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The Top 100 Greatest Boxers Pound per Pound of All-Time
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Re: The Top 100 Greatest Boxers Pound per Pound of All-Time
El Terrible's first title defense of his recaptured WBC World Featherweight Title was against American contender Eddie Croft, who had a record of 23-6.
I was a mismatch altogether. Terrible defended successfully his crown by TKO in 3 rounds.
El Terrible"s record now is 43-1, with 32 knockouts.
I was a mismatch altogether. Terrible defended successfully his crown by TKO in 3 rounds.
El Terrible"s record now is 43-1, with 32 knockouts.
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It was also Eddie Croft's last professional fight.
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If Eddie Croft was an easy opponent for Tijuana, Mexico's Erik "El Terrible" Morales, the next challenger, former USBA Super Bantamweight Champion, Francisco "Bobby Boy" Velardez of San Bernadino, CA was the same thing, but, a little better. At least, much more aggressive.
The disparity in class was enormous. Morales was too big. And with Velardez with a record of 24-4-1 with only 6 knockouts proved that he was not going to be able to hurt an iron-chinned like El Terrible.
It was a TOTAL MISMATCH from the beginning. Morales looked like if he does not belongs at 126lbs any longer. He looked like if he was ready to grow up to another weight classification. Maybe at jr lightweight or problably lightweight. He controlled the fight with combinations. Velardez gave everything he had. He was brave attacking the champion, but he was overmatched. Velardez although game, went down 5 times. Once in the first round. Twice on the 4th and finally twice in the 5th of a product of a terrific left hook to the liver. It was enough and successfully he defended his regained crown for the second time.
El Terrible improves to 44-1, with 33KOs....Wow!
After this title defense, El Terrible abandoned his crown altogether. And goes up in weight at 130lbs for bigger fish to catch.
The disparity in class was enormous. Morales was too big. And with Velardez with a record of 24-4-1 with only 6 knockouts proved that he was not going to be able to hurt an iron-chinned like El Terrible.
It was a TOTAL MISMATCH from the beginning. Morales looked like if he does not belongs at 126lbs any longer. He looked like if he was ready to grow up to another weight classification. Maybe at jr lightweight or problably lightweight. He controlled the fight with combinations. Velardez gave everything he had. He was brave attacking the champion, but he was overmatched. Velardez although game, went down 5 times. Once in the first round. Twice on the 4th and finally twice in the 5th of a product of a terrific left hook to the liver. It was enough and successfully he defended his regained crown for the second time.
El Terrible improves to 44-1, with 33KOs....Wow!
After this title defense, El Terrible abandoned his crown altogether. And goes up in weight at 130lbs for bigger fish to catch.
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At this point of his career, the great Erik "El Terrible" Morales, age 27, have a combined record of world titlle fights of 15-1 between super bantamweight and featherweight.
Maybe in reality, his world championship fight record should have read 14-1-1, 15-1 or 16-0.
No matter what, it is a very impressive record of world championship fights.
Maybe in reality, his world championship fight record should have read 14-1-1, 15-1 or 16-0.
No matter what, it is a very impressive record of world championship fights.
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And like it was expected, Erik "El Terrible" Morales move up from featherweight to jr lightweight. He outgrew the division.
And in his first fight at 130lbs, Morales fights a former foe and champion Guty Espadas, Jr again.
In the first fight, Espadas gave El Terrible a tough fight. Everyone was expecting again a tough fight between these two Mexican warriors.
Espadas in his last 6 fights after losing to Morales, was 4-2.
Did he lost a step? Is he having problems with weight?
It did not matter. Morales proved again that he was the better fighter. Morales this time stopped Espadas by knockout in 3 rounds. In Round 2, both guys were throwing some serious leather.
Morales with this win is the #1 contender for the jr lightweight/super featherweight crown.
His record improves to 45-1, with 34 knockouts.
What a fighter!
And in his first fight at 130lbs, Morales fights a former foe and champion Guty Espadas, Jr again.
In the first fight, Espadas gave El Terrible a tough fight. Everyone was expecting again a tough fight between these two Mexican warriors.
Espadas in his last 6 fights after losing to Morales, was 4-2.
Did he lost a step? Is he having problems with weight?
