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Pac Man destroys a legend
By Alex Thompson, Irish Boxing, 23 Jan 2006
Manny Pacquiao scored a devastating 10th round stoppage over Mexican legend Eric Morales this past Saturday night in Las Vegas. The two warriors spent a good 2 minutes feeling each other out in the first round and then quickly picked up where they left off in their first match ten months ago. Pa  Read Full Story >>>

PACMAN SPEAKS ABOUT VICTORY!
By Mike Sloan, FightNews.com, 23 Jan 2006

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 confer  Read Full Story >>>

Fight
By Editorial, Inquirer News Service, 23 Jan 2006

EVEN IF HE HAD LOST, BOXING ICON MANNY PACQUIAO still would have done the country proud. He had learned his lessons from the first fight with Mexican superstar Erik Morales 10 months ago and, as teachers say approvi  Read Full Story >>>

Manny's victory
By Editorial, Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro, 23 Jan 2006
IN A time when the country is rocked by coup rumors and getting a beating in the economy and stock markets Manny Pacquiao's victory is a welcome breath of fresh air that's sure to keep the spirits of Filipinos up long after the smoke of victory cleared. A Pacquiao loss would have further contrib  Read Full Story >>>

Another grand hero’s welcome for Manny Pacquiao in GenSan
By Lito delos Reyes, PhilBoxing.com, 23 Jan 2006
GENERAL Santos City -- ­ Another grand hero’s welcome awaits Manny Pacquiao upon his arrival here from the US according to City Mayor Pedro Acharon Jr. “Win or loss, meron man talaga kaming inihahahandang hero’s welcome for him,” said Acharon, who watched the fight on satell  Read Full Story >>>

Mexican icon Morales hints at retirement
By Ant Evans, SecondsOut.com, 23 Jan 2006

Mexican legend Erik Morales could retire from boxing in the wake of his sensational stoppage defeat to Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas Saturday night. Speaking to the press after his soul-destroying knockout loss to   Read Full Story >>>

Pacman is the Man!
By Elisa Harrison, DogHouseBoxing.com, 23 Jan 2006
In an action packed encounter, Manny 'Pacman' Pacquiao starched and ironed Erik 'El Terrible' Morales 2:33 into the tenth round of a scheduled twelve rounder. It wasn't pretty, perhaps not even technically sound, but boy oh boy, was it exciting to watch! Erik Morales - Manny Pacquiao 2 was a figh  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao-Morales III is up to Mexican to decide
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, 23 Jan 2006
LAS VEGAS–Suddenly, there’s a dark cloud hanging over Manny Pacquiao-Erik Morales Part III. Bob Arum of Top Rank, who said last week that a third match should be held if Pacquiao beats Morales, said Saturday it’s now really up to the beaten Mexican fighter to decide. During  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao win over Mexican rival Morales unites crisis-weary Philippines
By Associated Press, The Brandon Sun, 23 Jan 2006
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Traffic ground to a halt and feuding political factions briefly put aside their differences Sunday as Filipinos rejoiced over boxing hero Manny Pacquiao's victory over Mexican rival Erik Morales. Pacquiao stopped Morales with a flurry of punches in the 10th of their 12  Read Full Story >>>

Manny’s mom weeps tears of joy
By Isagani Palma, ABS-CBN News, 23 Jan 2006

GENERAL SANTOS CITY - The mother of Manny Pacquiao wept tears of joy Sunday after seeing him knockout Mexican Erik Morales in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dionesia Pacquiao took several moments to catch her breath after  Read Full Story >>>

AFTER WIN OVER MORALES, PACQUIAO TO REST
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, 23 Jan 2006
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA--After re-writing history by becoming the first man to knock out Erik "El Terrible" Morales yesterday, Filipino icon Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao aims to cool his heels for a much-needed rest following his titanic battle with the Mexican idol. Pacquiao, working behind a big heart an  Read Full Story >>>

