Erik Morales boxing news
Ring legend Erik Morales is currently in mourning, the former champ trying his very best to come to terms with the sad death of his young son, Fernando, who passed away yesterday from as yet unconfirmed causes.… read more “Former Rival Marco Antonio Barrera Offers His Deepest Condolences To Erik Morales On The Death Of His Son”
Get ready for what might just go down as the oddest, the most almost unbelievable, the craziest summer in the history of boxing. So far this year, we have confirmed for the summer months (traditionally a slow time for the sport of boxing):
Evander Holyfield vs Kevin Mcbride (apparently not an exhibition bout but a “real” fight)
Oscar De La Hoya’s ring return (possibly against an MMA fighter, but under boxing rules)
Juan Manuel Marquez vs Miguel Cotto (an exhibition bout with no head-gear)
Marco Antonio Barrera vs Erik Morales IV (also an exhibition bout, further details to come)
Mike Tyson’s next bout (yet another exhibition bout).… read more “One Crazy Boxing Summer”
Exhibition: ‘a display or demonstration of a skill.’
Mike Tyson, Roy Jones, Julio Cesar Chavez, Miguel Cotto, Juan Manuel Marquez – and now Marco Antonio Barrera and Erik Morales.… read more “The Exhibition Fad Continues – Marco Antonio Barrera Vs. Erik Morales IV Set For July”
This weekend Miguel Berchelt and Oscar Valdez will battle for the WBC World Super Featherweight Title. When these two Mexican fighters get together, we should expect fireworks.… read more “Mexican Battles in the Super Featherweight Division”
15 years ago today, two all-time greats met in the second fight of their at times brutal trilogy. Manny Pacquiao, having dropped a close but fair decision to Erik Morales the previous year, fought “El Terrible” again.… read more “On This Day: Manny Pacquiao Gets Sweet Revenge Over Erik Morales”
Boxing exhibitions between two retired greats seem to be all the rage right about now. We are all currently braced for the Mike Tyson Vs. Roy Jones exhibition of November 28, while over the past weeks/months we have enjoyed seeing veterans Julio Cesar Chavez and Jorge Arce knock it about in the ring.… read more “Barrera vs Morales IV? Yet Another Exhibition Between Two Legends In The Works”
Wayne McCullough just might have had the sturdiest chin in lower weight boxing in the 1990s and 2000s. In fact, you could go further than that and suggest the Irishman had one of the greatest chins of all time.… read more “The Erik Morales – McCullough War: A Fight Wayne McCullough Says He’d Have Won Had It Been 15 Rounds”
“I’d never seen anything like Pacquiao before. I’d block one shot and he’d hit me with another one as I was trying to parry still another one!”… read more “David Diaz Interview: The Warrior Who Went To War With Pacquiao And Morales”
Rewind fifteen years and Mexican great Erik Morales had just lost his third and final fight with fierce rival and countryman Marco Antonio Barrera. But being cut from a different cloth to many fighters who, after suffering a heartbreaking defeat would either take a long layoff or look to find a nice and easy comeback foe, Morales did things his way.… read more “On This Day In 2005 – Magnificent Morales Too Good For Pacquiao”
Right now, fight fans in Las Vegas are buzzing over the upcoming big fight between the big men, Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury, who will, of course, rumble in their rematch on Saturday.… read more “It Was 20 Years Ago Today – The Classic Barrera-Morales War And The Beginning Of An Epic Trilogy”