It did not matter. Morales proved again that he was the better fighter. Morales this time stopped Espadas by knockout in 3 rounds. In Round 2, both guys were throwing some serious leather.
Morales with this win is the #1 contender for the jr lightweight/super featherweight crown.
His record improves to 45-1, with 34 knockouts.
What a fighter!
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Ever consider putting this on a personal blog or something? And/or to get compensated for your writing, if these posts weren't copy-&-pasted of course. At the very least you can separate and index each of the Top 100, and the rest of the clutter (like everyone's comments or additional info) will be below that.
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El Terrible's next two fights were some tough affairs. I mean, real tough fights.
In his second fight at jr lightweight, he wins the WBC World Jr Lightweight Crown from champion Jesus Chavez, a tough Mexican from Chihuahua, Mexico but raised in Austin, TX.
Chavez proved to be a worthy champion. He gave all that he had. He had an excellent record of 40-2, with 28KOs. Although from round #3 on, he could not throw the right hand for the rest of the night. But he used that left hook beautifully against El Terrible. And like any other great Mexican warrior, Chavez defitnitely had the heart, will and determination. How could he fought with one hand? I don't know. That made him more legit as a champion. He defitnitely should get a rematch from El Terrible.
This was Morales third world championship in 3 weight classes. He is the second Mexican of Mexico's great boxing tradition to win 3 world titles in 3 different weight classes. The other countryman that did it before him was Culiacan's great Julio Cesar Chavez.
Morales wins by decision and improves to 46-1 with 34 knockouts. Does Erik got the punching power like he had in his two previous weight classes? It seemed not. But, he was winning with high skill as great fighters that go up in weight do.
In his next fight, he unified the crowns with IBF World Jr Lightweight Champion Carlos "Famoso" Hernandez of California. Even though born in the United States, Famoso was considered the country of El Salvador first ever world champion. And he was really in support of that. He felt Salvadorian as the next dinner plate of pupusa.
With a record of 40-3-1 with 24KOs, Famoso slugged out with Terrible for 12 rounds. He was tough and took Terrible's best shots. He was willed and had the heart of a lion. But it was not enough. Terrible with his better boxing and ring generalship beat the Salvadorian slugger on points in an exciting affair.
El Terrible now is the unified IBF & WBC World Jr Lightweight Champion with an improved record of 47-1 with 34 knockouts!
Next for El Terrible? Maybe a rubber match against his nemesis and countryman Marco Antonio Barrera to settle the score or a fight with the great Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines.
In his second fight at jr lightweight, he wins the WBC World Jr Lightweight Crown from champion Jesus Chavez, a tough Mexican from Chihuahua, Mexico but raised in Austin, TX.
Chavez proved to be a worthy champion. He gave all that he had. He had an excellent record of 40-2, with 28KOs. Although from round #3 on, he could not throw the right hand for the rest of the night. But he used that left hook beautifully against El Terrible. And like any other great Mexican warrior, Chavez defitnitely had the heart, will and determination. How could he fought with one hand? I don't know. That made him more legit as a champion. He defitnitely should get a rematch from El Terrible.
This was Morales third world championship in 3 weight classes. He is the second Mexican of Mexico's great boxing tradition to win 3 world titles in 3 different weight classes. The other countryman that did it before him was Culiacan's great Julio Cesar Chavez.
Morales wins by decision and improves to 46-1 with 34 knockouts. Does Erik got the punching power like he had in his two previous weight classes? It seemed not. But, he was winning with high skill as great fighters that go up in weight do.
In his next fight, he unified the crowns with IBF World Jr Lightweight Champion Carlos "Famoso" Hernandez of California. Even though born in the United States, Famoso was considered the country of El Salvador first ever world champion. And he was really in support of that. He felt Salvadorian as the next dinner plate of pupusa.
With a record of 40-3-1 with 24KOs, Famoso slugged out with Terrible for 12 rounds. He was tough and took Terrible's best shots. He was willed and had the heart of a lion. But it was not enough. Terrible with his better boxing and ring generalship beat the Salvadorian slugger on points in an exciting affair.
El Terrible now is the unified IBF & WBC World Jr Lightweight Champion with an improved record of 47-1 with 34 knockouts!
