Comments Thread For: HBO's Lampley: Taints Pacquiao's Career, Bad for Boxing

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HBO Boxing sportscaster Jim Lampley joined The Rich Eisen Show today to reflect on Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao three days after. Lampley felt remorse for those then spent money attending the fight and those who pay-per-viewed it. He also explains that while it can be seen as noble for Pacquiao to fight with an injured shoulder, he in fact did a disservice boxing and the audience. Lampley is not in favor of rematch.

After suffered a twelve round decision loss, Pacquiao and his promoter, Bob Arum of Top Rank, revealed the boxer had entered the fight with a right shoulder injury.
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What about the poor performance on mayweather's part? The guy literally ran around for all 12 rounds. I was not upset by manny's performance at all, manny at least brought the fight while mayweather ran. I will never watch another mayweather fight unless it is a rematch with manny. I support manny, I'm a fan, and I enjoy his fights. Manny will go down in history as one of the greats.
Manny's performance does NOT taint his career. Lampley is biased and in favor of mayweather, always has been--listen to his commentary during the fight, so biased and slanted. I wanted to mute the tv because of lampley.

[big_james10]

Sometime within the next two weeks, we can expect Pacquaio advisor, Michael Koncz, and Bob Arum to inform select members of the media (aka Top Ran PR agents, Dan Rafael and Steve Kim), that Pacquaio's rotator cuff wasn't "technically torn" but was injured or bruised or some bs like that. Also, they will announce that Pacquaio will be fighting again in October or November of this year.

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Sometime within the next two weeks, we can expect Pacquaio advisor, Michael Koncz, and Bob Arum to inform select members of the media (aka Top Ran PR agents, Dan Rafael and Steve Kim), that Pacquaio's rotator cuff wasn't "technically torn" but was injured or bruised or some bs like that. Also, they will announce that Pacquaio will be fighting again in October or November of this year.

It was already reported yesterday that he will have surgery and be out for a year.

[big_james10]

It was already reported yesterday that he will have surgery and be out for a year.

That is true. It was also reported in early February by Koncz and Arum that Pacquaio had signed a contract to fight Mayweather. A week later that was revealed to be a lie.

What is your point?

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That is true. It was also reported in early February by Koncz and Arum that Pacquaio had signed a contract to fight Mayweather. A week later that was revealed to be a lie.

What is your point?

I already made my point. I'm also pretty sure he won't fight in Oct or Nov. Do you get my point?

[big_james10]

I already made my point. I'm also pretty sure he won't fight in Oct or Nov. Do you get my point?

I am absolutely sure that Pac and his team are lying about the injury and the surgery and he will be fighting in October or November. Do you get my point?

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I am absolutely sure that Pac and his team are lying about the injury and the surgery and he will be fighting in October or November. Do you get my point?

Well yes I do...your point is you're an idiot.

[megas30]

It seems Manny took down boxing with him.

[megas30]

Pacquiao may have had an injury but in no way was it serious or they would have done something quick because this was the biggest fight of their careers. They even checked "no" on the sheet, meaning the shoulder was not an issue even after when Kellerman asked Manny why he didn't throw punches. Manny was extremely disappointed about what happened in the ring and Bob Arum dug up the injury excuse which actually hurt more than helped Pacquiao. Don't care what Floyd says about a rematch. Nobody will pay big money for it and it will make the first one look worst. Manny is stuck with an L and has to live with it.

Freddy Roach said Pac was throwing the right hook beautifully has he warmed up for the fight, so the injury wasn't a big deal. He may feel little tightness or discomfort at times, but nothing to hinder to him. He just a sore loser without integrity or honor.

[megas30]

Regardless of Pacquiao getting painkiller shots, a rotator cuff injury is serious and limiting for a fighter. The shoulder is a unique joint, it is not held together by ligaments, but it is held with the ball in the socket by the rotator cuff muscles and tendons that act like marionette strings pulling the ball up into the socket. The rotator cuff is made up of four muscles: Supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis. If the rotator cuff muscles are loose or torn, motion is not efficient at the joint and is painful because other muscles get pinched with everything in motion. In order to decrease pain during rehabilitation, physicians prescribe motion no higher than parallel to the floor. Anything higher causes more pinching and more pain.

Pac lift his hands over his head after the fight without grimacing in addition to throwing combos throughout....do you still believe it was that serious?