Is Erik Morales Featherfisted?

[ferocity]

I don't think i ever remember hearing people say Morales was a knock out artist. In his fight against Zaragosa, Larry Merchant even said somthing similar.

[Welter_Skelter]

why does it have to do with anything? and why are you following me around?

DONT FLATTER YOURSELF.. I am not following you anywhere... You hardly register on my RADAR .. You are ONE parinod MUT*ER ****ER .. Following and ALTS eh? LOL better make sure your PHONE isn't bugged.. OH and STAY away from any grassy Knolls.. Just some friendly advice

[flipside]

DONT FLATTER YOURSELF.. I am not following you anywhere... You hardly register on my RADAR .. You are ONE parinod MUT*ER ****ER .. Following and ALTS eh? LOL better make sure your PHONE isn't bugged.. OH and STAY away from any grassy Knolls.. Just some friendly advice

il call the police on you. stalker.

[Mr. Ryan]

I don't think i ever remember hearing people say Morales was a knock out artist. In his fight against Zaragosa, Larry Merchant even said somthing similar.

At the lower weights, he really just over powered the smaller fighters into submission. He's never to my eyes gotten a guy out of there with 1 shot. Barrera to me is a much bigger puncher cuz he throws shorter, more accurate shots. Plus Barrera goes to the body more frequently, which is essential to stopping a good fighter.

[ferocity]

It's either I say arm punches or that he's feather fisted. It's either one or the other and I'm trying to be nice here.

BTW, when a fighter doesn't move his feet or hips when punching, it's called arm punching.

Tell Zaragosa about his arms punchs or Kelly about Morales arm punchs. I dont need you to be nice. What you need to do is explain your silly observation. Its no secret Morales isn't in his prime form as he used to be, so goes his power maybe goes his technique but to say arm punchs is a joke. You want to say he's not the same as he used to be, i could see that, but to just call him an arm puncher is ridicules.

[Toddy]

i think morales packs a punch! maybe not one puchKO power but close to it IMO

[ferocity]

At the lower weights, he really just over powered the smaller fighters into submission. He's never to my eyes gotten a guy out of there with 1 shot. Barrera to me is a much bigger puncher cuz he throws shorter, more accurate shots. Plus Barrera goes to the body more frequently, which is essential to stopping a good fighter.

Damn, you really havn't followed much of Morales or Barrera.


Heres two fighters Morales ko'd with ONE PUNCH - watch after 4 second, then he gets the ko's with one punch.

[Mr. Ryan]

Tell Zaragosa about his arms punchs or Kelly about Morales arm punchs. I dont need you to be nice. What you need to do is explain your silly observation. Its no secret Morales isn't in his prime form as he used to be, so goes his power maybe goes his technique but to say arm punchs is a joke. You want to say he's not the same as he used to be, i could see that, but to just call him an arm puncher is ridicules.

From a long, wirey frame like that, if you aren't Tommy Hearns you're doing something wrong. Zaragosa was 107 when he got stopped in 11 and Kelley was shot and lacking any kind of confidence by the time Morales took 7 rounds to get him out of there. Other than that, I don't remember a significant knockout from Morales.

In several fights, Emmanuel Steward himself referred to Morales as an arm puncher who threw alot of good technical combinations with sacrificed power. It's not easy to throw full power on combos and keep your balance.

[flipside]

IMO i thinks the gloves has something to with it but morales can still do major damage with it just not on the one punch KO level.

[Mr. Ryan]

Damn, you really havn't followed much of Morales or Barrera.

I always find it humorous that whenever I disagree with you about Morales or Barrera, you have to resort to the argument that I haven't followed either of their careers. What you fail to realize is that you don't really know me so keep your observations about my viewing of the sport private unless you can back your arguments up with any real proof.

Now, after reviewing the video that you posted, I recognize the Espadas knockout, which took place on Oct 4, the same day of Toney's demolition of Evander Holyfield. I can't regard that as a significant knockout given the geography and timing of the fight. Where was that power in the first fight? Espadas had begun to slow by then but nonetheless, that was a great knockout. I still don't understand why he couldn't knock anyone else out, but perhaps you could because I've only been following Morales since 1997.