Next for El Terrible? Maybe a rubber match against his nemesis and countryman Marco Antonio Barrera to settle the score or a fight with the great Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines.
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Re: The Top 100 Greatest Boxers Pound per Pound of All-Time
Can't wait to find out if Morales and Barrera fought a third time. 
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I can't believe this $hit thread has been going on for nearly 2 years.Ambling Alp II wrote: ↑07 Jan 2021, 14:33 Can't wait to find out if Morales and Barrera fought a third time.
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LMFAO! I came here just to post that and you beat me to it!!!! By the time he gets to the top 10 thousands of new fighters would have begun and ended their careers, creating havoc on the poor lad's list.tiny_acres wrote: ↑08 Jan 2021, 23:44I can't believe this $hit thread has been going on for nearly 2 years.Ambling Alp II wrote: ↑07 Jan 2021, 14:33 Can't wait to find out if Morales and Barrera fought a third time.
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No, it won't. Just contribute in comments about El Terrible. How good was he in your view?oogiebe wrote: ↑09 Jan 2021, 01:40LMFAO! I came here just to post that and you beat me to it!!!! By the time he gets to the top 10 thousands of new fighters would have begun and ended their careers, creating havoc on the poor lad's list.tiny_acres wrote: ↑08 Jan 2021, 23:44I can't believe this $hit thread has been going on for nearly 2 years.Ambling Alp II wrote: ↑07 Jan 2021, 14:33 Can't wait to find out if Morales and Barrera fought a third time.
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Nobody has ever heard of the guy. We just wait breathlessly each day hoping for you post again on this thread, knowing that you will continue to give us information that we could not possibly have known.
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Like when McCallum called hagler?Ambling Alp II wrote: ↑09 Jan 2021, 21:24 Nobody has ever heard of the guy. We just wait breathlessly each day hoping for you post again on this thread, knowing that you will continue to give us information that we could not possibly have known.
Re: The Top 100 Greatest Boxers Pound per Pound of All-Time
Para Que Oscarito's second single off his grammy nominated album.
The comments from reputable youtube commentators under the video truly say it all about this top 100 all time great:
Mad Cat Sphere
Oscar de lay hoya was actually a good singer! Not bad! The song is nice. You won't see Conor McGregor doing this tho.
La vida del Ranchero
A Legend Boxer and a great singer not bad at all great person.
Jon Carnovsky
Great song!! Outstanding fighter!! Fanstastic promoter and entrepreneur!! Delahoya is a legend among men.
myspacecyber
Oscar de la hoya is one in a million ! I've alway's loved the way he fights but I love the way he sings ,he melts my heart when he does so keep up the great work my friend .oxoxoxo My Golden Boy !
brianiscoll
FVCK YEA!!!!!!!!!!!
OSCAR"S THE MANN
mrbrownpride001
Ppl got mad at him because he didn't like like getting hit in the face but then again isn't that the point of boxing ? To hit but not get hit???
The comments from reputable youtube commentators under the video truly say it all about this top 100 all time great:
Mad Cat Sphere
Oscar de lay hoya was actually a good singer! Not bad! The song is nice. You won't see Conor McGregor doing this tho.
La vida del Ranchero
A Legend Boxer and a great singer not bad at all great person.
Jon Carnovsky
Great song!! Outstanding fighter!! Fanstastic promoter and entrepreneur!! Delahoya is a legend among men.
myspacecyber
Oscar de la hoya is one in a million ! I've alway's loved the way he fights but I love the way he sings ,he melts my heart when he does so keep up the great work my friend .oxoxoxo My Golden Boy !
brianiscoll
FVCK YEA!!!!!!!!!!!
OSCAR"S THE MANN
mrbrownpride001
Ppl got mad at him because he didn't like like getting hit in the face but then again isn't that the point of boxing ? To hit but not get hit???
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And finally, it had to happened. The rubbermatch between Erik "El Terrible" Morales against Marco Antonio Barrera. Two of Mexico's all-time finest boxers ever.
It happened on Saturday, November 27, 2004 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV. A packed house ready to see the grand finale. This is like Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. Roberto Duran and Esteban DeJesus. Ruben Olivares and Chucho Castillo altogether. Both of them in their primes, but in another weight class, the jr lightweight division. This was for Terrible's WBC World Jr Lightweight Crown.
