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Erik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao

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Coming With Everything
DateMarch 19, 2005
VenueMGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the linevacant WBC International and IBA super featherweight titles
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 $2,500,000 $1,750,000
Pre-fight record 47–2 (34 KO) 39–2–2 (31 KO)
Age 28 years, 6 months 26 years, 3 months
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) 5 ft 6+1⁄2 in (169 cm)
Weight 130 lb (59 kg) 129+1⁄2 lb (59 kg)
Style Orthodox Southpaw
Recognition WBC
No. 1 Ranked Super Featherweight
The Ring
No. 2 Ranked Super Featherweight
The Ring No. 8 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
3-division world champion		 The Ring
Featherweight Champion
WBA
No. 1 Ranked Featherweight
IBF
No. 2 Ranked Featherweight
The Ring No. 5 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
3-division world champion
Result
Morales wins via 12-round unanimous decision (115–113, 115–113, 115–113)

Erik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao, billed as Coming With Everything, was a super featherweight boxing match.[1] This match occurred on March 19, 2005, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States and was distributed by HBO PPV.[2][3] The bout is the first of the Pacquiao-Morales trilogy,[4] widely considered one of the greatest boxing trilogies of all time.[5][6][7]

Background

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Pacquiao was a 7-5 betting favourite.

The fight

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Morales controlled the pace of the close fight. In the fifth round, Pacquiao suffered a cut over his right eye caused by Morales' right cross.[8] At the end of 12 round all three judges scored the bout 115–113 for Morales.[9]

Both the Associated Press and Harold Lederman, HBO's unofficial scorer, had the fight 116-112 for Morales.

Undercard

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Confirmed bouts:[10]

Broadcasting

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Country Broadcaster
 Hungary Sport1
 Philippines Solar Sports (cable)
RPN 9 (free-to-air)
 United States HBO

References

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  1. ^ "Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales (1st meeting)". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Sino si Manny Pacquiao ?". Philstar.com.
  3. ^ "Morales-Pacquiao: Pride vs. Power. – Boxing News".
  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. ^ "Pacquiao Sees Red in Loss to Morales". Los Angeles Times. March 20, 2005.
  9. ^ "Morales outlasts Pacquiao". ESPN.com. March 20, 2005.
  10. ^ "BoxRec - event".
Preceded by Erik Morales's bouts
March 19, 2005 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
vs. Narongrit Pirang
 Manny Pacquiao's bouts
March 19, 2005 		Succeeded by
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