Érik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao II

Manny Pacquiao vs. Érik Morales II, billed as The Battle, was a super featherweight boxing match. The bout took place on January 21, 2006 at the Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States and was distributed by HBO PPV.[2] The bout is the second of the Pacquiao-Morales trilogy,[3] widely considered one of the greatest boxing trilogies of all time.[4][5][6]

The Battle
DateJanuary 21, 2006
VenueThomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, United States
Title(s) on the lineWBC International super featherweight title
Tale of the tape
Boxer Manny Pacquiao Érik Morales
Nickname "Pac-Man" "El Terrible" ("The Terrible")
Hometown General Santos, Philippines Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Pre-fight record 40–3–2 (32 KO) 48–3 (34 KO)
Height 5 ft 5+1⁄2 in (166 cm) 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 128+1⁄2 lb (58 kg) 130 lb (59 kg)
Recognition WBC International super featherweight champion
The Ring No. 5 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
3-division world champion		 The Ring No. 6 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
3-division world champion
Result
Manny Pacquiao won in the 10th round via TKO[1]

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.[7][8]

References
  1. "Ringside Boxing Report: Manny Pacquiao – Erik Morales 2 – Boxing News".
  2. "Boxing2005.com - P4P Number 1". www.pound4pound.com.
  3. http://theunderdogsports.com/clash-titans-part-erik-morales-vs-manny-pacquiao-iii/
  4. Tate, Justin. "Manny Pacquiao vs Erik Morales and the 15 Greatest Boxing Trilogies of All Time". Bleacher Report.
  5. "Mulvaney: Can Pacquiao-Morales join all-time great trilogies?". ESPN.com. November 16, 2006.
  6. Juico, SPORTS FOR ALL BY Philip Ella. "The great trilogies in boxing". Philstar.com.
  7. Staff, B. N. "On This Day: Manny Pacquiao gains revenge over Erik Morales - Boxing News". www.boxingnewsonline.net.
  8. "Rafael: Morales-Pacquiao glove story continues". ESPN.com. January 18, 2006.
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