Morales after losing to Barrera in the rematch, was in a 6-fight win streak and became only the second Mexican fighter in history to win 3 world titles in 3 different weight classes.
Barrera? He was in a red hot 8-fight win sreak. The man that stopped his winning streak was the great Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines. Pacman knocked him out in 11 rounds. But, then, he rebounded with a win over Paulie Ayala. But, the Pacman fight put many people to believe that Barrera was finished as a fighter because of the way Pacman dominated him.
But, for this rubber match, Barrera was ready and wanted to prove that he was better than his Tijuana nemesis.
And he dominated the first 6 rounds. The other half of the fight was dominated by El Terrible. Boxing champion and HBO commentator, the great Roy Jones, Jr, noticed that Morales was not focused enough. That everytime a fighter wants to win by a knockout, that the fighter was going through the motions. Like if Terrible did not wanted to fight. Barrera broke his nose early in the fight.
The fight was a great fight. Not as great as the first encounter, but way better than the second. In round 11th, it was one of the most vicious and violent rounds in recent memory when both competitors threw leather to kill. Morales shook Barrera in the last 2 rounds. Barrera seemed that he was ready to go. But he held on.
When the verdict was given, Barrera won by majority decision. The fight could have gone either way. One judge, American Paul Smith had the fight a draw. The other judges Larry O'Connell of England had it 115-114 for Barrera and American Jerry Roth had it 115-113 also for Barrera. I scored it 115-114 for Barrera.
It was difficult to score a fight between these two great gladiators. They gave us a trilogy of the ages. In my perspective, it is razor-thinned close to say who was the best between the two. Both can claim that they won 2 out of the 3 fights. And both can claim that either one of them won all 3 fights. Or claim that it went 1-1-1. It was really that close.
Even in their boxing all-time rankings, it is difficult to pit one on top of the other. Some say Barrera was the greater fighter. Some say Morales. It can be interchangeable because both of them in their primes did enough.
I would say that Barrera was better because he won the trilogy. But, was he really? If someone says El Terrible should be ranked over Barrera, I would not argue that. They both were greats in their own way.
El Terrible falls to 47-2, with 34 knockouts. His only two losses so far were against....you know who.
It happened on Saturday, November 27, 2004 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV. A packed house ready to see the grand finale. This is like Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. Roberto Duran and Esteban DeJesus. Ruben Olivares and Chucho Castillo altogether. Both of them in their primes, but in another weight class, the jr lightweight division. This was for Terrible's WBC World Jr Lightweight Crown.
Morales after losing to Barrera in the rematch, was in a 6-fight win streak and became only the second Mexican fighter in history to win 3 world titles in 3 different weight classes.
Barrera? He was in a red hot 8-fight win sreak. The man that stopped his winning streak was the great Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines. Pacman knocked him out in 11 rounds. But, then, he rebounded with a win over Paulie Ayala. But, the Pacman fight put many people to believe that Barrera was finished as a fighter because of the way Pacman dominated him.
But, for this rubber match, Barrera was ready and wanted to prove that he was better than his Tijuana nemesis.
And he dominated the first 6 rounds. The other half of the fight was dominated by El Terrible. Boxing champion and HBO commentator, the great Roy Jones, Jr, noticed that Morales was not focused enough. That everytime a fighter wants to win by a knockout, that the fighter was going through the motions. Like if Terrible did not wanted to fight. Barrera broke his nose early in the fight.
The fight was a great fight. Not as great as the first encounter, but way better than the second. In round 11th, it was one of the most vicious and violent rounds in recent memory when both competitors threw leather to kill. Morales shook Barrera in the last 2 rounds. Barrera seemed that he was ready to go. But he held on.
When the verdict was given, Barrera won by majority decision. The fight could have gone either way. One judge, American Paul Smith had the fight a draw. The other judges Larry O'Connell of England had it 115-114 for Barrera and American Jerry Roth had it 115-113 also for Barrera. I scored it 115-114 for Barrera.
It was difficult to score a fight between these two great gladiators. They gave us a trilogy of the ages. In my perspective, it is razor-thinned close to say who was the best between the two. Both can claim that they won 2 out of the 3 fights. And both can claim that either one of them won all 3 fights. Or claim that it went 1-1-1. It was really that close.
