PacMan's Corner

[Flash Sentry]

ang kalaban lang ni PACMAN eh sarili niya ...

 

Yeah, I kinda believe that. As long as he stays focused, then there's no problem. Problem is he also has this penchant for a lot of extra-curricular activities, which takes him away from boxing. Not that it's bad, but he should choose how many of those activities he should really be in.

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Erik vows to make weight

 

 

By NICK GIONGCO

 

ERIK MORALES assured Filipino archrival Manny Pacquiao that he will make the super-featherweight limit of 130 lbs in time for their scheduled 12-round slugfest on Nov. 18 at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas.

 

 

"Manny Pacquiao should not worry. Forget about me making 132 lbs. I will weigh in at 130," Morales told the Mexican sports daily Esto, reacting to Team Pacquiao’s statement a few days ago that the GenSan lefty won’t fight if the Tijuana natives comes in over 132 lbs.

 

"The fight is done and I hope to win over the Filipino. I don’t like to pay him a million dollars," added Morales, referring to the penalty he will shell out in the event he comes in with extra baggage.

 

Under the contract that they both signed, Morales will have to cough out 0,000 for every pound in excess of 130 lbs.

 

Last week in Mexico City, Morales tipped the scales at 142 lbs, while early this week Pacquiao checked in at 138 ¾ lbs.

 

Both weigh-ins were supervised by a representative from the World Boxing Council, which is sanctioning the bout dubbed "The Grand Finale."

 

Experts from the Velocity Sports Performance in Los Angeles are lending a hand in Morales’ preparation in the mountains of Otomi outside Mexico City.

 

Both fighters split the first two fights with Morales, 30, winning the first encounter on points and Pacquiao, 27, striking hard in the rematch with a tenth round stoppage.

 

Pacquiao is also in the thick of training at the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood under the celebrated Freddie Roach.

 

The two boxers and their respective training teams are headed for Las Vegas on Nov. 14, where Top Rank and Wynn Las Vegas are rolling out the red carpet.

 

According to sportsbook.com, Manny Pacquiao is listed as a -210 favorite over Erik Morales, who has been listed at +170.

 

http://www.mb.com.ph/SPRT2006102978385.html

[Mr KIM]

50-50 laban dito im sure kabado na lahat

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Pacquiao picked as huge favorite

 

A $ 210 bet for Pacman would only win $ 100

 

By Nick Giongco

 

AS EXPECTED, Manny Pacquiao was installed as the heavy favorite in his Nov. 18 Las Vegas rubber match with Erik “El Terrible” Morales.

 

 

 

Sportsbook.com has put Pacquiao a -210 favorite over Morales, who was placed as a +170 underdog in their scheduled 12-round super-featherweight clash at the Thomas and Mack Center.

 

Oddsmakers say that a wager of $ 210 for Pacquiao would only win $ 100, while a bet of $ 100 for Morales would result in a payoff of $ 170 in case the Mexican prevails in the highly-awaited battle.

 

Pacquiao’s overwhelming tenth-round knockout victory over Morales last January and the difficulty that Morales will encounter in making the weight limit of 130 lbs in the next three weeks are being taken into account in placing the Filipino as the favored fighter.

 

While Morales dealt Pacquiao a stinging defeat in the first fight in March 2005, the way Pacquiao scored the most devastating victory of his career early this year remains fresh in everyone’s mind.

 

Pacquiao, 27, was heavily favored in the first match and the odds were about even during the second meeting.

 

Morales, 30, is confident of conquering the scales with ease with the help of experts from the Velocity Sports Performance based in Los Angeles.

 

The Tijuana native has been training intensely in the mountains of Otomi outside Mexico City since Sept. 20.

 

Morales told the Mexican media over the weekend that he is not keen in shelling out a hefty fine if he fails to make the weight.

 

Pacquiao and trainer Freddie Roach said they’ll take the money and push through with the fight if Morales does not go over 132 lbs.

 

Gun enthusiast Cris Aquino, who will carry the Philippine flag from Pacquiao’s dressing room all the way to the top of the ring, was still surprised that Pacquiao was pegged the overwhelming favorite.

 

"Masyado tayong llamado," said Aquino, who first carried the flag in Nov. 2003 when Pacquiao beat up Marco Antonio Barrera in San Antonio, Texas.

 

 

 

http://www.mb.com.ph/SPRT2006103078418.html

[jopit]

talo na sigurado si pacquiao....busy siya kasi sa bago niyang mercedez. go go go morales!

[T.T.]

Go Erik Morales!

 

Pacboy, itigil mo na yang showbiz

[reddhat]

Pacman should concentrate with the real facts and stats between him and Morales, the odds will be in his favor because he beats the hell out of Morales the last time they square-off. But the fact that he was beaten also by Morales remains a sad truth and it is not impossible to repeat the same story come November 18 (Las Vegas time).

 

If I will bet based on statistics of both boxers, I will bet for Morales. He is taller, has longer reach, has more experience fighting top rank opponents and if Morales chose to just jab and go (like Raheem did to him) and not to slug it out with Pacquiao he may have a chance to win.

 

Pacman already has the power and quickness to knockdown opponents, one thing Pacman needs is STAMINA, he should be able to sustain a constant chase, jabs and combinations.He should focus in his training and should stop for awhile with his endorsements and other gigs.

Edited October 30, 2006 by reddhat

[reddhat]

Pacman will win by KO.

[coldfussion]

I agree!!! PACMAN will bring home the bacon... :cool:

[clubber_lang]

Dearest Manny,

 

Knock Morales to next year...

