Comments Thread For: Photos: Erik Morales Fails, Garcia on Weight, Kirkland, More

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Erik Morales was over the limit for Saturday’s showdown with Danny Garcia (22-0, 14KOs), which headlines an HBO-televised doubleheader (10PM ET/PT) from Reliant Arena in Houston. As the scales read 142 lb. for what was supposed to be a 140 lb. title defense, Morales (52-7, 36KO) showed no desire to sweat off the remaining two pounds and opted to vacate the title. He is also forced to part with $50,000 of his purse, which will now to go to Garcia, who checked in at a chiseled 139.5 lb. for a bout that marks his first on HBO and for a title.

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[Hector Moreno]

garcia is a pretty average fighter

morales should win this

[intoccabile]

Nice.. Cotto and his brother have matching tats. -.-;

[Bajingo]

Damn Morales looks soft. It was bad enough against Maidana and Cano but he looks small and like he's carrying a lot of fat.

[freudianslip]

Wow obviously Morales isn't going to win any physical match against Garcia. Gonna take a lot of that ring experience to win this one.

[Bajingo]

The fact he put his shirt back on straight away says it all.

[americanbot]

kirkland is in tip top shape.........this is the same version that destroyed angulo.

ann know what she's doing..............very underrated trainer.

[-Spinal-]

Morales looks like he just came off the couch. And the other two Mexicans, Molina and Castillo don't look to be in great shape either. If I were going strictly on who looks to be in better shape, i'd say Mexico goes 0-3 on Saturday. Garcia and Kirkland look in great shape and like they took training camp very serious.

[Hector Moreno]

kirkland is in tip top shape.........this is the killer that destroyed angulo.

angulo gassed out after the first round and it still took kirkland over 5 rounds to get a doc stoppage...

Ishida would whupp his arse again

[Carpe Diem]

I thought Castillo was considered of retiring last year.