Erik Morales now on course to fight DeMarco for WBC lightweight title in 2012
October 17th, 2011
By Dan Ambrose: Now that the smoke has cleared in the fight between Antonio DeMarco (26-2-1, 19 KO’s) and Jorge Linares after DeMarco came from behind to stop Linares in the 11th round, Erik Morales (52-7, 36 KO’s) now knows who his target will be for 2012.
You’d have to favor Morales over DeMarco even though Morales looked horrible in beating fringe contender Pablo Cesar Cano by a 10th round stoppage last September to claim the vacant WBC light welterweight title. That Morales was even able to win the fight is really just dumb luck because the guy that Morales was set to fight, Lucas Matthysse, would have beaten Morales up without any problems had he not taken ill in the week before the fight.
That was incredible luck for Morales because it allowed his promoters from Golden Boy to look for a last minute substitute and they conviently found a guy ranked near the bottom of the top 15 in the 21-year-old Cano. This was someone that Morales could beat and he did, but Morales really struggled something fierce to get the win.
Before Morales faces DeMarco next year, Morales has a scheduled title defense on December 10th in Tijuana, Mexico. No worries, though. Morales’ promoters are looking to match him against a young lightweight in Anthony Crolla instead of a fighter ranked in the top 15 in the light welterweight division. It gets even better. Crolla isn’t even ranked in the top 15 in the lightweight division. In other words, Morales will likely be defending his title against a young 2nd tier lightweight. This is what you call matchmaking.
DeMarco looked bad against Linares until the 11th round when he hurt Linares with a series of shots and continued to blast away at the bleeding Linares until the referee halted the fight.
I don’t think DeMarco can beat Morales but he’ll likely beat Morale up badly if Morales can’t get a stoppage win. I still think Morales will win a decision but he’ll take a lot of punishment if he doesn’t stop the tall, slender southpaw DeMarco.
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john – floyd never fought berto! do u mean he fought ortiz
Is that the new thing going on at HBO ? Mayweather is in the auduience at the Ortiz/Berto fight then fights Berto. Morales is in the audience at the Demarco-Linares fight then he wants Dimarco. I guess Paciou wants Hopkins or Dawson ?
IM SUPRISED DEMARCO BEAT LINARES! MORALES SHUD BEAT HIM
A mediocre fighter against an over the hill boxer, great morre trash!
mismatch.. Demarco has no skill. Cut would not save him always.
hey ! isn’it possible to say that both boxers desserve a lot of respect?
Morales is a true warrior, never underestimate the heart of a champ! one of my fav fighters…
demarco will knock morales out. he keeps da pressure on his fighters. he lost to valero but beat lineares who hav similar styles. then mirales can retire
MORALES STILL CAPABLE OF MORE, YOU SPEAK LIES ALWAYS THE SAME AGAINST MORALES I’VE BEEN FOLLOWING YOU , ANTI-MEXICAN
The great Morales is back!
DeMarco can win this fight.
All Haters! Morales has shown that he is a great fighter. All of his fights are exciting to watch. Morales wil be more powerful in light weight and should beat Demarco. But much respect to Demarco for fighting like true Mexican champion buy never giving up.
When you have a LEGEND like MORALES that leaves it all in the ring even at his age and still fights on PPV unlike khan and maidana…that should tell you people still want to watch…
NOW THIS WILL BE A GREAT FIGHT!
Morales is a great fighter
Morales is way, way over the hill land will not bring nothing new to boxing he was at his prime 12 years ago, Demarco is a B fighter that has never had that spark to jump in at the A+ boxing level, he is mediocre, i don’t know what morales is trying to prove at his age he should have stayed retired and give back boxing some respect like boxing gave it to him when he could actually fight now he is fat, slow and over the hill.
Demarc lost against edwin valero, and now won due to an intentional head bunt, he is mediocre, and Morales is all washed up old fighter that’s way over the hill and just recently lost against maidan why would anybody care to see these two loosers.