Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales III

The Grand Finale

Date	November 18, 2006
Venue	Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the line	WBC International super featherweight title
Tale of the tape
Boxer Manny Pacquiao Erik Morales Nickname "Pac-Man" El Terrible ("The Terrible") Hometown General Santos, Soccsksargen, Philippines Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico Pre-fight record 42–3–2 (33 KO) 48–4 (34 KO) Age 27 years, 11 months 30 years, 2 months Height 5 ft 6+1⁄2 in (169 cm) 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) Weight 129 lb (59 kg) 129 lb (59 kg) Style Southpaw Orthodox Recognition WBA/WBC/WBO/The Ring No. 1 Ranked Super Featherweight WBC International super featherweight champion The Ring No. 3 ranked pound-for-pound fighter 3-division world champion IBF No. 4 Ranked Super Featherweight WBA No. 6 Ranked Super Featherweight The Ring No. 3 Ranked Super Featherweight 3-division world champion
Result
Pacquiao wins via 3rd-round KO

Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales III, billed as The Grand Finale, was a professional boxing match contested on November 18, 2006, for the WBC International super featherweight championship. ^[1]

Background

The bout took place at the Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States and was distributed by HBO PPV. ^{[2] [3]} The bout is the last of the Pacquiao-Morales trilogy, ^[4] widely considered one of the greatest boxing trilogies of all time. ^{[5] [6] [7]} The fight also marked a return to HBO for Pacquiao, and the first fight in his four-year contract with Top Rank as his promoter. ^[8]

The fight

Similar to the second fight, Pacquiao entirely dominated the fight, scoring a total of three knockdowns to knock out Morales in the third round. ^[9]

Aftermath

The winner of the fight was supposed to become the mandatory challenger of WBC super featherweight champion Marco Antonio Barrera, but it was cancelled due to a legal dispute between Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions. ^[10]

Undercard

Confirmed bouts: ^[11]

Broadcasting

Country	Broadcaster
United States	HBO

References

1. "Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales (3rd meeting)". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
2. "Pacquiao-Morales III slated Nov 18". Philstar.com.
3. https://wynnresortslimited.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/manny-pacquiao-vs-erik-morales-grand-finalela-gran-final-live?field_nir_news_date_value[min]=
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-Morales III draws 350,000 PPV buys, $17.5M". ESPN.com. November 29, 2006.
9. "Pacquiao finishes Morales with blistering 3rd-round knockout". 19 November 2006.
10. "Philippine Daily Inquirer - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
11. "BoxRec - event".

Preceded by vs. Óscar Larios	Manny Pacquiao's bouts 18 November 2006	Succeeded by vs. Jorge Solís
Preceded by vs. Manny Pacquiao II	Erik Morales's bouts 18 November 2006	Succeeded by vs. David Díaz