News - Manny Pacquiao

Upon hearing in the news that he would be fighting in Mexico in the upcoming months, three-time world champion Erik "El Terrible" Morales wanted to make it very clear that the only fight he has in mind is the one against the Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao. Morales said that he never had or has plans to fight in Mexico in the near future. "My next fight will be against Pacquiao in the United States. If anyone is saying anything different they read more ...

Oscar De la Hoya, speaking to Cebu reporters from his training camp in Puerto Rico yesterday, announced that he has reserved a November 4 date for Marco Antonio Barrera to see action at the MGM Grand, and if Manny Pacquiao is interested, all he needs to do is pick up the phone. "I respect Manny Pacquiao as a great warrior. Marco Barrera also respects Manny as a great warrior. But on November 4, Marco is available read more ...

Filipino hotshot Manny Pacquiao said on Friday that Marco Antonio Barrera doesn't give him the creeps and that he doesn't have any qualms about facing the Mexican star in a rematch. "I am not scared," said Pacquiao, who arrived in Manila from Hong Kong late Thursday night. "He (Barrera) doesn't have a choice because the boxing world knows that I am the best in the division. He doesn't really want to fight me and he is just forced to say that he likes read more ...

Manny Pacquiao insisted on Monday morning that he is not fighting Erik Morales on Sept. 16 at 132 lbs. "You can write this down. I won't fight at 132 lbs. There's going to be a fight if they agree at 130 lbs," Pacquiao told this writer as he was having a break during a business meeting. Reports that the fight is already a done deal circulated the past few days with Team Morales looking forward to the rubber match at the Sam Boyd Football Stadium read more ...

The Mexican media reported on Wednesday that Manny Pacquiao will clash with Oscar Larios sometime in May this year in Manila, Philippines. When Fightnews contacted Pacquiao over the weekend, the Filipino southpaw revealed that it looks like Larios will be coming over to Manila to test him in a brawl. Pacquiao is priming up for a third fight with Erik Morales in September in Las Vegas following his sensational 10th round kayo of the Mexican grand champion over two weeks ago read more ...

Erik Morales has expressed an interest in a rubber match with Manny Pacquiao, possibly in September. Pacquiao's response: "This time I can send him into retirement." There is a rematch clause in the contract for their January 21 fight, however the Pacman would like an interim bout before facing 'El Terrible' again. read more ...

Three-time world champion Erik "El Terrible" Morales of Tijuana, Mexico is back home in San Diego after his rousing battle on Saturday night with two-time world champion Manny Pacquiao at the Thomas & Mack Center of Las Vegas. "Last Saturday night I run into a guy with a lot of ambition who wanted to win very much. Was in great condition and was obviously well prepared to fight me," said Morales. "It was a very tough intense fight read more ...

After his thrilling, epic tenth round stoppage of living legend and future Hall of Famer Erik Morales, Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao spoke to the press about hid latest triumph. The post fight press conference only included Pacquiao, Martin Castillo and a brief appearance from Antonio Margarito. Morales didn’t attend the conference because he was taken to nearby Valley Hospital for precautionary observations read more ...

In a battle of super featherweight superstars, Manny Pacquiao (41-3-1, 32 KOs) knocked out Erik Morales (48-4, 34 KOs) in round ten Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Arena in Las Vegas. After falling behind early, Pacquiao turned up the heat in round six and started a brutal beatdown of Morales, who went down twice in the tenth read more ...

From the Wynn Casino & Resort in Las Vegas for tomorrow night's HBO PPV "The Battle": Erik Morales 130 vs. Manny Pacquiao 128.5 Juan Manuel Lopez 123.5 vs. Jose Luis Caro 126 read more ...