Did Manny Pacquiao really beat a prime Erik Morales?

[MusaWorld]

Erik Morales got destroyed by Zahir Raheem just four months prior to rematching Manny Pacquiao. It seems like Morales was washed up at this point and Pacquiao pounced on the opportunity.

[FredRekk]

Did Floyd beat a Prime Manny pacquiao??!

[.!WAR MIKEY!.]

morales was done from the weigth drained. everyone knows that but thats really no one fault but his own.

[GhostofDempsey]

He sure did. In fact he ended Morales’ prime.

[MusaWorld]

He sure did. In fact he ended Morales’ prime.

But Raheem actually beat Morales before Pacquaio did, and in dominant fashion.

[FredRekk]

He sure did. In fact he ended Morales’ prime.

He retired him, when you think about it.

So that list would be:

Thurman
Bradley
Broner
Hatton
Margarito
De La Hoya
Morales
Matthysse

[MusaWorld]

He retired him, when you think about it.

So that list would be:

Thurman
Bradley
Broner
Hatton
Margarito
De La Hoya
Morales
Matthysse

But the thing is, Zahir Raheem dominated Erik Morales four months before Pacquio-Morales ll. So Morales wasn't in his prime when Pacquiao beat him, which crushes the myth that Pacquiao only fought opponents in their prime. Also, this raises questions for Pacquiao, like why didn't he fight the winner of the Raheem-Morales fight?

Also, Danny Garcia was the wone to retire Erik Morales. Vyacheslav Senchenko was the one who retired Ricky Hatton. Broner and Thurman aren't retired, Antonio Margarito went on to fight four more times.

[Blueboy3]

BS Erik beat Manny a year ago, all of sudden Erik is washed cause he lost a fight moving up and didn't Morales went on to give guys hell like Maidana and DSG big 140 pounders and stopping an undefeated Pablo Cesar Cano

[FredRekk]

But the thing is, Zahir Raheem dominated Erik Morales four months before Pacquio-Morales ll. So Morales wasn't in his prime when Pacquiao beat him, which crushes the myth that Pacquiao only fought opponents in their prime. Also, this raises questions for Pacquiao, like why didn't he fight the winner of the Raheem-Morales fight?

Also, Danny Garcia was the wone to retire Erik Morales. Vyacheslav Senchenko was the one who retired Ricky Hatton. Broner and Thurman aren't retired, Antonio Margarito went on to fight four more times.

I don’t know if you know this...but you can lose, and still be in your prime.

Well hey 👋🏽 ya learned something today didn’t ya buddy? High five bud!
Knowledge is Powwa!

[MusaWorld]

I don’t know if you know this...but you can lose, and still be in your prime.

Well hey 👋🏽 ya learned something today didn’t ya buddy? High five bud!
Knowledge is Powwa!

Sure you can lose close, competitive fights against elite opponents. But this fight wasn't close, competitive nor was it against an elite opponent. Erik Morales got utterly destroyed by C-Level boxer who never won a world title in his career. Erik was not in his prime anymore.