Erik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao

Erik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao, billed as Coming With Everything, was a super featherweight boxing match. 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]

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, Philippines
Pre-fight record 47–2 (34 KO) 39–2–2 (31 KO)
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 The Ring No. 8 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
3-division world champion		 The Ring featherweight champion
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)[1]

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]

References
  1. "Morales outlasts Pacquiao". ESPN.com. March 20, 2005.
  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.
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