While it's possible that Pac had an injury, it doesn't look good on them to have stated that this late. I acknowledge that fans wouldn't have loved to hear the underdog being injured. I also acknowledge that Arum and crew probably assumed that, given that they were allowed to use the medication before, they'd get to do it on fight night without having to disclose a reason. Also, 90 minutes before the fight affords them the right at least to not seem like that were creating the excuse on the fly [as a response to losing].
I think in the future it shouldn't matter when the injury is reported if it is substantiated by hard, legitimate evidence. I have a feeling that it was not in this case, given the NSACs hard put down.
That being said, while I'd like to believe this story matters a lot, it feels like the crew is a bit salty about the loss. If the injury was as serious as they suggest, it'd be unlikely that Pac could have performed basically at all. True or not, the performance on Saturday demonstrated why the fight needed to happen 5 years ago, that Freddie Roach is an overrated trainer who removed quality members of the camp to the detriment of his fighters, and that Mayweather is the better boxer.
I think in the future it shouldn't matter when the injury is reported if it is substantiated by hard, legitimate evidence. I have a feeling that it was not in this case, given the NSACs hard put down.
That being said, while I'd like to believe this story matters a lot, it feels like the crew is a bit salty about the loss. If the injury was as serious as they suggest, it'd be unlikely that Pac could have performed basically at all. True or not, the performance on Saturday demonstrated why the fight needed to happen 5 years ago, that Freddie Roach is an overrated trainer who removed quality members of the camp to the detriment of his fighters, and that Mayweather is the better boxer.
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