Marquez-Morales

By Chris Williams: WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (52-5-1, 38 KO’s) is tentatively scheduled to face 34-year-old Erik Morales (51-6, 35 KO’s) on April 9th at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. This isn’t the fight that the 37-year-old Marquez wants, however. He wants to fight Manny Pacquiao a third time after appearing [...]

By Chris Williams: WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (52-5-1, 38 KO’s) has reportedly reached a verbal agreement to fight 34-year-old Erik Morales (51-6, 35 KO’s) in a pay-per-view bout on April 9th at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

By Francisco Hernandez: Apparently Golden Boy Promotions finally decided to pay Juan Manuel Marquez, and the fight with legend Erik Morales appears to be a done deal for April 9, 2011 in Las Vegas for the 135 pound championship. Can Morales pull one last great fight out? The last time Morales fought like Morales was [...]

By Chris Williams: WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez shouldn’t waste his time beating up an old shop worn Erik Morales, because this is a fight that is going in the wrong direction of where Marquez needs to be going if he wants to get a fight with Manny Pacquiao. Although Morales is technically ranked [...]

By Sean McDaniel Instead of taking on the old and shot looking Erik Morales, WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez says that he wants to step up in weight and take on World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan next. In an interview with ESPN Deportes, Marquez said that he wants to face Khan [...]

By Francisco Hernandez: Juan Manuel Marquez has begun training for his possible fight with Eric Morales on April 9, 2011. Marquez has always had a healthy dislike for Marco Antonio Barrera and Eric Morales because both fighters in their hey-day snubbed Marquez, refusing to give him a big fight.

By Jim Dower: Earlier today, Fight News reported that the proposed April 9th fight between Juan Manuel Marquez and Erik Morales was off, saying that Marquez had rejected Morales for the 4/9 date. However, Dan Rafael of ESPN says that this information isn’t correct. Apparently, the 37-year-old Marquez hasn’t rejected Morales. Golden Boy Promotions CEO [...]

By Frank Livingstone: There have been a number of comments made about the upcoming fight between Juan Manuel Marquez and Erik Morales on April 9. Some say that if the Pacquiao/Mosley match was bad, this one was even worse. I would say that this fight should have happened six years ago when both fighters were [...]

By Chris Williams: By beating #2 ranked WBC light welterweight contender Erik Morales (51-6, 35 KO’s) in April, Juan Manuel Marquez (52-5-1, 38 KO’s) will find himself immediately ranked high in the light welterweight division and a major player for big money fights against the winner of the eventual Timothy Bradley – Devon Alexander and [...]

By Jl Malapitan: I feel that WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (52-5-1, 38 KO’s) is given too much credit for being a very good fighter. Sure,he had 2 close fights with Manny Pacquiao, but who did Marquez beat to deserve such a good rating?

By Chris Williams: WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (52-5-1, 38 KO’s) has taken a page out of Manny Pacquiao’s playbook by finding a fighter that’s looking totally shot with Marquez’s choice of faded star Erik Morales (51-6, 35 KO’s) to fight on April 9th at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Marquez-Morales [...]

By Jason Kim: Erik Morales (51-6, 35 KO’s) has had a very impressive career with titles wins in three different weight divisions and victories over notable fighters like Manny Pacquiao and Marco Antonio Barrera.

By Gerardo Granados: It has not been confirmed yet, but it has been reported that Erik “Terrible” Morales will fight against WBO – WBA World lightweight champion Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez on April 16 at the MGM Grand hotel and casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The very first word that came to my mind regarding [...]

By Eric Thomas: WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez wants to fight Manny Pacquiao after Marquez gets through with his fight against faded star Erik Morales on April 16th.

By Michael Lieberman: WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez 952-5-1, 38 KO’s) may have shot himself in the foot by selecting shop warn Erik Morales (51-6, 35 KO’s) as his next opponent on April 16th. Under normal circumstances, it wouldn’t matter in the least that Marquez is taking a money fight against a shot fighter [...]

By Michael Lieberman: On April 16th, WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (52-5, 38 KO’s) will be facing former three time world champion Erik Morales (51-6, 25 KO’s) in a bout that will be taking place at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. If this fight had taken place six years ago or more, [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Rather than step it up and face one of the top welterweights or light welterweight champions, it’s looking like WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (52-5-1, 38 KO’s) will be taking on 34-year-old three-time world champion Erik Morales (51-6, 35 KO’s) on April 16th at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada, [...]