Erik Morales dead in the water?

[david6w]

Will Morales come with anything against your very average champ David Diaz? I am skeptical Morales has got anything left. He really was destroyed by Pacman last time out.

[jimmie]

His legs look so bad I cant see him beating even Diaz at a weight he didnt look good at.

[HandsOfGold]

I think Diaz will pound on him badly. Morales has no defense and doesn't have the power to even buzz a much bigger man like Diaz.

[Spitfire7]

Morales was hard-pressed and needed Velocity the last time getting to 130 against Pac. He is more comfortably suited for lightweight, and where more would he start his 4th belt than the weakest link at 135?

Morales is hungry to go out with a bang, and a fighter that is on a quest for glory and redemption would be hard to beat. You'll be believers after this one.

Morales by D or late TKO.

[Filmnpuck]

Will Morales come with anything against your very average champ David Diaz? I am skeptical Morales has got anything left. He really was destroyed by Pacman last time out.

I have no opinion on this topic and I never comment on people's avatars, but.... good god that's nice.

[jimmie]

Morales was hard-pressed and needed Velocity the last time getting to 130 against Pac. He is more comfortably suited for lightweight, and where more would he start his 4th belt than the weakest link at 135?

Morales is hungry to go out with a bang, and a fighter that is on a quest for glory and redemption would be hard to beat. You'll be believers after this one.

Morales by D or late TKO.

Did u see his last Lightweight fight ? He looked like a DLH did agianst Sturm and was just as uncoordinated and slow then as he has been recently agianst Manny Pac.

[the_what]

Didnt David Diaz beat Zab Judah in the olympics?

[emanuel_augustus]

Despite his ko of Santa Cruz, Diaz doesn't have huge power. You have to think though, that Morales is just completely shot.

I could see Diaz badly outworking and giving him a sustained beating, ala' Gomez/Gatti, but not having the power to ko Morales.

That's an ugly, but unfortunately highly possible scenario.

[Spitfire7]

Did u see his last Lightweight fight ? He looked like a DLH did agianst Sturm and was just as uncoordinated and slow then as he has been recently agianst Manny Pac.

Of course. Anyone fighting a Raheem would be in a stylistic nightmare! And El Terrible deserved the benefit of the doubt on that one as it was his first fight at 135.

Now let's see how he fares on this one, and reserve the judgment post-fight...:deal

[Sister Sledge]

El Terrrible is just gonna look plain terrible, or at least that's what I think.

[psychopath]

Morales will get his fourth title! :yep :good

[hellblazer]

El Terrible will win this fight...just to show everybody that he's not shot or washed up LoL

[Spitfire7]

I have no opinion on this topic and I never comment on people's avatars, but.... good god that's nice.

is that the young Helen Hunt?

[djrock247]

As a PacFan of course I would like nothing more than to see EM win convincingly. An embarassing loss will fuel the PacHaters who will say..."see. look how shot EM is, Pac would have never stood a chance 4 years ago".

[theunderdog]

As a PacFan of course I would like nothing more than to see EM win convincingly. An embarassing loss will fuel the PacHaters who will say..."see. look how shot EM is, Pac would have never stood a chance 4 years ago".

it's just all about pacman for you huh?

[Sweet Pea Pacquiao]

I've always liked Morales, and the heart/desire is there, but are the legs? If he were to beat Diaz, he would need to go all out in the first round to look for a KO/TKO in the early rounds. That's his only chance, because I don't see him outboxing anyone for 12 anymore.

[theunderdog]

I've always liked Morales, and the heart/desire is there, but are the legs? If he were to beat Diaz, he would need to go all out in the first round to look for a KO/TKO in the early rounds. That's his only chance, because I don't see him outboxing anyone for 12 anymore.

i think it's the exact opposite. morales should try to stay in the outside and outwork diaz. the plan you mentioned was the exact same thing he tried to do with pac and where did it leave him? on the seat of his pants. morales will not KO anyone at 135 in the earle rounds, trust me on that, but he can outwork diaz IMO.

[H .]

Didnt David Diaz beat Zab Judah in the olympics?

That is correct, but he really hasn't been that impressive since then. He's lucky to be a title-holder, very lucky.
Morales has a little something left, and Diaz has just the right style for him. Morales will school him.

[bulakenyo]

I want Morales to win. He's a cool guy and I hope he wins this fight. He got nailed by Pacquiao to the face a lot because he didnt have enough head movement. I suggest in this coming fight, he stick and move, bob and weave a bit and get out of the pocket quickly.

Good Luck El Terrible, from a Filipino fan.

[jimmie]

I want Morales to win. He's a cool guy and I hope he wins this fight. He got nailed by Pacquiao to the face a lot because he didnt have enough head movement. I suggest in this coming fight, he stick and move, bob and weave a bit and get out of the pocket quickly.

Good Luck El Terrible, from a Filipino fan.

I wish Morales could do that at this point but his legs just look so heavy even at the start of fights now and its like he forgot how to balance himself and his coordination is just shot its sad but hes lost the skills and talents. I gotta give him props though because he lost what he had giving us fans everything he had in so many great wars ill never forget.

[nervousxtian]

Eric looked horrible in his last fight with Pac, he looked shot. It wasn't just an off night, it was something else, and fighters just don't usually rebound back to old form after those kinds of outings.

He didn't just get caught, his legs weren't there, and his desire was gone, I hope he has one fight left, because even 75% Morales beats Diaz, but I doubt we can even see that much out of him.

This fight is only interesting because of Morales and what he has left, nobody gives two shits about Diaz.

[Boom_Boom]

Ive seen Diaz's fights and no way does it turn into a one sided fight for him.

Diaz is nothing special, if Morales has anything..and i mean anything in the tank at all he will win this comfortably by UD.

[mad_takamura]

em's pride to leave the impression of the pacquiao trilogy on a negative side is at stake here :fire :fire :fire

[BoppaZoo]

i think Morales will win by UD.

i really feel he has one more day in the sun and Diaz isnt exactly Pacquiao now is he.

[gatorage]

How often have you seen a shot fighter come in the next fight looking like his previous self?

It just doesn't happen. Morales had no legs in the second and third pac fights. Even more concerning was his pitty-patter no-power punches in the third fight.

I don't know enough about Diaz to say confidently he'll win, but if he's in top shape and has a little bit on his punches, he should be able to wear Morales down late.

That said, they're not the same class of fighter. It's just Morales is done.