NEWSFLASH: MORALES will not move up without PACQUIAO

[PacLand]

This is my prediction. Manny Pacquiao will TKO Eric Morales at the very first round!!!

[Alex888]

Pacquiao Will Surely Win Over Morales

Hey, listen folks! I predict a win of Pacquiao over Morales in their coming fight. You may disagree with me but here are the facts:

1. Most of Pacquiao's win in his fights were via the short route, while Morales' fights last to the distance.
2. Pacquiao is much younger than Morales, age in boxing is a determining factor.
3. Pacquiao's annihilation of Barrera was convincing, on the other hand the loss of Morales to Barrera is convincing too. Who's the tougher guy?
4. Morales' physical attribute is bigger than that of Pacquiao but it cannot be established that all bigger fighters prevailed over smaller opponents.
5. Pacquiao's power is devastating while Morales' power is suspect. In their three fights, Morales did not deck Barrera even once. Look at his face after the fights.

Thank You!

[Floydmayweather]

I agree Pac is the faster paced, faster hand, harder puncher. Yes Morales does have a size advantage but i think Pacs speed and movement will of set that. Then its down to power and youth which is on Pacs side. I think it will be a great fight but will end in a late Ko of morales.

[Ptownz_fynestz]

what i predict is a very good fight

[adrsan84]

Hey, listen folks! I predict a win of Pacquiao over Morales in their coming fight. You may disagree with me but here are the facts:

1. Most of Pacquiao's win in his fights were via the short route, while Morales' fights last to the distance.
2. Pacquiao is much younger than Morales, age in boxing is a determining factor.
3. Pacquiao's annihilation of Barrera was convincing, on the other hand the loss of Morales to Barrera is convincing too. Who's the tougher guy?
4. Morales' physical attribute is bigger than that of Pacquiao but it cannot be established that all bigger fighters prevailed over smaller opponents.
5. Pacquiao's power is devastating while Morales' power is suspect. In their three fights, Morales did not deck Barrera even once. Look at his face after the fights.

Thank You!

Pacquaio has been knocking out more of his opponents but look at the quality of opponents, other than JMM and Barrera he hasn't really fought many other top tear fighters, Morales on the other hand has been fighting only the best for quite a while. Also expect Morales to come out in much better physical condition than in prior fights, he has more at stake. Look for him to come in closer to 130 than he did against Barrera and in with better stamina. I expect him to outbox and frustrate pacquiao early and earn a late stoppage. A KO of morales just seems unreal, this guys never even been really hurt in his career. Either way we'll see march 19th, cant wait.

[itsbusdriver]

what i predict is a very good fight

Im going to have to disagree with you on this one bro... I predict its going to be a great fight!

[grayfist]

5 pounds is a lot for skinny little guys like Pacman. For a heavyweight 5 pounds is nothing, but for little guys 5 pounds is a bigger percentage of their body. By the way, those 5 pounds gained will probably be fat since its imposible gain 5 pounds of muscle in 2 months. Don't forget Pacman is just a forward coming fighter like Trinidad. After Marquez swithched strategy by the 2nd round, Pacman was rendered harmless and was almost finished by Marquez. All that Marquez did was raise his right hand and move left to avoid Pacman's left straight. If you see that fight again, Marquez was just brilliantly going in circles to the left. I give Marquez a lot of credit for being so smart in spite of his pain. I see a repeat of Barrera vs Prince Hammed in this fight, where Morales outboxes technic defficient Pacwoman.
Morales is a boxer/puncher.
Pacman is just a puncher period.
Pacman will beaten silly like he was for 11 rounds against Marquez.

Pac's power is such that pople find it easy to overlook his boxing abilities. Many, to illustrate an alleged lack of boxing skills on Pac's part, refer to the Marquez fight; conveniently overlooking the MAB meeting, which, if it were only a matter of power, Pac could not have dominated.

Dominating a fighter, round after round, who is considered one of the most skilled ever to climb a ring cannot be because of power alone. Boxing skills are mandatory.

Pac seldom won by puncher's chance. Most of his victories came via giving fits to his opponents. That takes boxing skills.
Comparing the Pac- Morales setto with the Hamed-MAB fight is a stretch. MAB doesn't fight like Morales or Pac. Neither did Hamed. Similarities cannot even begin.

Going back to the Marquez fight, is anyone saying Marquez, with all his vaunted boxing abilities, DOMINATED after he turned the tide? I don't hear any. In a number of the middle and later rounds, judges saw the fight as either close or Pac's rounds. (The judging error could not have been controversial had it been that Marquez was dominant all throughout the rounds after the first and second and he would have eked out a decision had that dominance been there). Isn't there a good chance that Marquez failed to dominate because Pac, not only has power but also boxing skills-- both offense and defense?

Looking at the post fight pictures, one can say that Marquez's face was more a nightmare than Pac's. If Pac were unable to box, how did those lumps and half closed eye happen?