Erik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao

Coming With Everything

Date	March 19, 2005
Venue	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the line	vacant WBC International and IBA super featherweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer Erik Morales Manny Pacquiao Nickname "El Terrible" ("The Terrible") "Pac-Man" Hometown Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico General Santos, Soccsksargen, Philippines Purse $2,500,000 $1,750,000 Pre-fight record 47–2 (34 KO) 39–2–2 (31 KO) Age 28 years, 6 months 26 years, 3 months Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) 5 ft 6+1⁄2 in (169 cm) Weight 130 lb (59 kg) 129+1⁄2 lb (59 kg) Style Orthodox Southpaw Recognition WBC No. 1 Ranked Super Featherweight The Ring No. 2 Ranked Super Featherweight The Ring No. 8 ranked pound-for-pound fighter 3-division world champion The Ring Featherweight Champion WBA No. 1 Ranked Featherweight IBF No. 2 Ranked Featherweight The Ring No. 5 ranked pound-for-pound fighter 3-division world champion
Result
Morales wins via 12-round unanimous decision (115–113, 115–113, 115–113)

Erik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao , billed as Coming With Everything, was a super featherweight boxing match. ^[1] This match occurred on March 19, 2005, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States and was distributed by HBO PPV. ^{[2] [3]} The bout is the first of the Pacquiao-Morales trilogy, ^[4] widely considered one of the greatest boxing trilogies of all time. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Background

Pacquiao was a 7-5 betting favourite.

The fight

Morales controlled the pace of the close fight. In the fifth round, Pacquiao suffered a cut over his right eye caused by Morales' right cross. ^[8] At the end of 12 round all three judges scored the bout 115–113 for Morales. ^[9]

Both the Associated Press and Harold Lederman, HBO's unofficial scorer, had the fight 116-112 for Morales.

Undercard

Confirmed bouts: ^[10]

Broadcasting

Country	Broadcaster
Australia	Main Event
Canada	Viewers Choice
Hungary	Sport1
Mexico	TV Azteca
Philippines	Solar Sports (cable) RPN 9 (free-to-air)
United Kingdom	Sky Sports
United States	HBO

References

1. "Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales (1st meeting)". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
2. "Sino si Manny Pacquiao ?". Philstar.com.
3. "Morales-Pacquiao: Pride vs. Power. – Boxing News".
4. "Clash of the Titans: Part I - Erik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao I-III | Underdog Sports". theunderdogsports.com. Archived from the original on 2018-12-19.
5. Tate, Justin. "Manny Pacquiao vs Erik Morales and the 15 Greatest Boxing Trilogies of All Time". Bleacher Report.
6. "Mulvaney: Can Pacquiao-Morales join all-time great trilogies?". ESPN.com. November 16, 2006.
7. Juico, SPORTS FOR ALL BY Philip Ella. "The great trilogies in boxing". Philstar.com.
8. "Pacquiao Sees Red in Loss to Morales". Los Angeles Times. March 20, 2005.
9. "Morales outlasts Pacquiao". ESPN.com. March 20, 2005.
10. "BoxRec - event".

Preceded by vs. Marco Antonio Barrera III	Erik Morales's bouts March 19, 2005	Succeeded by vs. Zahir Raheem
Preceded by vs. Narongrit Pirang	Manny Pacquiao's bouts March 19, 2005	Succeeded by vs. Héctor Velázquez