Morales may not return to ring
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, 23 Jan 2006
LAS VEGAS–After absorbing his worst defeat in a storybook 13-year career, Erik Morales is rethinking his future plans on whether or not to continue fighting. Morales’ reputation of durability was turned into a myth by Manny Pacquiao in a devastating 10th round knockout that made "El   Read Full Story >>>

DAY OF SUPER PACMAN
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, 23 Jan 2006
LAS VEGAS — This time, it was Erik Morales’ face, and not Manny Pacquiao’s, that looked terrible after the fight. In avenging his painful loss to the Mexican last March, Pacquiao knocked out Morales in the 10th round Saturday and gave the millions of Filipinos who watched the f  Read Full Story >>>

MORALES-PACQUIAO II: RING WARS OF FIGHTS PAST CLAIMED ANOTHER GREAT FIGHTER
By Frank Costarelli Jr., braggingrightscorner.com, 23 Jan 2006
Erik Morales' loss to Zahir Raheem was no aberration, it was a sign of things to come. Manny Pacquiao administered a hellish beating to El Terrible. The Reyes gloves that covered Manny’s fists didn't make matters comfortable for Morales, they landed frequently turning his face into a grotesq  Read Full Story >>>

'Greatest champ' -- solons
Journal Group, 23 Jan 2006
DAGUPAN CITY — Speaker Jose de Venecia yesterday called Manny Pacquiao the "greatest fighter" in his division moments after the Filipino champion knocked out Mexican Erik Morales in the 10th round. De Venecia watched at his home a live cable television feed from Las Vegas where the 27-year  Read Full Story >>>

Manila Ice by any other name is still it
By Recah Trinidad, Inquirer News Service, 23 Jan 2006
LAS VEGAS -- There's a special dish, boiled to blissful perfection in my mother's now-gone kitchen, that I surprisingly rediscovered in a Filipino restaurant -- Ang Sariling Atin -- in this perplexing gambling mecca a couple of days back. It's the meat caldereta, cheese, tomato sauce, chili and o  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao far the best in rematch with Morales
By Associated Press, CBS SportsLine.com, 23 Jan 2006
LAS VEGAS -- Manny Pacquiao was sure of two things after giving Erik Morales the beating of his career. He is one of the two best 130-pounders in the world, and still the hero of his homeland. "I know everyone in the Philippines is happy," Pacquiao said. Ecstatic would be a better word a  Read Full Story >>>

Jinkee called it right
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, 23 Jan 2006
LAS VEGAS — It was Manny Pacquiao’s wife Jinkee who hit the nail on the head in predicting her husband would knock out Erik Morales in the 10th round. Jinkee watched nervously at ringside beside Macy Pineda and Joanna Ramos as Pacquiao came from behind to score the crushing win over   Read Full Story >>>

Pac Man win good for business
ITV Boxing, 23 Jan 2006

So it was revenge and not repeat when Manny Pacquiao and Erik Morales resumed hostilities in Las Vegas over the weekend. There were plenty (myself included) who fancied Morales to have too much ability, machismo an  Read Full Story >>>

Aldeguer: Pacman's victory over Morales is 'unbelievable'
By Emmanuel B. Villaruel, The Freeman, 23 Jan 2006
Antonio "Bidoy" L. Aldeguer, one of the biggest pillars of Cebu boxing, said Manny Pacquiao's 10th round knockout victory over Erik Morales yesterday was "unbelievable" and that he believed Pacman will reign as the greatest Filipino boxer in the next 50 years. "What he (Pacquiao) did was unbelie  Read Full Story >>>

...because the glove fits for Pacman
By Nick Giongco, Tempo, 23 Jan 2006
LAS VEGAS – They’re both of the same size and shape, but it was the Mexican-made Cleto Reyes that prevailed Saturday night over the Japanese brand Winning at the Thomas and Mack Center. Clad in his favorite brand of gloves, Cleto Reyes, Manny Pacquiao destroyed Erik Morales in im  Read Full Story >>>

