Not only did he have power in
his hands, but Morales also had the techniques needed
to be a great champion. He had warrior-like
capabilities, as shown in his 12-round brutal
slugfest with former champion
Wayne McCullough.
He continued to put on crowd pleasing
performances, beating the likes of Kevin Kelley
and In Jin Chi. Taking one of two from Marco
Antonio Barrera, he later decided to try yet
another weight class, this time testing the waters
at 130 pounds.
Round 3 would see the end of
the fight as Pacquiao took complete command, first
jarring Morales with a right hand and dropping him
to the canvas moments later. Morales rose again,
only to be blistered with a sea of punches as
Pacquiao swarmed him. Another pinpoint left hand
would score a third knockdown for Pacquiao and
Morales sat with a look of resignation on his
face, failing to beat the count. For all of his
guts and courage, Morales knew it wasn’t to be his
night.
"I must win," stated Pacquiao,
"our fight is bigger than the two of us because we carry more into the
ring than most other fighters. We carry the heart and soul of
our people, and the pride and honor of our nations. The pressure on
us is enormous..."
PREVIEW OF PACQUIAO vs MORALES 3... by Oleg Bershadsky
Having faced each other twice
before will only make the pre-fight preparations all
the more rigorous and intense. Each boxer believes
he knows what to expect from the other this time
around, but don’t be shocked if we see new “weapons”
and surprises from either fighter.
Manny Pacquiao, the WBC´s
International champion, has not declined his
participation in a final elimination bout in respect
to the WBC´S ruling and therefore, if he wins, in
addition to defending successfully his title, Manny
Pacquiao will be declared the official challenger to
the super featherweight championship of the world, in
the hands of WBC champion Marco Antonio Barrera.
PACQUIAO vs. MORALES III SET FOR NOVEMBER 18 AT THOMAS
& MACK LIVE ON HBO PAY-PER-VIEW
Three-division world
champions MANNY “PACMAN” PACQUIAO and ERIK “EL TERRIBLE” MORALES will get
it on for the third time to determine who really is the best man inside the
ring. Pacquiao and Morales each own a victory over the other in their
two previous fights – both considered “Fight of the Year” candidates --
which have attracted over 700,000 pay-per-view buys combined.
Promoted by Top Rank, in association with Wynn Las Vegas, Pacquiao-Morales
III will be a 12-round super featherweight bout, taking place Saturday,
November 18, from the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV, and broadcast
live on HBO Pay-Per-View.
Mike became a legend
on the ShoBox series, and still holds the record for
the most appearances on the show. He also holds the
record for the most consecutive appearances on the
show with four. He is one of the more exciting young
fighters today, and on November 17th he will be
fighting Ricardo Torres for the WBO junior
welterweight title on the undercard of the
Pacquiao-Morales card. Arnaoutis and his manager
Mike Michael took some time recently to talk with me
and here's what they had to say.
'MIGHTY' MIKE ARNAOUTIS AND CESTUS MANAGEMENT:
A BLUEPRINT FOR SUCCESS...
by Tom Dickey
Arnaoutis had fought
in some tournaments in Greece, but the training there
was way under par. At near that same time, Michael
split from Eliades and decided to follow his dream of
starting up his own company in the United States. Michael went on to start
Cestus management with his first client, a kid from
Greece named Mike Arnaoutis. From that point on, Cestus laid down the blueprint that would lead the talented
Arnaoutis to a world title fight next Saturday,
November 17th, against
Ricardo Torres in Las Vegas on the Pacquiao-Morales
undercard.
'MIGHTY' MIKE ARNAOUTIS: "WBO TITLE FIGHT IS A
MERE FORMALITY"
On November 18, 2006, the
Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, will host what is possible the
most anticipated card of 2006 as Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao takes on Mexican war
legend Erik “El Terrible” Morales in the rubber-match. Although the main event
of the night is filled with many questions which fight fans want answered, the
fight of the night is scheduled to take place on the under-card as Cestus
Management’s 140-pound boxing marvel “Mighty” Mike Arnaoutis takes on Columbia
powerhouse Ricardo “Mochuelo” Torres for the vacant WBO Jr. Welterweight
title.
