Manny-Morales, They Meet, Event Set

[Hurlex]

yo mooks this fight finally happened:

(remember how we use to talk about this back in september-november or when ever,back in the day lol)

its gonna be great even tho the odds are stacked up against your boy manny i do wish him luck (i hate morales)

[oldgringo]

LOL. Just like my answer to jose's post on the other thread re: the "little asian" being brought to school by the mexican..well..if the boxing gods are with Pac come fight night we will see the little asian make a taco salad out of the Mexican...

I just need to stop talking about this fight because I'm afraid I'll have a heart attack from thinking about it too much.

Now all I need is Tito/Nard, Toney/Vitali, Cotto/Tszyu, and Lacy/any good opponent and I'll be set for the year.

[THRILLAinmanila]

Not much man...just hyped up about this fight. This seems to be an instant classic even before it begins. I hope that Morales wins but it's definitely going to go down to the wire either way. Anyway...I got full support for my boy Morales. Anyone want to put down a gentlemans bet on the fight?

I agree with you buddy. You can go visit a thread I started in the Fantasy Betting section entitled "Pacquiao-Morales" bet. No holds barred gentleman's betting going on there

[m00ks]

I agree with you here...Pac does have a pretty scary, uptempo fighting rate. Hopefully Morales opts to use his range and boxing ability to throw Pac off early. Morales will have to hit Pacquiao with punches from different angles. I also think his uppercut will be a useful punch later on when Pac has slowed down. Maybe he can catch him on the way in. First time Pac hits Morales, Morales is gonna be thinking, "god damn this little ****ers 1-2 is quick".

If Morales would stick to the outside, he's have such an easier time. Pop the jab then let those uppercuts loose when the kid's coming in. But I think Pac's gonna catch him with one, get him pissed and then sweet science will be thrown out the window. I LOVE BOXING LOL!!!1

[miron_lang]

Murad acts like pacman killed marquez n i disagreed

but now that i think of it, marquez not wanting to fight him,

Pacman KO'd marquez in 13!

I hope pacquiao beats tha livin **** out of morales and i hope barrera beats pacquiao

If barrera doesnt fight pacqiao i will be really disappointed in him and he would not be my favorite fighter nemore if he ducks pacquiao, THEY GAVE HIM A CHANCE!

Same with Marquez but Marquez officially chickened out, Marquez could've beat him if they had a rematch

Good Post! I AGREE!

[evosbm]

I know Erik wants to fight Manny just to prove he's better than Barrera. He took this fight out of pride...whatcha think thrilla, does he know what he's getting himself into?

it could be but am sure he himself knows that he's betting on a 50/50 chances. if nobody goes down the canvas and the decision goes to score cards, EM has a big chance of winning. i think that is EM's goal.

[evosbm]

Next question is, will Morales box this time? Will he use his jab more keeping Pac at a safe distance and take potshots at him with his right hand?

Or will he brawl again, as usual?

Honestly, I hope he'll be drawn into a brawl, 'cuz that's when Pac will have his best chance to unload his powershots.

well EM is also capable of boxing his way to win the fight. he did that to Carlos Hernandez and MAB3 (in some rounds). it's very possible that he'd do that to Pacman too. i think EM's gonna use a lot more of left jabs and right uppercuts. EM's style is gonna be showing more like what he showed against Hernandez. the problem with hernandez is he was so open that EM countered him and connect more while Hernandez was just so inaccurately throwing his punches. but what's gonna be EM's problem against Pac is he'll never know whether Pac's gonna throw a left straight or left uppercut (new weapon). plus Pac's quickness will get him inside EM and hit those ribs like crazy. Pac's gonna be fighting in and out. he'll swarm EM.

[m00ks]

yo mooks this fight finally happened:

(remember how we use to talk about this back in september-november or when ever,back in the day lol)

its gonna be great even tho the odds are stacked up against your boy manny i do wish him luck (i hate morales)

yah man. Still having trouble to believing it. Back when we we talked about it, it was nothing more than a dream fight specially with the Marquez draw. Ohhh man I'm so excited. Yes Manny will be the underdog but that comforts me cuz that's when he fights his best, when no one is giving him much of a chance and when the odds are like you said are well stacked up against him. It fuels his hunger.

[lapulapu]

yah man. Still having trouble to believing it. Back when we we talked about it, it was nothing more than a dream fight specially with the Marquez draw. Ohhh man I'm so excited. Yes Manny will be the underdog but that comforts me cuz that's when he fights his best, when no one is giving him much of a chance and when the odds are like you said are well stacked up against him. It fuels his hunger.

This is a very good fight. A macho guy like Erik is godsend for Pacquiao. Although money is a big issue, Pacman wants to beat the best to show that he is the greatest out there. So its not only money for Pacman which is identical to Erik. This is indeed an exciting match up.

This is also the first time Pacquiao is stepping into the realm of Flash Elorde. FE ruled the 130 lb weight for 7 years during his time.

[ELPacman]

The way I see the fight going is Manny will be backing up Morales the whole night, the pace he's going to set from the opening bell will be something Morales never dealed with before. Instead of getting stronger as he usually does in late rounds(cause of slow pace), he's going to be spent from the early fast pacing Manny is going to set on him. Manny in conditioning he was for Barrera which I believe he will be for this one as well with the time he's getting now, Morales will simply not be able to keep up. I predict either early 1 punch KO or late stoppage. I don't see Morales keeping up with the pace, hand speed, or power of Manny. Though anything can happen and Morales is one rugged war torn bastard