Too bad for Viloria.  Too bad for the Philippines.  What a way to lose.  It should’ve been better if one of the lesser known fighters in the Mano-a-Mano lost than for Brian Viloria to lose to Omar Romero. 

Romero the Mexican proved that Filipino boxers are also beatable and he did it against a legit world champion.  Viloria’s loss somehow dampened the high spirits of Filipinos who are still revelling over the sweep of Mexican sluggers last July 2.  It was not much expected by many for Viloria to lose but it appears like the Mexicans have found a way to beat the likes of Manny Pacquiao.

Romero’s title-snatching win also brings an inspiration in the Mexican camp of fighters especially to the camp of Erik Morales who are bent on duplicating the Romero act come November 18 at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The latest word from Morales asking his fans to give him one more chance at redeeming himself may have been inspired by the Romero win against Viloria.  Remember, Viloria is in the stable of Freddie Roach, the same man who trains the Pacman.

Those words of Morales show he is taking his upcoming third encounter with Pacquiao as the most important fight of his career.  Never has Morales been this emotional.  He’s had difficult wars with Barrera but he never asked his fans for the kind of support he is asking them right now.

May be it has dawned on Morales that fans can make a difference in a single fight and he is not letting this opportunity pass him by.  No, not now, now that he is on the brink of being obliterated in the arena where he has dedicated most of his life.

The money he will receive from the bout, win or lose, is big but I believe Morales sees that as a secondary motivation.  His main motivation is to show to the world that people are mistaken of striking his name out in most pound-for-pound lists. 

He has learned his lesson and he learned it the hard way, that’s why he is making the hard manner also of preparing himself for that one last opportunity for redemption.

Tell me, fellas.  Will Morales be dealing Manny Pacquiao another loss?