PACQUIAO STOPS MORALES
By Nick Giongco, Tempo, 23 Jan 2006
LAS VEGAS – Will somebody please book Manny Pacquiao a berth in the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF)? While getting enshrined in the prestigious body would only come after his retirement, Pacquiao showed on Saturday night why he deserves to be mentioned on the same breath with   Read Full Story >>>

Pinoy streak in US bouts getting to be the trend
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, 23 Jan 2006
LAS VEGAS–There’s a hot streak going for Filipino boxers fighting here in the US. Just four months after scoring three knockout wins on a single night, two Filipino boxers once again went unbeaten on the same ring Saturday. Manny Pacquiao, as expected, stood at the vanguard with his   Read Full Story >>>

Bring on Barrera!
By Nick Giongco, Tempo, 23 Jan 2006
LAS VEGAS—While a clause in the contract that Manny Pacquiao and his handlers signed stipulated a third fight in the event the Filipino puncher wins the second bout, it is uncertain whether a rubber match would be staged considering the terrible beating that Erik “El Terrible” Mora  Read Full Story >>>

MANNY'S WIN IS DIVINE INTERVENTION-DIONESIA PACQUIAO
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, 23 Jan 2006
MANDALUYONG CITY, PHILIPPINES---WITH THE help of his mother far away from his native Labangal, General Santos City, national treasure Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao of the Philippines knock downed twice in the 10th stanza to stopped Mexican legend Erik “El Terrible” Morales in the  Read Full Story >>>

What politicians said about Pacquiao's win
By Michael Lim Ubac, Inquirer News Service, 23 Jan 2006
WARRING politicians set aside their bickering yesterday as they lavishly praised Manny Pacquiao, calling him a "warrior," a "hero," "Asia's greatest fighter" and the "pride" of the Malay race. "With this fabulous victory, Pacquiao has raised the morale of the Filipino people and made the nation p  Read Full Story >>>

Mexican rushed to hospital
By Recah Trinidad, Inquirer News Service, 23 Jan 2006
LAS VEGAS -- Manny Pacquiao, taunting his handlers for appearing very nervous, took a giant step out of his dressing room at the Thomas & Mack Center here to win his biggest fight and claim instant immortality via a crushing 10th round knockout of Mexican boxing great Erik Morales yesterday. The   Read Full Story >>>

People's champ TKOs Mexican legend
By Christine Avendaño, Inquirer News Service, 23 Jan 2006

SOON AFTER scoring an electrifying victory in Las Vegas, ring sensation Manny Pacquiao expressed one wish for his country: "Sana magkaintindihan na po tayong lahat (I hope we'll all finally end our differences)."   Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao batters Morales to win by TKO
By Ozzie Gonzalez, LatinoLegends.com, 23 Jan 2006
The pride and joy of the Philippines, Manny Pacquiao battered Erik Morales for 10 rounds in a super featherweight fight last night in front of a near-sellout crowd at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Referee Kenny Bayless halted the fight at 2:33 in the round when Morales hit the   Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao's trunks worth an estimated P5 million
By Nini Valera, Inquirer News Service, 23 Jan 2006
MANNY PACQUIAO wore trunks worth at least P5 million for his non-title bout with Mexican Erik Morales yesterday. Pacquiao, who endorses products ranging from socks and laundry detergent to pharmaceuticals, was peddling advertising space on his shorts for as much as P1.5 million a patch two months  Read Full Story >>>

The aftermath and the after-fight perks
By Homer Sayson, Sun.Star Cebu, 23 Jan 2006
LAS VEGAS – After making a brief appearance at the Lure restaurant inside the Wynn Resort where a party was held in his honor, Manny Pacquiao, cordoned by a bevy of handlers, slowly weaved his way out of the bedlam. It was 1:35 a.m., but when he curved around towards the exit, heavy human   Read Full Story >>>

