Erik and Manny

In anticipation for our weekend preview, to be posted tomorrow evening, we figured we’d give you a great picture. You likely know the fella on the right, Manny Pacquaio. He’s sort of a big deal nowadays. Who you might not know, but we really hope you do, is Erik “El Terrible” Morales. He’s in the main event on HBO this weekend and happens to be one of the greatest Mexican boxers of all time. His trilogies with Pacquaio and compatriot Marco Antonio Barrera are legendary. Morales is a Mexican fighter personified. And one of our favorite fighters. Guess who we’re rooting for on Saturday?

Pacquaio, Mayweather and Khan All Announce Fights

The biggest question, unfortunately, in boxing was answered a little over two weeks ago when Floyd Mayweather Jr. announced a May 5thbout with Miguel Cotto at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. This was followed by an announcement from the Top Rank camp that Manny Pacquaio would be meeting the man many figured was brought into the Top Rank fold to one day be an opponent for Pacquaio, Tim Bradley. Fight fans then got another big announcement when a May 19th rematch in Vegas was announced for Amir Khan and Lamont Peterson.

Manny Pacquiao: Who's Next?

Bob Arum arrives in the Philippines today with a big question for Manny Pacquiao: Who’s next? It’s obviously the question that comes up after every fight for any boxer. Except when you’re Manny Pacquaio the entire fanbase of the sport is asking that question. The fight everyone would look to see next is, of course, versus Mayweather. It’s beginning to look less and less likely that we will every see the fight. First it was out of the question because of “Money” getting a 90 day jail term. Hope was renewed when his date of incarceration was pushed back to June, allowing Mayweather to keep his commitment to a May 5th date at the MGM Grand.