Morales: Beating Marcos Maidana is Not Impossible

[Sweet Jesus]

it is not impossible to beat him, just that Morales wont be the guy to beat him. The last time he got in the ring with a hard puncher got KOed in the early rounds....Pacquiao, anyone??

Compare Pac and Maidana again and I'll send you a virtual slap.

[Trenchant]

He has a chance "Morales", he has a chance. If he is 100% focused and 100% in shape, maybe he can do this. I know Morales sees something in Maidana that he can exploit. ****, he dropped Diaz, he came close to beating him. And that was a prime Diaz. If anything Morales has grown into the higher weight by now, and he is just toning it up so maybe he will be in killer shape too. He will probabaly rock Maidana and keep him guessing and that would be the key to victory for him. Now Maidana on the other hand is a gnarly fighter, but he is predictable and as long as Morales stays away from those slow wide shots he has a good chance of getting the decision or maybe a TKO. Maidana has been hurt before and he's lost in the past too.

[v.cassiusali@ya]

maidana was lucky to beat the count with khan in the very first round...

i don't think he can survive with el terrible...yes, as i've said, a shot morales can beat maidana...

[llamas1]

Maidana is a tough fight for anybody. Hes big strong, hits like mule kicks and he can take a punch.

Morales is 34 years old, had the fight beat out of him by Pac, has only had some tuneup fights since, plus a loss to Diaz...

I don't want to say the guy is shot hes not gonna be able to box El Chino off him all night..

Look for Morales to be running all night. Standing and trading is a real bad idea for him in this fight

[BigStereotype]

i dont have a lot of points and i've never bet against anyone on here before but i just have a funny feeling about this one. i dont think morales is as nuts as most people think he is. i think he can beat maidana who i think is a pretty one dimensional fighter. he only looked good against khan because khan got into a pissing contest with him. if morales fights smart then i see no reason why he cant do to maidana what hopkins has done to many a younger, stronger opponent. i'll bet whatever i have on morales winning a split.

He refused to fight smart even when he had legs underneath him. You're talking about the MASTER of pissing contests here...it was good for us but bad for him. When you're going life and death with In-Jin Chi, it's just a style thing. Morales just doesn't have the patience to box. He gets hit and says "alright, let's go!" It could really cost him against Maidana. Obviously, he'll lose, but it could cost him a lot. I hope not.