"Pac-Man" vs. Morales, Act III

by James Ransom-Wiley { Nov 18th 2006 at 8:55PM }

In just a few minutes, Act III of Manny "Pac-Man" Pacquiao and Erik Morales storied rivalry will be underway in Las Vegas (on pay-per-view). Boxers tend to have nicknames that arouse fear -- "The Executioner," "Bonecrusher," "Razor," "The Beast" -- but Pac-Man? The name might elicit a chuckle, but don't underestimate Pacquiao, the Philippines' "National Fist" has been eating his pellets.

Prediction: Pac-Man by TKO in six.

Tags: boxing, Erik Morales, ErikMorales, Manny Pacquiao, MannyPacquiao, Pac-Man

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Brandon @ Nov 18th 2006 9:10PM

Why wasn't Pac-Man in Punchout?

rainblood @ Nov 18th 2006 9:14PM

filipinos tend to nickname friends/people based literally on their names or pronounciations, pac-man came from 'pac'quiao obviously

chris @ Nov 18th 2006 9:27PM

wow nice prediction, good thing this time the judges aren't dirty.

mobybeaver @ Nov 18th 2006 9:34PM

UFC 65's Hughes v. St Pierre 2 >> Pac-Man v. Morales 2

Vlad @ Nov 18th 2006 9:39PM

usually I don't mind Joystiq's random, somewhat irrelevant posts, but...boxing? come on guys. stick to gaming. I don't care what his nickname is.

JohnQAnonymous @ Nov 18th 2006 9:44PM

Oh-kay guys...

What's next? A game-by-game breakdown of Adam "Pacman" Jones effortsin the NFL?

Say No to Crack @ Nov 18th 2006 9:46PM

Pac-man in Punch-Out ... now THAT would have been great. Actually, put almost any cartoon character in a new version of punchout and you have a surefire winner. Imagine playing a boxing game where one of your opponents is SpongeBob Squarepants ... I'd pay $50 for that.

Brandon @ Nov 18th 2006 9:52PM

$50 for SpongeBob Squarepants boxing? You, my friend, are mad. I wouldn't pay $10 for it. Even $5, I'd have to think. Now if I could box greased-up assasinated U.S. Presidents, I'd be in!

JohnQAnonymous @ Nov 18th 2006 9:58PM

A Presidential fighting game would destroy all fighting games known to man.

(Look! I'm bringing the topic back around to a real video game topic!)

ill trooper @ Nov 18th 2006 10:13PM

Aside from the actual game itself, I tend to think of Sean Penn in 'Colors' when I hear the name 'Pac Man."

"You look like Pac Man in that yellow car..."
"That's right, I'm like Pac Man... Gobbling up crime!"

Personally, I don't mind Joystiq going out of their jurisdiction, but to get back on topic with this 'off topic' post, maybe we could speculate on a Uwe Boll vs. Pacquiao bout?

Donald @ Nov 18th 2006 10:14PM

"$50 for SpongeBob Squarepants boxing? You, my friend, are mad. I wouldn't pay $10 for it. Even $5, I'd have to think"

A boxing game in the Spongebob universe - Walmart bargain bin fodder.

A boxing game where I can beat the shit out of Spongebob - $50.

Hana @ Nov 18th 2006 10:36PM

*woooo* Pacquiao!!! =D Filipina over here...and in addition to *yay Pacquiao...*yay* Wii in a little over an hour. =D

KapsLocked @ Nov 18th 2006 10:40PM

YEAH! Pac-Man all the way! Pacquiao will "Pac" you ap! :D

(I'm Filipino also.

FEEZY @ Nov 18th 2006 10:50PM

@ #2... not all filipinos.

I'm rooting for Pacquiao. woot. I'm filipino as well, but im not rooting just cuz he's filipino, i also think that hes pretty damn good.

smarterray @ Nov 18th 2006 10:51PM

go pacquiao! mabuhay

smarterray @ Nov 19th 2006 12:08AM

3rd round KO, pacquiao is the champion

chris @ Nov 19th 2006 12:10AM

yyeeeeyuh 3rd round knockout!! btw number 5 or vlad or wutevr ur stupid name is, i think i'd rather be called pacman than vlad. loser.

pnoy @ Nov 19th 2006 1:58AM

yay panalo si pacquiao. bibilihin ko rin yung wii. and daming pnoy dto

elizabeth @ Nov 19th 2006 2:04AM

its all bout da filipinos...fo sho. paquiao up...morales down. i can't believe it was only da 3rd round and morales was already k.o. dats how we filipnos roll...lol

pnoy @ Nov 19th 2006 2:11AM

although basketball is my sport, i get into boxing because of pacquiao. tae si vlad

0010 @ Nov 19th 2006 5:45AM

Paquiau is looking good, he's gonna eat em up!

Fortyseven @ Nov 19th 2006 6:10AM

"Cater to my whims as a reader, Joystiq, and only post articles that pass my personal standards on what is or is not gaming, or I will CANCEL MY SUBSCRIPTION! SO HELP ME GOD!"

Etc.

Zonrox @ Nov 21st 2006 10:11AM

Filipinos should stay away from ebonics.

arjun @ Nov 19th 2006 11:49AM

I wasnt going to post because I know nothing about boxing or pacman or anything but i figured hey might as well point out what a jackass #22 is. go to hell dude you're the only one not enjoying the article and instead of being nasty for no reason you could have just NOT READ IT. now that was hard. now do us ALL a favor and cancel ur subscription to joystiq so you dont leave comments that make us all dumber.