(AP Photo/Isaac Brekken) MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada-- There was no Cinderella story Saturday night at the MGM Grand, but Erik "El Terrible" Morales (51-7, 35 KOs) came closer than anyone imagined to pulling off the upset of the decade against a younger, bigger, and mega-aggressive Marcos Maidana (30-2, 27 KOs). In the first round, the Argentine slugger, Maidana, jumped on … [Read more...]
The Last Ride of Erik Morales
by Paul Magno Former three-division champ and future first-ballot Hall of Famer, Erik "El Terrible" Morales, will be a supreme underdog for Saturday's contest at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas against heavy-fisted slugger, Marcos Maidana-- and rightfully so. The last time Morales looked like the "real" Morales was back in March of 2005 when he out-boxed, out-thought, and … [Read more...]