Erik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao II

Erik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao II
DateJanuary 21, 2006
VenueThomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the lineWBC Super Featherweight Title Eliminator
Tale of the tape
Boxer Erik Morales Manny Pacquiao
Nickname El Terrible
("The Terrible")		 "Pac-Man"
Hometown Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico General Santos, Soccsksargen, Philippines
Purse $2,000,000
Pre-fight record 48–3 (34 KO) 40–3–2 (31 KO)
Age 29 years, 4 months 27 years, 1 month
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) 5 ft 6+1⁄2 in (169 cm)
Weight 130 lb (59 kg) 128+1⁄2 lb (58 kg)
Style Orthodox Southpaw
Recognition WBC
No. 1 Ranked Super Featherweight
WBA
No. 7 Ranked Super Featherweight
The Ring
No. 2 Ranked Super Featherweight
The Ring No. 6 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
3-division world champion		 WBA
No. 1 Ranked Super Featherweight
WBC
No. 2 Ranked Super Featherweight
IBF/The Ring
No. 3 Ranked Super Featherweight
WBC International super featherweight champion
The Ring No. 5 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
3-division world champion
Result
Pacquiao wins via 10th-round TKO[1]

Erik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao II, was a professional boxing match contested on January 21, 2006, for the WBC International super featherweight championship.[2]

Background

The bout took place at the Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States and was distributed by HBO PPV.[3] The bout is the second of the Pacquiao-Morales trilogy,[4] widely considered one of the greatest boxing trilogies of all time.[5][6][7]

The fight

Pacquiao dominated the fight, eventually scoring a technical knockout win against Morales in the tenth round and avenge the third loss of his career in their first fight. It was the first time Morales had ever been stopped.[8][9][10]

Undercard

Confirmed bouts:[11]

Broadcasting

Country Broadcaster
 United States HBO
 Philippines Solar Sports ABS-CBN (Pay, live)

References

  1. ^ "Ringside Boxing Report: Manny Pacquiao – Erik Morales 2 – Boxing News".
  2. ^ "Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales (2nd meeting)". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Boxing2005.com - P4P Number 1". www.pound4pound.com.
  4. ^ "Clash of the Titans: Part I - Erik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao I-III | Underdog Sports". theunderdogsports.com. Archived from the original on 2018-12-19.
  5. ^ Tate, Justin. "Manny Pacquiao vs Erik Morales and the 15 Greatest Boxing Trilogies of All Time". Bleacher Report.
  6. ^ "Mulvaney: Can Pacquiao-Morales join all-time great trilogies?". ESPN.com. November 16, 2006.
  7. ^ Juico, SPORTS FOR ALL BY Philip Ella. "The great trilogies in boxing". Philstar.com.
  8. ^ Staff, B. N. "On This Day: Manny Pacquiao gains revenge over Erik Morales - Boxing News". www.boxingnewsonline.net.
  9. ^ "Rafael: Morales-Pacquiao glove story continues". ESPN.com. January 18, 2006.
  10. ^ Tim Dahlberg (22 January 2006). "Pacquiao's punch better than Morales'". usatoday.com. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  11. ^ "BoxRec - event".
Preceded by Erik Morales's bouts
21 January 2006 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Manny Pacquiao's bouts
21 January 2006 		Succeeded by