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The long awaited trilogy bout between Manny Pacquiao and Erik Morales is upon us. The two fighters will meet at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the main event of an HBO pay-per-view telecast.
The odds are heavily stacked against Erik Morales. Most boxing insiders are not giving him much of a chance to win. It's not hard to see why Pacquiao is a heavy favorite in the bout when taking into account the fact Morales has lost three out of his last four bouts.
Pacquiao wants to secure another impressive win in order to force a 2007 championship showdown with Marco Antonio Barrera. Recently, the WBC ruled that Marco Antonio Barrera must face the winner of Pacquiao-Morales.
The staff of BoxingScene comes together to voice their opinions, strategies and predictions for the big fight.
Ron Borges - Morales has taken advantage of old champions himself years ago, never thinking one day he might be on the opposite side of that equation. Pacquiao, only three years his junior but far less used up despite having been stopped twice himself early in his career, is among those who believes it is his time now, not Erik Morales'. He has youth, strength and punching power on his side, plus confidence born from having left Morales helpless on the floor 11 months ago, badly beaten and defenseless at the end. [details]
The odds are heavily stacked against Erik Morales. Most boxing insiders are not giving him much of a chance to win. It's not hard to see why Pacquiao is a heavy favorite in the bout when taking into account the fact Morales has lost three out of his last four bouts.
Pacquiao wants to secure another impressive win in order to force a 2007 championship showdown with Marco Antonio Barrera. Recently, the WBC ruled that Marco Antonio Barrera must face the winner of Pacquiao-Morales.
The staff of BoxingScene comes together to voice their opinions, strategies and predictions for the big fight.
Ron Borges - Morales has taken advantage of old champions himself years ago, never thinking one day he might be on the opposite side of that equation. Pacquiao, only three years his junior but far less used up despite having been stopped twice himself early in his career, is among those who believes it is his time now, not Erik Morales'. He has youth, strength and punching power on his side, plus confidence born from having left Morales helpless on the floor 11 months ago, badly beaten and defenseless at the end. [details]
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