Even in their boxing all-time rankings, it is difficult to pit one on top of the other. Some say Barrera was the greater fighter. Some say Morales. It can be interchangeable because both of them in their primes did enough.
I would say that Barrera was better because he won the trilogy. But, was he really? If someone says El Terrible should be ranked over Barrera, I would not argue that. They both were greats in their own way.
El Terrible falls to 47-2, with 34 knockouts. His only two losses so far were against....you know who.
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El Terrible again rebounded with one of his most spectacular and defining wins. Four months after losing to the great Marco Antonio Barrera by decision in their rubber match, El Terrible beat and proved that he was the better man against the great terror Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines.
It was a great atmosphere of Mexicans and Philippinos rooting for their countryman. The fight did not dissapointed one bit. Morales used his boxing skills and seemed to be bigger, maybe too big for the Pacman.
And what a rebounding win for Morales it was! Pacman was coming off from 15-fight unbeaten streak. He had a record of 13-0-2, with 13 knockouts on that stretch.
One of the great wins on that unbeaten streak was a lopsided win against Morales countryman and loathed rival Barrera. Pacman stopped him in 11 rounds. Many thought that Pacman was going to do the same to El Terrible. But, Morales shut up the critics. Morales beat the second fighter that Barrera could not beat. Convincingly!
Also, Pacquiao had a draw against another Mexican great Juan Manuel Marquez. It was a great fight that Pacman dropped the Mexican 3 times in the first round. In my view, Pacman won that fight.
Was the weight at 130lbs was a problem for Pacquiao? It seem not. He was as fast as when he fought Barrera and Marquez. He just lost to a better man that night. It was Pacman's first fight at 130lbs. He ate Morales' right hands at will. It was one of the best fights of the 2000s decade.
All American judges, Chuck Giampa, Jerry Roth and Paul Smith scored the fight 115-113 in favor of El Terrible. I scored it 116-113 for Morales.
El Terrible had one of his most satisfying wins of his career. He beat an all-time great that was on fire, destroying almost everything that was on his way. He improved to 48-2, 34KOs. The only two losses were to Barrera.
Pacman dropped to 39-3-2 with 30KOs.
Erik "El Terrible" Morales is on top of the world....Again!
It was a great atmosphere of Mexicans and Philippinos rooting for their countryman. The fight did not dissapointed one bit. Morales used his boxing skills and seemed to be bigger, maybe too big for the Pacman.
And what a rebounding win for Morales it was! Pacman was coming off from 15-fight unbeaten streak. He had a record of 13-0-2, with 13 knockouts on that stretch.
One of the great wins on that unbeaten streak was a lopsided win against Morales countryman and loathed rival Barrera. Pacman stopped him in 11 rounds. Many thought that Pacman was going to do the same to El Terrible. But, Morales shut up the critics. Morales beat the second fighter that Barrera could not beat. Convincingly!
Also, Pacquiao had a draw against another Mexican great Juan Manuel Marquez. It was a great fight that Pacman dropped the Mexican 3 times in the first round. In my view, Pacman won that fight.
Was the weight at 130lbs was a problem for Pacquiao? It seem not. He was as fast as when he fought Barrera and Marquez. He just lost to a better man that night. It was Pacman's first fight at 130lbs. He ate Morales' right hands at will. It was one of the best fights of the 2000s decade.
All American judges, Chuck Giampa, Jerry Roth and Paul Smith scored the fight 115-113 in favor of El Terrible. I scored it 116-113 for Morales.
El Terrible had one of his most satisfying wins of his career. He beat an all-time great that was on fire, destroying almost everything that was on his way. He improved to 48-2, 34KOs. The only two losses were to Barrera.
Pacman dropped to 39-3-2 with 30KOs.
Erik "El Terrible" Morales is on top of the world....Again!
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Im disappointed i just now decided to read this thread. Cant wait to see where you rank De la Hoya
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Oscar is not ranked and rightly so.Jeff_lacy_ko wrote: ↑18 Jan 2021, 17:20 Im disappointed i just now decided to read this thread. Cant wait to see where you rank De la Hoya
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And who in the hell was Zahir Raheem of Philadelphia, PA?