Boxing Grapevine: Celebs at the victory party
By Homer Sayson, Sun.Star Cebu, 23 Jan 2006
LAS VEGAS – I was really lucky yesterday. In yet the biggest boxing coverage of my sportswritng career, I got floor seats for Pacquiao-Morales II at the Thomas and Mack Center. I was at seat five row 13, very dangerously close to the action. I also got extremely lucky finding people to int  Read Full Story >>>

Wife Jinkee knows better than all those pundits
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, 23 Jan 2006
LAS VEGAS–Next time you’d ask for a prediction for a Manny Pacquiao fight, don’t go to his trainer Freddie Roach, his manager Gary Shaw or even the boxer’s closest friends. Go to his wife, Jinkee, and chances are you’ll get a good one–a very good one, in fact.  Read Full Story >>>

Sorry, business closed today
By Joey Villar, The Philippine Star, 23 Jan 2006
Work, life and everything else stopped for millions of Filipinos who watched the Manny Pacquiao-Erik Morales fight. For a street somewhere in Rizal that usually go abuzz with almost everything on a weekend, life just came screeching to a halt. "Usually, you would hear the noise of tricycle e  Read Full Story >>>

Fight paralyzes traffic in Metro
By Nelson Beltran, The Philippine Star, 23 Jan 2006
Not that it was a weekend but the nation stood still yesterday noon as it cheered for Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao in his grudge match with Mexican rival Erik Morales in Las Vegas, Nevada. Torn down were the boundaries in age, religion and social classes as every Filipino rooted for Pacquia  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao’s LA fans whoop it up
By Lito A. Tacujan, The Philippine Star, 23 Jan 2006
LOS ANGELES — By the time the excited mob carried Manny Pacquiao on their shoulders in a frenzied celebration at the Thomas &Mack Center in Las Vegas, Filipinos all over the United States hailed probably the greatest triumph of his colorful career. A group of Filipino professionals, musici  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao's boxing fight, win 'unite' quarreling politicians
Sun.Star Manila, 23 Jan 2006
IF THERE is a case where politicians belonging to administration and opposition have joined hands, it was during the fight of Filipino boxing hero Manny Pacquiao who reigned over Mexican boxer Erik Morales in a 12-round title bout in Las Vegas, United States on Sunday. Leaders of administration   Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao's vindication
By Stephen Capillas, Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro, 23 Jan 2006
THAT was quite a masterful show displayed by Manny Pacquiao in Sunday afternoon's (Saturday evening in the US) match against Erik Morales that was televised live on Philippine shores thanks to the miracle of satellite TV and cable. Prior to Sunday's telecast not a few Filipinos, including this w  Read Full Story >>>

A boxing fan’s view
By Jojo Robles, Manila Standard Today, 23 Jan 2006
People are still falling all over themselves recounting Manny Pacquiao’s demolition of Erik Morales in Las Vegas — especially to other people who also watched the boxing bout. Even people who can’t tell a right hook from a fishhook have gotten into the act, like those politicians w  Read Full Story >>>

The earth shook with Pacman’s win
Manila Standard Today, 23 Jan 2006
MILLIONS of Filipinos from all walks of life erupted in a frenzy with Manny Pacquiao’s victory that, according to a boxing writer of the Web site Ring Talk, “it may have moved the earth a little bit,” with all jumping going on. * * * The only low point of “The Battle&  Read Full Story >>>

GMA leads country in praising ring king Manny
By Joyce Pangco Pañares, Manila Standard Today, 23 Jan 2006
PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal Arroyo led the nation yesterday in congratulating Filipino boxing champion Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao after defeating Mexican Erik Morales in the 10th round of their super featherweight match in Las Vegas yesterday. “I join Filipinos from every corner of  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao's mom wanted match to end early
By Aquiles Z. Zonio, Inquirer News Service, 23 Jan 2006
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Time seemed to stop here as almost every household was glued to the television, waiting for the Pacquiao-Morales rematch. The streets were practically deserted. When Manny Pacquiao sent Erik Morales to the canvas in the 10th round, residents yelled and jumped in jubilati  Read Full Story >>>

