Manny Pacquiao vs. Érik Morales III
Manny Pacquiao vs. Érik Morales III, billed as The Grand Finale, was a super featherweight boxing match. The bout took place on November 18, 2006 at the Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States and was distributed by HBO PPV.[1][2] The bout is the last of the Pacquiao-Morales trilogy,[3] widely considered as one of the greatest boxing trilogies of all time.[4][5][6] The fight also marked a return to HBO for Pacquiao, and his first fight in his four-year contract with Top Rank as his promoter.[7]
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| Date | November 18, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | WBC International super featherweight title | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Manny Pacquiao won in the 3rd round via KO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Similar to the second fight, Pacquiao entirely dominated the fight, scoring a total of three knockdowns to knock out Morales in the third round.[8]
The winner of the fight was supposed to be the mandatory challenger of WBC super featherweight champion Marco Antonio Barrera but was cancelled due to the legal dispute between Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions.[9]
References
- https://www.philstar.com/sports/2006/05/12/336136/pacquiao-morales-iii-slated-nov-18
- 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]=
- http://theunderdogsports.com/clash-titans-part-erik-morales-vs-manny-pacquiao-iii/
- https://bleacherreport.com/articles/646406-the-15-greatest-boxing-trilogies-of-all-time
- https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2660607
- https://www.philstar.com/sports/2006/11/28/372141/great-trilogies-boxing
- https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2680315
- https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/content/21403/pacquiao-finishes-morales-with-blistering-3rd-round-knockout/story/
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2479&dat=20070110&id=rlk1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=kSUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1937,15437694&hl=en
| Preceded by vs. Óscar Larios |
Manny Pacquiao's bouts November 18, 2006 |
Succeeded by vs. Jorge Solís |
| Preceded by vs. Manny Pacquiao II |
Érik Morales' bouts November 18, 2006 |
Succeeded by vs. David Díaz |