Marco Antonio Barrera vs. Erik Morales II, billed as For Honor and Pride, was a professional boxing match between then three-time super bantamweight and reigning lineal featherweight world champion Marco Antonio Barrera and WBC featherweight world champion Erik Morales.

Many people thought that Morales should have had the victory and was a very controversial decision, which set up Erik Morales vs. Marco Antonio Barrera III on November 27, 2004, which Barrera won by Majority decision The fight was made a PPV due to the success of the previous fight and was televised through a pay-per-view produced by HBO.

Morales, from his part, was undefeated and he had won the WBC super bantamweight title, knocking out Daniel Zaragoza (being the first person to do so) in eleven rounds in 1997.

Promoters soon began arrangements for a bout between the WBC and WBO super bantamweight title holders.

The first bout took place on February 19, 2000, at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, in Las Vegas and was televised on HBO Boxing.

Morales was declared winner by split decision, with scores of 115-112, 114-113 and 113-114 and captured the WBO Super Bantamweight title.

He next faced Kevin Kelley for the interim WBC Featherweight title on September 2, 2000, which he won by TKO in round 7.

HBO's unofficial ring-side scorer: Harold Lederman, scored the fight 115–113 (7 rounds to 5) for Morales however Barrera was given the decision by all 3 judges and therefore won the WBC and The Ring and retaining the lineal featherweight titles.