Manny Pacquiao's hidden shoulder injury before the fight is turning into a complete debacle

Business Insider ^ | 05/05/2015 | Cork Gaines

[NonValueAdded]

that needed evaluation or examination

There's his out; already evaluated and examined, no need remained. Hat tip to the Toon for the parsing lessons.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

My only hope is that this fight will go on Mayweather's record with an asterisk. Him and all his BS about his legacy make me want to hurl. Where have all the men of honor gone? But then, I suppose Pro boxing isn't the place to start a Diogenean type search.

[peeps36]

I've had 4 surgeries on my rotator cuff since 1997 and it has a tear again. I could see how it would cause serious problems for Manny in the ring. Doing anything with my arm extended above chest level is very painful. I know they didn't want to cancel the fight because of all the money but the commission should have let Manny numb it with an injection before the fight.

[edpc]

If he had disclosed the injury on the questionnaire, they would have. As it was, they requested one before the fight and it was denied because he had claimed to be healthy.

[Pan_Yan]

The little people bet on Manny by a 3-1 margin. The big money was all on Mayweather’s side. The cartels and pros made their cash shearing the sheep.

[Pan_Yan]

One of the consistent stories around this fight has been that Mayweather wouldn’t fight until Pacquiao’s team agreed to an extended period of drug testing since they believed Manny had been on the juice for years.

[SeekAndFind]

RE: I know they didn’t want to cancel the fight because of all the money but the commission should have let Manny numb it with an injection before the fight.

They won’t have to cancel the fight, they could have postponed it for a few months until the shoulder has time to heal.

It could have been Just a rescheduling issue.

[skeeter]

Perhaps, but Samoots and Tough Tony’ll have to find him on Mindanao, hiding amongst machete wielding Moro tribesman.

[ken5050]

Innocent mistake..like Jeb listing himself as “hispanic.”

[PUGACHEV]

Boxing is one of the few activities which I believe would actually benefit from federal oversight.

[jwalsh07]

Pacquiao may have had a torn rotator cuff but he was willing to fight. Mayflower not so much. Waste of a hundred bucks.

[SeekAndFind]

Mayweather kept clinching and hugging Manny so much that I thought he actually LOVED Pacquiao :)

[jwalsh07]

Yup. And the ballerina crap would favor your suggestion.

[discostu]

That’s the way Mayweather stacked up his wins. He’s a technical boxer, keeps the other guy from getting hits, stacks up points, wins rounds on paper, wins the bought by decision. It was exactly the fight that was predicted. Which is exactly why I had no interest in watching. He’s not a fun boxer, in many ways he’s not really even a good boxer, but he does know how to win.

[jwalsh07]

Maidonna beat his ass and should have won the decision. Pacqiauo hut Mayweather a couple of times and was never hurt while fighting him with one arm. I know I am biased. I can’t stand Mayweather or the way he fights.

[Mariner]

"He’s not a fun boxer, in many ways he’s not really even a good boxer, but he does know how to win"

In the olden days the ref would have warned a couple of times, then called the fight for his opponent due to his unwillingness to actually FIGHT.

Compare this travesty to the Hagler - Hearns fight in 1985.

[discostu]

Not really. Mayweather fights the way Olympic boxing has been done for ages, and has dominated the lower weight classes. It’s all about getting a few more hits on your opponent than he gets on you each round, point based boxing. Not exciting.

[Polynikes]

You got that right. Some serious coin was made on the betting lines in Vegas by those who knew of the injury. That being said the fact that Manny actually fought 12 rds with a torn rotator cuff is incredible. That is very painful. I have had a shoulder impingement from working out. While it is similar to a torn rotator cuff it is not as serious and it hurts like hell.

[discostu]

It is boring. And by this point in his career it’s predictable, and was predicted by most of the touts.