N. Mindanao revels in Pacman's win
By Richel V. Umel, Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro, 23 Jan 2006
TUBOD, Lanao del Norte -- Both Muslim and Christian communities in Northern Mindanao voiced their jubilation over the knockout victory of Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao over Erik "El Terible" Morales in the 10th round. Everybody's eyes and ears were glued on television and radio sets as people witnesse  Read Full Story >>>

PACQUIAO KO’S MORALES IN 10TH
By Michael Swann, 15rounds.com, 23 Jan 2006
Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao gave Eric Morales the worst beating of his career in a Fight of the Year candidate Saturday night. Morales, with his face resembling a bag of oranges, hit the canvas twice in the 10th round. The second knockdown spelled the first knockout of the Mexican warrior̵  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao-Morales fight aborts Palace coup jitters
Journal Group, 23 Jan 2006
THE classic fight between Manny "Pacman" Pacquaio and Erik "El Terible" Morales for the super featherweight title in Las Vegas could have aborted the reported coup jitters being planned over the weekend. But Palace officials insisted that the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine N  Read Full Story >>>

Cheers erupt in mall, plaza
Inquirer News Service, 23 Jan 2006
THE RICH and not-so-rich Filipinos were one in cheering for Manny Pacquiao as he slugged it out with Erik Morales. It didn't matter whether some had paid to watch a live broadcast of the fight in a mall or others saw it hours later on free TV projected on a giant screen in a plaza. With every sol  Read Full Story >>>

Morales brought to hospital for precautionary check-up
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, 23 Jan 2006
LAS VEGAS–Erik Morales was taken to the hospital Saturday shortly after getting knocked out by Manny Pacquiao at the Thomas and Mack Center. The Mexican, who has never been knocked out before, was brought to the nearby Valley Medical for a "precautionary check-up." Bob Arum of Top Rank  Read Full Story >>>

HBO Presents Exclusive Delay Broadcast of Morales-Pacquiao 2
EastSideBoxing.com, 23 Jan 2006
It's a special edition of WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING when HBO Sports presents the exclusive delay broadcast of the highly anticipated super featherweight showdown ERIK MORALES VS. MANNY PACQUIAO 2, airing SATURDAY, JAN. 28 at 9:45 p.m. ET/ 6:45 p.m. PT, on HBO. The HBO Sports broadcast team, which wa  Read Full Story >>>

Turnabout is fair play as Pacquiao pounds Morales
By Michael Rosenthal, SignOnSanDiego.com, 22 Jan 2006
LAS VEGAS – As the referee waved his arms to signal the end of the fight, Erik Morales was on his knees with his head hanging – a badly beaten man. At 29, he suddenly looked very old. Morales took the beating of his career last night against Manny Pacquiao, the same fighter he clearl  Read Full Story >>>

Clichés, Clashes, and Classics: Pacquaio Smashes Morales
By Phil Woolever, The Sweet Science, 22 Jan 2006

LAS VEGAS – Like all great fighters before them have done after the pre-fight chatter, Manny Pacquaio and Erik Morales let their fists and their hearts make the biggest statement. The result was an  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao Mugs Morales!
By Patrick Kehoe, SecondsOut.com, 22 Jan 2006
Pilipino bomber Manny Pacquiao waged a war of aggression that Mexican legend Erik Morales, for the first time in his career, found too much to withstand. The rematch of these courageous champions was torrid throughout, the early going fast paced and laced with great exchanges. Pacquiao, 41-3-1 (32)   Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao Gains Revenge with Electrifying 10th Stoppage of Morales
By Doug Fischer, MaxBoxing.com, 22 Jan 2006

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 21 - A bigger, stronger, smarter, and more focused Manny Pacquiao than has ever been seen in the ring gradually and dramatically wore down and stopped Erik Morales in the 10th round of an electrifying rematch be  Read Full Story >>>