Morales' long reach may pose danger to himself against PACQUIAO!!

[mr. bojangles]

I'm confused with the title of this thread. What? a long reach disadvantage? I'm no boxing expert but a longer reach in boxing is an advantage speciall if a skillfull fighter like morales posseses them. I'm for pac but I think if morales uses this long reach advantage to the hilt then he wins by UD.

I agree. Boxing Pacquiao, moving a lot, jabbing him from long range where he can let loose his overhand & straight rights...taking advantage of his longer reach will win the fight for El Terrible. When Pac comes to pressure, he can tag him with a quick uppercut.

Brawling Pac will be Morales' biggest mistake.

[JOM'S]

I agree. Boxing Pacquiao, moving a lot, jabbing him from long range where he can let loose his overhand & straight rights...taking advantage of his longer reach will win the fight for El Terrible. When Pac comes to pressure, he can tag him with a quick uppercut.

Brawling Pac will be Morales' biggest mistake.

and i seen in the news when PAC went to Mexico, Morales said he will fight an intelligent fight, IMHO this means he is going to box, so PAC has to let it all hang out and pressure EM and lure El Terrible to a brawl...

[.::|ULTIMATE|::.]

god knows i hate morales but no...his reach is not a bad thing-hell no...morales will use the long jab and hold it there while setting right hand bombs to ko manny. and Morales is faster then he appears plus his skills are beyond great-i think even tho i dont want him to win(i am from nicaragua,not mexican ) i think morales will win by mid rounds ko(i think by one to the body)

Damn nicaraguan!! hehe just kidding Nica!!... get it?

[xrhythmxnxbluesx]

good post... only way morales will have a chance is he doesnt let pac go in... and i doubt that will happen...

[jenson69]

Morales is a boxer with a strong chin, his not known for his knockout punch. If Morales can withstand Pacmans best punches and throw a barrage of punches as he always do he can win a decision. As for Pacman, he also has a strong chin, he is a heavy hitter kind of a fighter. He can give u a world of pain. I bet Morales hasnt fought a fighter like Pacman. If Pacman can sneak his left hooks through Morales defenses, I think he can give Morales his first taste of a knockdown. So this is how I see it ends. Morales decision or Pacman by KO.

[Boxhead2012]

If Morales comes into the fight as heavy as he was against Barrera, he will be in big trouble. He was around 143-145 lbs. and it was the most sluggish he had ever looked in the ring. His sharpness would have to be intact to make a good fight of it. If he comes into the fight around 135 (give or take a pound) then he has a good shot at winning.

[AIR_KENG]

I agree. Boxing Pacquiao, moving a lot, jabbing him from long range where he can let loose his overhand & straight rights...taking advantage of his longer reach will win the fight for El Terrible. When Pac comes to pressure, he can tag him with a quick uppercut.

Brawling Pac will be Morales' biggest mistake.

one thing that team pacquiao has emhasized is that they will start with the same game plan as ay other fight he has fought. attack attack attack. on the first two rounds i would say erik does not have any option but stick it toe-to-toe with manny because it is just the way the fight will be. a slugfest. and no matter how erik mentions fighting intelligently, i don't think of him running and boxing from afar, it will be hurting his ego... too much of a warrior in erik that he has the highest possibility to brawl...

[AIR_KENG]

Morales is a boxer with a strong chin, his not known for his knockout punch. If Morales can withstand Pacmans best punches and throw a barrage of punches as he always do he can win a decision. As for Pacman, he also has a strong chin, he is a heavy hitter kind of a fighter. He can give u a world of pain. I bet Morales hasnt fought a fighter like Pacman. If Pacman can sneak his left hooks through Morales defenses, I think he can give Morales his first taste of a knockdown. So this is how I see it ends. Morales decision or Pacman by KO.

i agree, erik by UD or manny by KO. that's what we are going to bet on when rick posts the betting thread...

[locomoconats]

I think Morales is capable of making a better adjustments than Pac not only bec. of His size advantage and reach but also His Ring experience,but then all this adjustments will be nulled once He starts to taste Pac's Power though it can also be said on Morales who I think will come much prepared and focus than on His last debacle against Mab. But we all Agree that its the WArrior's heart by both of this gladiator that will carry them on to victory. Viva Pacman!!!

[enegue]

I think Pac will really worked on his uppercut, right hook, and jab for this fight. Morales will not trade with Pac no matter what he says. Pac will keep pressure on him and eventually catch him.

I totally agree with you!!!