Well, he was noy a journeyman by any means. The guy had talent. He pulled off the greatest win of his career when he outpointed the great Erik "El Terrible" Morales of Tijuana, Mexico. He gave Terrible a boxing lesson.
Was not this Morales that 6 months earlier gave the great Manny Pacquiao of Philippines a boxing lesson? How things change right?
Was fighting at lightweight was a handicap for Terrible? It was the first time for Erik at 135lbs in his career. He looked lethargic. Very slow. Was it the weight or Raheem's style was too slick for him? Or maybe he had an OFF NIGHT?
Either way, we cannot take away Raheem's greatest win. How come that he did not become a world champion? I don't know. But he had a respectable record of 26-1 with 16KOs. So, he has to be a good fighter. Plus, he is from Philly. A city well known for great boxers.
Pacquiao was supposed to fight Raheem after the upset. But, his American promoter, Bob Arum, wisely pulled him out from fighting the Z-man.
It was The Ring Magazine Upset of the Year for 2005. And what an upset it was!
El Terrible dropped to 48-3 with 34 knockouts. A mid-career crisis on the way?
Well, he was noy a journeyman by any means. The guy had talent. He pulled off the greatest win of his career when he outpointed the great Erik "El Terrible" Morales of Tijuana, Mexico. He gave Terrible a boxing lesson.
Was not this Morales that 6 months earlier gave the great Manny Pacquiao of Philippines a boxing lesson? How things change right?
Was fighting at lightweight was a handicap for Terrible? It was the first time for Erik at 135lbs in his career. He looked lethargic. Very slow. Was it the weight or Raheem's style was too slick for him? Or maybe he had an OFF NIGHT?
Either way, we cannot take away Raheem's greatest win. How come that he did not become a world champion? I don't know. But he had a respectable record of 26-1 with 16KOs. So, he has to be a good fighter. Plus, he is from Philly. A city well known for great boxers.
Pacquiao was supposed to fight Raheem after the upset. But, his American promoter, Bob Arum, wisely pulled him out from fighting the Z-man.
It was The Ring Magazine Upset of the Year for 2005. And what an upset it was!
El Terrible dropped to 48-3 with 34 knockouts. A mid-career crisis on the way?
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El Terrible vs Pacman fight #2 it did not dissapoint. It was a war like the first one, from start to finish.
But this time, Manny Pacquiao was better. Terrible did not use the jab like he did in the first fight by outboxing the smaller man. He went to slug it out with the speedy Pinoy boxer. Pacman was shopping Terrible down ever since the 5th round. His speed and body punching was taking effect on Morales.
I cannot say that Morales is washed up by this point. He fought well, but he did not follow the BLUE PRINT that he did masterfully against Pacman in the first encounter. It cost him. And now, he got 3 losses of his last 4 fights. His loss against Zahir Raheem was unacceptable.
By round 9, Terrible was beginning to wilt. He was getting too many shots from Manny. And in the tenth round, Pacquiao finished him off with brutal and speedy combinations. Morales went down from a Pacquiao uppercut. And went he went down for the second time, American referee Kenny Bayless had seen enough and stopped the fight. Pacquiao won by a 10th round TKO and the people of the Philippines shouted for joy. Their hero, the great Manny Pacquiao, avenged the earlier defeat from Terrible. And in this win, he completed the trifecta of wins against 3 of Mexico's all-time great fighters: Marco Antonio Barrera, Juan Manuel Marquez and now Erik "El Terrible" Morales.
For Morales, the mid-life career crisis is becoming more than a nightmare. It is becoming a reality. He should hang the gloves. Does he have it anymore? Is he hungry enough? Or is he shot?
Morales now drops to 48-4, with 34 knockouts. When is he gonna win again? We don't know. But, it is looking kind of ugly. With Three losses in his last 4 fights, he got to be making a career analysis. A lot of deep soul-searching that he has to do. To sit down and evaluate his career.
For Pacman, he improves to 41-3-2 with 32 knockouts. He comes back to Manila as a national hero again.
But this time, Manny Pacquiao was better. Terrible did not use the jab like he did in the first fight by outboxing the smaller man. He went to slug it out with the speedy Pinoy boxer. Pacman was shopping Terrible down ever since the 5th round. His speed and body punching was taking effect on Morales.