 

Thanks in advance

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No beauty contest for macho Morales

 

 

By Recah Trinidad

Inquirer

Last updated 03:52am (Mla time) 10/30/2006

 

Published on page A30 of the October 30, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer

 

FIVE DAYS after registering 142 pounds, Erik Morales rode the scales and weighed an amazing 137 lb.

 

This was how Top Rank bossman Bob Arum related the fantastic development to broadcaster Ronnie Nathanielsz last week.

 

Arum must’ve sounded as though he had discovered a constellation of reserved strength inside Morales’ aging body.

 

“Manny Pacquiao would be in for a big surprise,” Arum was quoted as warning.

 

Maybe Arum expected Pacquiao to shudder in fear?

 

Well, if Pacquiao did not end up laughing, he must’ve brushed off Arum’s statement as another fat lie.

 

Arum did not indicate if he had personally checked Morales on the scales.

 

* * *

 

The grand old man of prizefight promotions may not be bluffing. He could, in fact, be reporting what he had witnessed.

 

But it was easier to believe that Arum, this time out, had made Morales ride a shaky, sympathetic hotel room weighing machine.

 

Yes, if Morales had instantly lost five pounds in five days, he could be in for deeper trouble. It’s like this: Morales registering 137 on an official machine must instead be a cause for worry among his backers and close supporters who know their boxing.

 

* * *

 

No. Arum couldn’t be accused of deluding himself. He definitely knows his boxing, more than Don King.

 

But wasn’t Morales progressing normally, shedding poundage carefully and gradually, under the supervision of experts?

 

At least, this was what we were made to believe before Morales moved up to the Otomi Mountains training site in Mexico from his camp in Los Angeles.

 

* * *

 

Meanwhile, around the same time, Pacquiao jumped onto the scales and registered 138 lb -- work shoes, shorts and shirt on.

 

Trainer Freddie Roach next claimed his prized pupil was easily 136 lb.

 

That would mean Morales was nothing more than a pound behind Pacquiao in the run-off to their Nov. 17 official weigh-in.

 

* * *

 

Now, there was every reason for Arum to be triumphant.

 

But, at the same time, he could be dangerously trapped in that mode when he had started to believe the Grand Finale would be decided on the weighing scales.

 

No kidding. This was not the first time this had been said of how fighters could also get overly assertive with their weight and figure.

 

In the process, these same fighters overlook the fact that making the weight and staying in fighting shape is not one and the same thing.

 

* * *

 

Listen, please. Arum could be perfectly happy only if Morales would be joining a beauty pageant, and not going to war, which promises to be the fiercest in his career.

 

So, did they have to punish Morales?

 

Five pounds in five days was not exactly normal, based on the announced Morales regimen.

 

Morales may indeed look great, he could breeze past the official scales, but how much of the old steady fighter would be left in his old, drained system?

 

* * *

 

To repeat, Morales won’t be joining a beauty contest.

 

Warned police superintendent Pat Piñol of North Cotabato: “Fine if it would be a beauty contest, Morales could just walk down the ramp after all the shedding and the trimming down. But it’s not. It would be a rumble in the jungle. Makikipag-bugbugan siya. Let’s see if he could survive Pacman.”

 

Supt. Piñol was right. Balance and propriety should have been the theme of the Morales regimen. No quick fix, no cutting corners, please.

 

Anyway, it was just fine for Arum to have warned Pacquiao to watch out -- Morales would be sharper, stronger.

 

But did the Top Rank big boss sincerely believe the fierce fight would be decided on a silly weight war?

 

 

http://newsinfo.inq7.net/inquirerheadlines/sports/view_article.php?article_id=29484

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Erik to Pacman: No way to pay $1M

By Abac Cordero

The Philippine Star 11/01/2006

 

Erik Morales has vowed to tip the scales at 130 lbs, nothing more and nothing less, for his highly-anticipated showdown with Manny Pacquiao on Nov. 18 in Las Vegas.

 

The 30-year-old Mexican recently told the Mexican media that he is confident that by the time the two fighters are weighed on the eve of the fight, he will be safely inside the limit.

 

Under the fight contract, Morales should pay Pacquiao $500,000 if the Mexican weighs from 130.1 to 131 lbs, and $1 million if he weighs in at 132 lbs or more.

 

Then Pacquiao will also have the option to just take the $1 million and not climb the ring at the Thomas and Mack Center. Pacquiao said he might use this option if Morales weighs 132 or more.

 

"Manny Pacquiao should not worry himself. I am going to fight him in the date indicated at the Thomas and Mack Center. And he should forget about the 132 pounds. I am going to register the limit of the 130 in which the contract was signed," Morales was quoted as saying.

 

When the fight contract was signed last July, Morales was weighing around 165 lbs, but has undergone rigid training, including an eight-week weight reduction program in Los Angeles.

 

Morales weighed 142 last Oct. 18 and reports indicate that he’s now down to 137 with still 17 days left before the fight.

 

"I expect to conquer Pacquiao. And I’m not going to give him favor of paying him $1 million," Morales told Mexican newspapers.

 

 

http://www.philstar.com/philstar/NEWS200611011602.htm

[dark_horse]

SM Cinemas charge 500 pesos for the Pacquiao-Morales Fight!

 

BOO!!! :thumbsdownsmiley:

totoo ba eto?

 

:thumbsdownsmiley:

[coldfussion]

oo tol tutuo yan...just watch the commercials on solarsports. or better yet go to any SM cinemas to check the price of the tickets.

[tio piting]

oo tol tutuo yan...just watch the commercials on solarsports. or better yet go to any SM cinemas to check the price of the tickets.

I don't think it's the solely the fault of SM that the prices are way too high. I believe Solar has a lot to do with this. Btw, i heard they will also be charging the same in Ayala-operated cinemas that has tied-up w/ Solar. Talk about taking advantage of the consumers, tsk tsk tsk.