ERIK MORALES VS UNDEFEATED DANNY GARCIA ON ?BIG TIME BAKBAKAN?
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Fri, 23 Mar 2012
Veteran Tijuana, Mexico ring warrior Erik ?El Terrible? Morales puts his WBC welterweight title on the line against undefeated junior welterweight Danny ?Swift? Garcia at the Reliant Arena in Houston, Texas on Sunday, Manila Time.
The fight card will be telecast on the widely watched weekly boxing show ?Big Time Bakbakan? over AKTV IBC 13 beginning at 12:00 noon.
Four time world champion Morales who will long be remembered for his classic trilogy with current pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao arrived in Houston on Monday and worked out at the Savannah Boxing Club to stay in top shape for the first defense of his welterweight title against undefeated young lion Danny Garcia.
The 23 year old Garcia has an impressive record of 22 wins with no defeats with 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout. But Garcia has his work cut out for him against Morales who won the title with a rousing victory over Pablo Cano and battled Marcos Maidana in a fight many fans thought Morales deserved to win.
In a recent interview Garcia said that no matter who his opponent is ?I?m going in there to kill.?
Garcia who is from Philadelphia said he is in great shape and that while Morales had his time to shine, ?now its my time. Its time for a new face in boxing.?
The 23 year old made it clear he has trained for a war. Morales has a record of 52-7 with 36 knockouts and had to postpone the fight with Garcia which was originally set for January 28 because of surgery on his gallbladder.
Click here to view a list of other articles written by Ronnie Nathanielsz.
Recent PhilBoxing.com In-House articles:
Action Summary Week Ending 28 April 2025
By Eric Armit, Tue, 29 Apr 2025Butler, Green Show Up on Rockets in 109-106 Win
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, Tue, 29 Apr 2025Jerusalem Leads Five Pinoys in Ring's Ratings; Japan Dominates the Lower Weights Class
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, Tue, 29 Apr 2025Dableo Second in Sydney Standard Tournament
By Marlon Bernardino, Tue, 29 Apr 2025Dreamland: Where Filipino Fists Lit Up San Francisco Nights
By Emmanuel Rivera, RRT, Mon, 28 Apr 2025IM Concio wins Victoria Sports Club Rapid Chess Tournament
By Marlon Bernardino, Mon, 28 Apr 2025Tapales bags WBC International Silver super bantamweight title
By Lito delos Reyes, Mon, 28 Apr 2025Boston, NY and Minnesota One Win Away; Push Orlando, Detroit and LAL on Brink
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, Mon, 28 Apr 2025Sasaki Guns for Japan's First World Welterweight Title, Honor as Asia's Best Asian Boxing Nation
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, Mon, 28 Apr 2025Raga beats Bañares in SBA Philippine Open, pockets ₱400,000 cash prize
By Marlon Bernardino, Mon, 28 Apr 2025OK-C You Next Season, Memphis
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, Sun, 27 Apr 2025Eubank Jr. Edges Benn in Thrilling Grudge Match for the Ages
By Dong Secuya, Sun, 27 Apr 2025Due to Illness, H2O Syve Withdraws from Tonight’s Bout
Sun, 27 Apr 2025Filipino FM Ivan Travis Cu runner-up in Budapest First Saturday Chess Tournament
By Marlon Bernardino, Sun, 27 Apr 2025Home Teams Rule the Day
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, Sat, 26 Apr 2025