Round One: Manny Pacquiao vs Erik Morales Mailbag!

1/27/2005 Welcome to Round One of the Manny Pacquiao vs Erik Morales Mailbag. The first of many mailbags to come. All questions will be answered so send yours in today!

Tolites Fernandez: I believed with all my heart that pacman will destroy my idol eric morales simply because pacman has the power enough to knock eric out. I do hope eric will backout to the scheduled fight because i am worried for him. that's all.

Isaac Barrio: How are you doing Tolites? First of all, Erik Morales will not back out. Erik is a true warrior and warriors do not back down from anything. Stay loyal my friend, Erik is a professional and he has the ability to hang in and possibly beat Manny Pacquiao. This fight is not going to be a walk in the park for either fighter, my advice is to crack open some beers, sit back, and enjoy the show.

Ted Igcaster: Well, this fight will rock the world. I can't wait to see pacman and morales to brawl. every punch matters in this fight so the harder puncher will win. I hate to say this but it seems like pacman will register the first TKO loss of morales.Iim telling u pacman really sucks!!!!

Isaac Barrio: Pacman really sucks but he is going to TKO Morales? Doesn't make sense! OK, so I think you meant it the other way around. Listen, I'm here to tell you that neither fighter sucks. Manny Pacquiao and Erik Morales are legit pound for pound top ten fighters. Manny Pacquiao is not one dimensional as some other writers have suggested. Manny executed a perfect game plan when he fought Marco Antonio Barrera. If Manny comes in and repeats his Barrera performance he will beat Erik Morales. However, I expect both fighters to bring their "A Game" on fight night. It is a pick em fight at this point and the winner will be the one who executes his game plan better. Enjoy the fight and thanks for writing in.

Alvin Llamas: I would just like to know what is the exact address of the wild card gym, and what is the schedule of manny's training days where fans are allowed to watch him. Thanks and more power.

Isaac Barrio: Boy, I know Manny is the people's champ but I'm not sure I can give out this info. According to my insider at Wild Card, the gym is very much on lock down when Manny trains. Tell you what, I will give you the Wildcard website and if you find the info there..Go for it. wildcardgym.com. One more thing, I don't want to read in the police blotter about some deranged fan stalking Manny..Comprende? Have fun and enjoy the fight.

DANN FRANCIA: WHAT IS THE ADVANTAGE OF ERIK MORALES TO THE PACMAN ?

Isaac Barrio: Good Question! I think the obvious answer is size. Erik is 5'8 with a reach of 72 inches. Manny checks in at 5'6 with a 67 inch reach. Erik has the edge in big fight experience. Erik has fought and beaten Marco Antonio Barrera, Jesus Chavez, Paulie Ayala, In-Jin Chi, Kevin Kelley, Wayne McCullough, and so on. I also think that Erik will have a slight edge in power at the weight they will be fighting at. Manny does have the Bill Belichick of Boxing in trainer Freddie Roach. Will Freddie be the great equalizer? We Shall see. Thank you for writing and enjoy the fight.

Eco Longhorn: I just want to say 1 thing and that is THE PAC WILL ERASE ALL MEXICAN'S IN THE FEATHERWEIGHT DIVISION!!,GO FOR IT PACMAN THE MEXICAN ASSASIN.......

Isaac Barrio: Pacquiao is definitely getting this reputation as the "Mexican Assassin". I do think it is premature to label him as such. Pacquiao dominated Marco Antonio Barrera but drew with Juan Manuel Marquez. A Pacquiao victory over Erik Morales is no guarantee. Only time will tell if PacMan is truly the "Mexican Assassin". Thank you for writing and enjoy the fight.

Brick: I know EM's uppercut is one of his lethal blows and MP has also added this uppercut in his arsenal as proven by his last KO against 3K battery(I saw both of his feet lifted from the canvas). Whose uppercut do you think is more powerful? Whose uppercut will be more effective against the other?
Thank you and more power!

Isaac Barrio: Three names come to mind when I think uppercut, Mike Tyson, Rafael Marquez, and Erik Morales. Pacquiao may have added this weapon to his arsenal but the uppercut is Erik's domain. Erik Morales definitely has the edge in uppercuts. A great uppercut with correct leverage and timing is a shocking punch. Some of the greatest KO's have been from perfectly landed uppercuts. Will Erik land that perfect uppercut? We have to watch the fight to find out. Thank you for writing and enjoy the fight.

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