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Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales III

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The Grand Finale
DateNovember 18, 2006
VenueThomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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, Soccsksargen, Philippines Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Pre-fight record 42–3–2 (33 KO) 48–4 (34 KO)
Age 27 years, 11 months 30 years, 2 months
Height 5 ft 6+12 in (169 cm) 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 129 lb (59 kg) 129 lb (59 kg)
Style Southpaw Orthodox
Recognition WBA/WBC/WBO/The Ring
No. 1 Ranked Super Featherweight
WBC International super featherweight champion
The Ring No. 3 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
3-division world champion
IBF
No. 4 Ranked Super Featherweight
WBA
No. 6 Ranked Super Featherweight
The Ring
No. 3 Ranked Super Featherweight
3-division world champion
Result
Pacquiao wins via 3rd-round KO

Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales III, billed as The Grand Finale, was a professional boxing match contested on November 18, 2006, for the WBC International super featherweight championship.[1]

Background

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The bout took place at the Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States and was distributed by HBO PPV.[2][3] The bout is the last of the Pacquiao-Morales trilogy,[4] widely considered one of the greatest boxing trilogies of all time.[5][6][7] 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.[8]

The fight

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Similar to the second fight, Pacquiao entirely dominated the fight, scoring a total of three knockdowns to knock out Morales in the third round.[9]

Aftermath

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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.[10]

Undercard

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Confirmed bouts:[11]

Broadcasting

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Country Broadcaster
 United States HBO

References

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  1. ^ "Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales (3rd meeting)". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Pacquiao-Morales III slated Nov 18". Philstar.com.
  3. ^ 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]=
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Tate, Justin. "Manny Pacquiao vs Erik Morales and the 15 Greatest Boxing Trilogies of All Time". Bleacher Report.
  6. ^ "Mulvaney: Can Pacquiao-Morales join all-time great trilogies?". ESPN.com. November 16, 2006.
  7. ^ Juico, SPORTS FOR ALL BY Philip Ella. "The great trilogies in boxing". Philstar.com.
  8. ^ "Pacquiao-Morales III draws 350,000 PPV buys, $17.5M". ESPN.com. November 29, 2006.
  9. ^ "Pacquiao finishes Morales with blistering 3rd-round knockout".
  10. ^ "Philippine Daily Inquirer - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  11. ^ "BoxRec - event".
Preceded by Manny Pacquiao's bouts
18 November 2006
Succeeded by
Preceded by Erik Morales's bouts
18 November 2006
Succeeded by
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