Pacquiao destroys Morales!

19 Nov 2006

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See gallery Manny Pacquiao, right, of the Philippines, and Erik Morales, of Mexico, trade punches during the third round

Manny Pacquiao, right, of the Philippines, and Erik Morales, of Mexico, trade punches during the third round © AP

A near-record crowd of 18,276 saw super featherweight superstar Manny Pacquaio (43-3-2, 33 KOs) annihilate Erik Morales (48-5, 24 KOs) on Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Arena in Las Vegas. After a slow first round, Pacquiao dropped Morales with a left hand in round two. Erik got up and fought back hard. Pacquiao knocked down Morales again hard in round three and again Erik got up and bravely traded. Pacman was too much, however, flooring Morales again. This time Morales just sat on the canvas and shook his head no. Pacquiao wins by KO at 2:57 of round three

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