LAS VEGAS - Manny Pacquiao said late Saturday night that he dealt with a right shoulder injury during training and it impacted his fight against Floyd Mayweather.
And Mayweather later said he plans to relinquish all his title belts Monday. He said his final fight in September will be a 12-rounder but will not be for a championship.
"Other fights need a chance," Mayweather said and clarified that it might take him a couple weeks to make the move.
Earlier, Pacquiao said an MRI showed he had a tear in his shoulder, something that was not mentioned to the media until after his loss.
"I don't want to make alibis," he said.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/pacquiao-660409-shoulder-manny.html
Pacquiao said he requested a pain-killing injection before the fight, but Francisco Aguilar of the Nevada Athletic Commission said he turned down the request because the injury had not been disclosed until shortly before the fight.
Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach, said a request for a postponement briefly was considered but he did not feel it was needed because of the progress Pacquiao had made.
Mayweather said he also had injuries during training but did not let them bother him.
"I will always find a way to win," Mayweather said.
Mayweather also said that, had he lost, he would not have used his injuries as an excuse and would have paid respect to Pacquiao.
-This explains Pac's performance.
Floyd needs to give Pac a rematch. Without the injury Pac would have got the decision. But it was a close fight. Pac hurt Floyd, Floyd never hurt Pac.
Floyds jabs shouldn't score, they are just for show and to keep opponent off balace.
Looooooooooooooooool.
Floyd needs to give Pac a rematch. Without the injury Pac would have got the decision. But it was a close fight. Pac hurt Floyd, Floyd never hurt Pac.
Floyds jabs shouldn't score, they are just for show and to keep opponent off balace.
LAS VEGAS - Manny Pacquiao said late Saturday night that he dealt with a right shoulder injury during training and it impacted his fight against Floyd Mayweather.
And Mayweather later said he plans to relinquish all his title belts Monday. He said his final fight in September will be a 12-rounder but will not be for a championship.
"Other fights need a chance," Mayweather said and clarified that it might take him a couple weeks to make the move.
Earlier, Pacquiao said an MRI showed he had a tear in his shoulder, something that was not mentioned to the media until after his loss.
"I don't want to make alibis," he said.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/pacquiao-660409-shoulder-manny.html
Pacquiao said he requested a pain-killing injection before the fight, but Francisco Aguilar of the Nevada Athletic Commission said he turned down the request because the injury had not been disclosed until shortly before the fight.
Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach, said a request for a postponement briefly was considered but he did not feel it was needed because of the progress Pacquiao had made.
Mayweather said he also had injuries during training but did not let them bother him.
"I will always find a way to win," Mayweather said.
Mayweather also said that, had he lost, he would not have used his injuries as an excuse and would have paid respect to Pacquiao.
-This explains Pac's performance.
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Now he's copying donaire, what a loser.
I would add to this, but am already being wrongly labeled a racist by certain posters so I will leave it at that.
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He looked absolutely fine whipping vicious right hooks in the dressing room warming up. Go watch it back.
Not as crisp as it should be. Classy with this aye :fing26:
Classy.
HIs right shoulder was damaged before the fight. He couldn't even throw his right hook, right jab, right cross effectively. I am very sure that played a big role in his performance.
This isn't an alibi, coz they have records to prove he had an mri before the fight.
Oh, so we are going with excuses again. That's nice. There was no sign of a problem with Manny during the fight. Well other then Floyd that is. If you fight, there are no excuses.
Lets see some MRI results then Pac!
He will gladly give that. The question is where are the blood test samples of Floyd? Up to now no sports journalist have any record of him being tested and how many?
I will take my hats of to Floyd, till the time I see those results.
HIs right shoulder was damaged before the fight. He couldn't even throw his right hook, right jab, right cross effectively. I am very sure that played a big role in his performance.
This isn't an alibi, coz they have records to prove he had an mri before the fight.
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He looked absolutely fine whipping vicious right hooks in the dressing room warming up. Go watch it back.
If Mayweather kept it safe, what the hell did Pacquiao, who threw even less punches, do? Pacquiao didn't really take any risks, even when it was clear he needed a knockout. Throw some salt his way for the fight not going the way you wanted.
He was running and running how the hell can pac punch? I thought i have explained that thoroughly that Floyd didn't engage that much.
