Erik Morales fought some massive punchers during his illustrious career .

Perhaps none more so than Manny Pacquiao , whom he locked horns with three times.

The Filipino icon carried his power through the weights, knocking out adversaries from flyweight all the way up to super welterweight and famously rebounded from a unanimous decision loss to Morales in 2005 to stop him in back-to-back bouts.

Despite this, Morales doesn't hail Pacquiao as his hardest-hitting opponent.

Instead, the Hall of Famer reserves that distinction for Junior 'Poison' Jones.

"I really felt it when he connected," Morales said of Jones' power during a Ring Magazine 'Best I Faced' segment.

"I remember freezing for a second in the second round of our fight when he caught me with a right hand."

Morales squared

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