Post by davinz on Jan 22, 2006 0:36:42 GMT -5
Pacquiao KOs Morales!
Sunday, January 22 2006
By Mike Sloan and Victor Perea at ringside
In a battle of super featherweight superstars, Manny Pacquiao (41-3-1, 32 KOs) knocked out Erik Morales (48-4, 34 KOs) in round ten Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Arena in Las Vegas. After falling behind early, Pacquiao turned up the heat in round six and started a brutal beatdown of Morales, who went down twice in the tenth.
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Good two-way action in round one from both fighters. Round two was even better. Pacquiao nearly dropped Morales but Morales fought back bravely. Morales got the best of round three with some good flurries. Morales' jab started to become more of a factor in round four as he was able to move Pacquiao backwards. Morales had the edge again in round five. The turning point was in round six when Pacquiao launched a furious attack leaving Morales staggering back to his corner. Morales tried to take the initiative in round seven, but Pacquiao was now outmuscling Morales. Erik's nose appeared to be badly broken. The Pacquiao onslaught continued in the eighth although Morales had an effective spurt toward the end of the round. Pacquiao continued stalking Morales in the ninth and Morales was looking like a beaten fighter. Pacquiao floored Morales twice with a barrage of punches in the tenth. After the second knockdown, the fight was stopped by referee Kenny Bayless at 2:33.
Sunday, January 22 2006
By Mike Sloan and Victor Perea at ringside
In a battle of super featherweight superstars, Manny Pacquiao (41-3-1, 32 KOs) knocked out Erik Morales (48-4, 34 KOs) in round ten Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Arena in Las Vegas. After falling behind early, Pacquiao turned up the heat in round six and started a brutal beatdown of Morales, who went down twice in the tenth.
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Good two-way action in round one from both fighters. Round two was even better. Pacquiao nearly dropped Morales but Morales fought back bravely. Morales got the best of round three with some good flurries. Morales' jab started to become more of a factor in round four as he was able to move Pacquiao backwards. Morales had the edge again in round five. The turning point was in round six when Pacquiao launched a furious attack leaving Morales staggering back to his corner. Morales tried to take the initiative in round seven, but Pacquiao was now outmuscling Morales. Erik's nose appeared to be badly broken. The Pacquiao onslaught continued in the eighth although Morales had an effective spurt toward the end of the round. Pacquiao continued stalking Morales in the ninth and Morales was looking like a beaten fighter. Pacquiao floored Morales twice with a barrage of punches in the tenth. After the second knockdown, the fight was stopped by referee Kenny Bayless at 2:33.
