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Originally posted by JOM'S
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or he can avenge his other 2 losses with PAC and Raheem, it his choice ... IMHO it will all be great fights -
Yeah its not so much that his skills are gone, he's just a worn down fighter and many of his reflexes have left him. In his first fight with Pacquiao, Manny was very energetic leading up until the cut (when he seemed to slow down for a bit) and threw those quick straight lefts and short right hooks a lot. Morales was just a split second quicker and got out of the way of a lot more of those shots. In this second bout he was just slower and couldn't avoid those bombs Pacquiao was slinging his way at all. He had no answer for the stamina and quick hands of PAcquiao this time around.
I think it's just a matter of him having too many knockdown, drag out 12 round wars with top competition. He is a worn down fighter (much like Marvin Hagler was at the end of his career when he turned into more of a brawler) but the difference is Morales can't take quite as much punishment as Hagler...nor is his defense as good.Comment
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He is still better than 95% of the fighters at 130....It appears he tires more quickly now whether it was conditioning or the leg rubs or what I don't know but he is only 29 and has to have a little left in his tank lets see Pac/Morales III for the hell of it.Comment
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Erik is done he should retire. He gave us great fights for over a decade but its time for him to call it a day.
He has too many problems and mental stresses to contend with on top of the wear his body has obviously taken through numerous wars.Comment
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tsk tsk dont give up on him mi amigo ...Originally posted by .::|ULTIMATE|::.
peeps are saying he lost 3 of 4, but who did he loose to?
great fighters like himself MAB, PAC, only Raheem is the odd man out(but Raheem had always been labeled as underachiever but has all the potential to be great)...
give the man couple more fights ...Comment
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morales is overrated..his whole career all he did was beat on smaller guys..real legends move up in weight and get out of their comfort zone and still win fights..if he cant beat pacquaio and struggles with barrera..i dont see him doing to well at 135 with the likes of castillo casamayor corrales frietas raheem..and defientely not 140Comment
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Originally posted by .::|ULTIMATE|::.
this is what I mean. You say this now, but when Morales fights again, you blab and make prediction like this:
"Morales will win via UD".
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I just want to reply to something I heard in thread after the first Pacquiao fight. Someone said Morales had an iron chin, well not even the great Chavez was invincible, someone always has the other guys number, and Pacquiao seemed to be that guy. I really don't want to see Morales fight ever again. Believe me, I have respect for El Terrible. After Tarver ko'ed Jones, I had him number 2, behind only Hopkins and ahead of Mayweather and Wright. But if he comes back at 135, I think he gets demolished by Castillo and Corrales, gets worn down by Juan Diaz and gets blown away by 1 or 2 young prospects looking for a big name on their resume.Comment
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Thanks a lot Bozo for this small tribute to a great fighter, I am one of Morales biggest fans but Im not the type to make excuses so Im going to say that it is time for Morales to retire although I would like to see Morales have his farewell fight with some one great and finish him off, I really dont think that will happen. He should just really call it a day he already gave us a lot to remember him by, a Hall of Fame fighter with out a doubt.
Thank you Morales for giving me some of the most memorable fights I have ever seen.Comment
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yup. Erik's a warrior. Definitely the best Mexican fighta in lower weight classs right now (equal wit Barrera). A legend and a definite HOFOriginally posted by luisillo22
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