FINISHING SHOTS FULL PAC-KAGE: On November 18, 2006, Manny Pacquiao closed the book on a famous trilogy with Mexican legend Erik Morales by scoring an emphatic third-round KO at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. The pair entered their third junior lightweight bout at one win apiece, with Morales having shocked his rival with a brilliant unanimous decision triumph in 2005 and Pacquiao taking revenge the following year with a stoppage in the 10th round of their second encounter. Despite a game effort in the rubber match, Morales was completely overwhelmed by the Filipino superstar and found himself floored three times before being counted out.
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