Is 135 really too big for Morales??

[Easy-E]

Erik is 5'8. He's perfect for 135.
All he has to do is bulk up a little bit. No probs.

His power and chin do not carry over.
Raheem rocked his face off, and he never phased Raheem.

[Vanilla Gorilla]

I didn't think you were as ignorant as your buddy benjamin. Congratulations you're now on benjamins level.

If Morales would have defeated, pacquiaoa, he would have rematched Raheem. Now Morales wants revenge and after his win, he will fight Raheem. Morales didn't take Raheem seriously and it was no schooling.

I agree. Morales underestimated Raheem and took the fight knowing that Pacman was his next opponent. He took Raheem lightly and paid the price but it was not schooling. Raheem did not exactly beat him up. Erik's mind was not on that fight...it was on Pacman's.

[Easy-E]

I agree. Morales underestimated Raheem and took the fight knowing that Pacman was his next opponent. He took Raheem lightly and paid the price but it was not schooling. Raheem did not exactly beat him up. Erik's mind was not on that fight...it was on Pacman's.

Morales did NOTHING effective the entire night.
Raheem won easily on the cards.

[Vanilla Gorilla]

His power and chin do not carry over.
Raheem rocked his face off, and he never phased Raheem.

It was more of a stylistic problem. Awkward southpaw can make anyone look bad. Morales was hit often but never reallly hurt.

[clint horace]

Morales wasnt doing anything effective, and didnt do anything effective all night long.

I AGREE!

[El Jesus]

If you were rooting for Morales how can you not like what Morales was doing when he did the hand thing. He basicly held only hand down and the other in mid air and it was king of funny to see Raheem just run away from Morales. What surprised me is how effective that startagy was in the last rounds. It was as if Morales was chassing Raheem with a knife and Raheem was running away as to not get stabed.

I wasnt enjoying it because i looked bad when he lost, and i lost money, and this kind of **** wasnt winning him the fight, it was a sign of frustration and defeat because there was nothing he could do and he knew it, so he bull****ted and it just made him (and me) look worse.

And maybe my memory isnt correct, but i remember Raheem catching morales real bad and he almost went down.

[JOM'S]

i think Erik will do a lot better at 135, against guys like Juan Diaz, Chavez and Casamayor

and i dont think it was the size the loose him the raheem fight, its more of the style makes fight, plus the fact he was looking pass that fight ...

[Welter_Skelter]

I agree. Morales underestimated Raheem and took the fight knowing that Pacman was his next opponent. He took Raheem lightly and paid the price but it was not schooling. Raheem did not exactly beat him up. Erik's mind was not on that fight...it was on Pacman's.

Count me in on the OPINION that Morales DID not take Raheem seriously and seemed to have NO PLAN in that fight... I think if he is well prepared he could fight well at 135... I worry about his power and I am sure he would have to be more a boxer than brawler at that Level... But he has the skills to compete at least if not dominate

[Pinoy_Texan]

I don't think Morales is too big to fight at 130 lbs. He only struggles to make that weight because he lets his self go when he is not training. The guy walks around 160 lbs. I don't think he's too small for 135lbs neither. He just picked the wrong opponent. I will not say he got or did not get schooled. But Raheem did hit him at will and had a clean face after the fight. Finally, no I don't Morales is scared. The guy lives in Zona Norte, Tijuana. For my peeps from Philippines, imagine Tondo back in the old days. That's the environment Morales lives in. So scared, I don't think so.

[SAN D13GO VILLAN]

With Corrales and Castillo out of the picture I think he has a good chance of been champion at 135, He has never said he didnt want to fight in the 135 division, as a matter of fact he wanted to fight manny at 35. Raheem is a joke I dont know how anybody can like his style he's hell of booring and sloppy.