Is Morales a factor at 140 because he was competitive with Maidana?

[uoykcuf]

At least for this fight I would almost guarantee it. There is serious bad blood, and Cotto will be desperate to avenge his loss. After that is another story.

Cotto has done the best against Pacquiao so far, he won like 1 or 2 rounds maybe arguably 3 rounds. I don't consider shane running from almost the opening bell and winning next to no rounds as an accomplishment for going 12 rounds with Manny. And Clottey got outworked for 12 rounds too even tho he came forward alot just didn't land enough.

And Margarito who briefly hurt Manny with a body-shot didn't win 1 single round on my score-card. He was outworked like Clottey except Clottey has a better defense.

[ablindwatchmakr]

Cotto has done the best against Pacquiao so far, he won like 1 or 2 rounds maybe arguably 3 rounds. I don't consider shane running from almost the opening bell and winning next to no rounds as an accomplishment for going 12 rounds with Manny. And Clottey got outworked for 12 rounds too even tho he came forward alot just didn't land enough.

And Margarito who briefly hurt Manny with a body-shot didn't win 1 single round on my score-card. He was outworked like Clottey except Clottey has a better defense.

Are you basing your future expectations on him fighting at welter or JMW?

[Ben d great]

no, only reason he looked good was cause of maidana's lack of skills.

you are absolutely right, Maidana need to have a new trainor, he has awesome power,the problem he dont know how to use it. A great army knows how to withdraw and wave into other position when danger ahead. I didnt saw that to Maidana he always go for a kill, it end up he got killed.

[Marcov]

The Joke of a sanctioning body, the WBC is giving Morales a fight for the vacant title. His opponent, Jorge Rodrigo Barrios! Barrios never even fought at 140 before and lost at 130lbs 3 fights ago to Rocky Juarez. Neither Morales or Barrios is currently in the top ten at light welterweight! And Maidana was not invited!
What a joke the WBC is!

[JOM'S]

as of the momment Erik has no legitimacy as contender but you can not deny that Erik fights are entertaining as hell and showed us want it means to be great and how pathetic Maidana skills are, the same Maidana who gave Ortiz and Khan hell...

[Doctor_Tenma]

No he's not, which further proves how basic of a fighter Maidana is.

[puga]

No he's not, which further proves how basic of a fighter Maidana is.

maybe, but he did beat ortiz....i mean , look at segura .... the man is more one dimentional than the word one dimentional itself but he beat calderon....

[Barry Halls]

Morales is a great name to have on your resume. 90% of the boxingfans fail to realize that it's more important WHEN you fight a legend than that you fight one.

I don't think Morales is a factor. He needs to get favorable matchups to keep shining.
Fighting Khan would be suicide.

[Motofan]

Morales is in my top two favorite fighters of all time, but no. He was in against a guy who was slow, and cant box. Just a clubber coming in to bomb him out. Erik will always do ok against those kind of guys. But he is still shot and shouldnt be fighting anymore.

[Doctor_Tenma]

maybe, but he did beat ortiz....i mean , look at segura .... the man is more one dimentional than the word one dimentional itself but he beat calderon....

Which is why Ortiz should be ashamed, despite that I strongly believe a rematch would turn out differently.