Add the shoulder injury. The 13x blood tests, the judges, the referee.. Floyd wins.
It is amazing that Floyd was able to land so many punches considering he was running all night. Maybe it was Manny's fault for being ineffective? Or maybe Floyd hit him enough time to slow him down. Manny had Floyd in the corner multiple times. Did nothing with it.
HIs right shoulder was damaged before the fight. He couldn't even throw his right hook, right jab, right cross effectively. I am very sure that played a big role in his performance.
This isn't an alibi, coz they have records to prove he had an mri before the fight.
Not blaming him, As I said, I can clearly see Floyd winning it, but if you read what I had to say, He didn't bring excitement to a super fight. He could have but he chose not to.
He didn't engage, hence, boxing will be a niche sport again. This fight was a potential spring board to bringing boxing to the forefront, but as I have been reading.. It actually felt people were robbed of a good fight. Sad but true.
As pacquiao said, They have both the responsibility to put on a show, after all they are being paid to give the fans their moneys worth.
Floyd didn't deliver. He kept it safe.
Boxing lost today.
If Mayweather kept it safe, what the hell did Pacquiao, who threw even less punches, do? Pacquiao didn't really take any risks, even when it was clear he needed a knockout. Throw some salt his way for the fight not going the way you wanted.
Well he lied about this injury and i think he lied about not feeling any power from Mayweather.
After Mayweather clocked him with a few right hands in the first 2 rounds, Pacquiao was very apprehensive to throw, just like Canelo, Guerrero and many many before them. Canelo is a big strong guy and he wasn't too keen to get inside with those counters hitting him. Mayweather just doesn't sit down on his punches but i believe Manny felt something he didn't enjoy too much. Maybe having flashbacks of the Marquez KO. Who knows what goes through their heads in the ring.
It's not a coincidence all these guys punch output drops significantly surely?
How can I fighter fight when his opponent keeps moving away? As I said it is effective tactic to do, but it saps the life of a boxing match. PAc couldn't land much, because his opponent doesn't want to engage, and just wants to pot shot his way to victory.
TO be respected you need to fight. Sadly Floyd played safe, and the boxing world felt ripped off.
As FLoyd loves to say, 'HIGHWAY ROBBERY BABY!'
Floyd didn't get the respect of the boxing fans. As proof when he rasied his hands he was booooed by the majority of the audience. Respect is earned, and he didnt get it.
It is amazing that Floyd was able to land so many punches considering he was running all night. Maybe it was Manny's fault for being ineffective? Or maybe Floyd hit him enough time to slow him down. Manny had Floyd in the corner multiple times. Did nothing with it.
I believe Manny was injured and that it affected his performance but I don't believe he would have won either way.
He is an intensity/volume fighter who lost his intensity/volume years ago. Time to ride into the sunset.
As I said his defensive style is effective, but as a sport it makes boxing boring compared to ufc. This is a sport of pugilism and bravado. Floyd's style is a craft that isn't exciting. Wether you want to believe it or not this turned off allot of potential new fans that tuned in today.
This is what's bad in boxing. Mexicans love their fighters because they go toe to toe and show courage and grit, hence they are the biggest boxing fans out there. Floyd style just is not likeable by most fans.
He doesn't KO, He runs, He pot shots, and doesn't take risks, recipes of a a boring fighter to people who want to see excitement and blood.
Hence, boxing is losing out to UFC. Truth hurts. This fight proves, that being too defensive is distasteful to fans, and they are feeling robbed.
They wanted a super fight. But as expected Floyd won't give that exciting fight coz he really loves to run and duck and it is boring to most.
A super fight like Ali- Frazier was about mano-i-mano. It was exciting, it was to fighters trying to prove their machismo. Floyd didn't even try, he just ran lol
This is really a big blow to boxing. This might be the last super fight of fear that fans will just see a boxer bore them to death again and burn their hard earned money. I think this will be the last of the era of super fights unless, 2 great fighters who aren't defensive minded come clashing in the future. I hope that is the case. IF another Floyd comes along.. That will be sad for boxing. Floyd had a chance to put boxing back to the top, but he took the safe route and bored the majority to death. I didn't, but most did.
:lol1: I guess that answers the question of where the pact4rds will go after Pac gets humiliated by Mayweather.