I cannot say that Morales is washed up by this point. He fought well, but he did not follow the BLUE PRINT that he did masterfully against Pacman in the first encounter. It cost him. And now, he got 3 losses of his last 4 fights. His loss against Zahir Raheem was unacceptable.
By round 9, Terrible was beginning to wilt. He was getting too many shots from Manny. And in the tenth round, Pacquiao finished him off with brutal and speedy combinations. Morales went down from a Pacquiao uppercut. And went he went down for the second time, American referee Kenny Bayless had seen enough and stopped the fight. Pacquiao won by a 10th round TKO and the people of the Philippines shouted for joy. Their hero, the great Manny Pacquiao, avenged the earlier defeat from Terrible. And in this win, he completed the trifecta of wins against 3 of Mexico's all-time great fighters: Marco Antonio Barrera, Juan Manuel Marquez and now Erik "El Terrible" Morales.
For Morales, the mid-life career crisis is becoming more than a nightmare. It is becoming a reality. He should hang the gloves. Does he have it anymore? Is he hungry enough? Or is he shot?
Morales now drops to 48-4, with 34 knockouts. When is he gonna win again? We don't know. But, it is looking kind of ugly. With Three losses in his last 4 fights, he got to be making a career analysis. A lot of deep soul-searching that he has to do. To sit down and evaluate his career.
For Pacman, he improves to 41-3-2 with 32 knockouts. He comes back to Manila as a national hero again.
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Re: The Top 100 Greatest Boxers Pound per Pound of All-Time
It was the FIRST TIME in his boxing career that the great Erik "El Terrible" Morales was ever stopped.
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elmersalsa
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Re: The Top 100 Greatest Boxers Pound per Pound of All-Time
Sometimes is incredible to watch a fight and the fighter did everything well and next thing we know, the fighter lost the fight.
In this case, El Terrible was robbed at least for the second time in his career. He got robbed in the second fight with Marco Antonio Barrera.
Now, challenging to win his fourth world crown in his fourth weight class, he loses by unanimous decision against WBC World Lightweight Champion David Diaz of Chicago, IL.
The fight was at Rosemont, IL. Was Morales, 30, a victim of a hometown decision? I believe that he was. It was a robbery.
I saw Diaz winning the last 3 rounds, but it was not enough. I had Terrible winning 115-113 on my scorecard.
Morales was robbed of winning his fourth world title in his fourth weight class, big time! He outboxed the champion, even though the champion was aggressive throughout the fight and fought well pinning Morales through the ropes, I don't think that he did enough to win. Morales outclassed him, using that jab and good lateral movement. He even dropped Diaz in the first round with a right cross.
Diaz improved to 33-1-1 with 17KOs. Morales loses his fourth fight in a row. He lost 5 of his last 6 fights. And for that, he announced his retirement from boxing with a record of 48-6, with 34KOs.
Is incredible to believe that at one time, Terrible Morales was 41-0. Then 48-2 after beating the great Manny Pacquiao in their first epic encounter. It was time to retire. He was robbed.
In this case, El Terrible was robbed at least for the second time in his career. He got robbed in the second fight with Marco Antonio Barrera.
Now, challenging to win his fourth world crown in his fourth weight class, he loses by unanimous decision against WBC World Lightweight Champion David Diaz of Chicago, IL.
The fight was at Rosemont, IL. Was Morales, 30, a victim of a hometown decision? I believe that he was. It was a robbery.
I saw Diaz winning the last 3 rounds, but it was not enough. I had Terrible winning 115-113 on my scorecard.
Morales was robbed of winning his fourth world title in his fourth weight class, big time! He outboxed the champion, even though the champion was aggressive throughout the fight and fought well pinning Morales through the ropes, I don't think that he did enough to win. Morales outclassed him, using that jab and good lateral movement. He even dropped Diaz in the first round with a right cross.
Diaz improved to 33-1-1 with 17KOs. Morales loses his fourth fight in a row. He lost 5 of his last 6 fights. And for that, he announced his retirement from boxing with a record of 48-6, with 34KOs.
Is incredible to believe that at one time, Terrible Morales was 41-0. Then 48-2 after beating the great Manny Pacquiao in their first epic encounter. It was time to retire. He was robbed.