BraggingRightsCorner.com - " Morales vs Pacquiao: From Ringside to the Couch "... by Kenny Perrault

One week removed from sitting in the MGM Grand watching Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao give it their all in an epic bout, I now sat on my living room couch to once again take in the show. The first difference that jumped out was the volume of the crowd. HBO seemed to filter the crowd's tremendous noise during the bout. This was one of the best fight crowds I have ever heard and seen. As for the fight it was just as exciting on TV as it was live. It still amazes me the guts and tenacity that both men showed in ring, digging deep and even deeper as each round passed. If any two fighters in boxing need to get in the ring again for a rematch it's Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao.

I wanted to share my scorecards from the fight, from ringside to watching on TV:

LIVE AT THE MGM	REPLAY ON TV
Round 1: 10-9 Pacquiao	Round 1: 10-9 Pacquiao
Round 2: 10-9 Morales	Round 2: 10-9 Morales
Round 3: 10-9 Pacquiao	Round 3: 10-9 Pacquiao
Round 4: 10-9 Morales	Round 4: 10-9 Morales
Round 5: 10-9 Morales	Round 5: 10-9 Morales
Round 6: 10-9 Pacquiao	Round 6: 10-9 Pacquiao
Round 7: 10-9 Morales	Round 7: 10-9 Morales
Round 8: 10-9 Pacquiao	Round 8: 10-9 Pacquiao
Round 9: 10-9 Pacquiao	Round 9: 10-9 Pacquiao
Round 10: 10-9 Morales	Round 10: 10-9 Morales
Round 11: 10-10	Round 11: 10-9 Morales
Round 12: 10-9 Pacquiao	Round 12: 10-9 Pacquiao
Total: 115-114 Manny Pacquiao	Total: 114-144 Draw

Now before I start getting emails saying I'm crazy for scoring a certain round for either Pacquiao or Morales, let me say this. This is a fight that no matter how many times I watch it I can probably score it differently. I have no complaints on the official judging as many of the rounds were close and hard to score. With both men giving and taking as much as they did I hated to see a loser. Let's hope we are treated to a rematch some time in the near future.

For a peek at the official score card, click on the thumbnail below...

3-28-2005