Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales III

Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik 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 one of the greatest boxing trilogies of all time.[4][5][6] 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.[7]

The Grand Finale
DateNovember 18, 2006
VenueThomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, United States
Title(s) on the lineWBC International super featherweight title
Tale of the tape
Boxer Manny Pacquiao Erik Morales
Nickname Pac-Man El Terrible
("The Terrible")
Hometown General Santos, Philippines Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Pre-fight record 42–3–2 (33 KO) 48–4 (34 KO)
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 WBC International super featherweight champion
The Ring No. 3 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
3-division world champion		 3-division world champion
Result
Pacquiao wins via 3rd-round 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 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.[9]

References
  1. "Pacquiao-Morales III slated Nov 18". Philstar.com.
  2. 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]=
  3. "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.
  4. Tate, Justin. "Manny Pacquiao vs Erik Morales and the 15 Greatest Boxing Trilogies of All Time". Bleacher Report.
  5. "Mulvaney: Can Pacquiao-Morales join all-time great trilogies?". ESPN.com. November 16, 2006.
  6. Juico, SPORTS FOR ALL BY Philip Ella. "The great trilogies in boxing". Philstar.com.
  7. "Pacquiao-Morales III draws 350,000 PPV buys, $17.5M". ESPN.com. November 29, 2006.
  8. "Pacquiao finishes Morales with blistering 3rd-round knockout".
  9. "Philippine Daily Inquirer - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
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