"I'm ready to win," declared former world champion Erik Morales today from the Otami in the mountains north of Mexico City in advance of his November 18 PPV superfight against Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas. "It's a tough fight, it's a difficult fight and it's one that I'm going to win and that's all that is on my mind....We took a lot of time to get ready for this fight, a lot to make the weight and I feel real strong and I think that's going to be the key, not only lose the weight but be real strong after it."
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"The first fight I needed to win, it was an emergency and I needed to get credibility back into my career. I was coming off a tough loss and I think I was ready. I prepared myself as well as I ever have for that first fight, and it showed....as for the second fight, I just made too many changes in my routine, from my camp, on everything, I just made too many changes that I shouldn't have done. I should have just stayed with what I had and, I mean, you learn. I think it was the big difference. For this fight, I know I'm going to be 100%. I feel real good, I've worked real hard for the last three months, and I'm going to be as ready as I'm ever going to be for a fight....I feel no pressure, I know what I need to do to win this fight, and I've done it."
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Promoter Bob Arum said today that 13,000 tickets have already been sold with just 4,000 remaining. Arum said he expects a sellout several days before the fight.
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"The first fight I needed to win, it was an emergency and I needed to get credibility back into my career. I was coming off a tough loss and I think I was ready. I prepared myself as well as I ever have for that first fight, and it showed....as for the second fight, I just made too many changes in my routine, from my camp, on everything, I just made too many changes that I shouldn't have done. I should have just stayed with what I had and, I mean, you learn. I think it was the big difference. For this fight, I know I'm going to be 100%. I feel real good, I've worked real hard for the last three months, and I'm going to be as ready as I'm ever going to be for a fight....I feel no pressure, I know what I need to do to win this fight, and I've done it."
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Promoter Bob Arum said today that 13,000 tickets have already been sold with just 4,000 remaining. Arum said he expects a sellout several days before the fight.

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