Column: Pacquiao Injury Another Hit For Boxing

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The people who paid $99.95 to watch at home had no clue. Neither did those spending $40,000 or more for a ringside seat Saturday night in Las Vegas. The Filipino who normally is a punching machine landed only 18 right jabs and didn't even throw as many punches as the defensive-minded Mayweather. Injured so badly that Pacquiao will undergo surgery this week for a rotator cuff tear. No one outside the Pacquiao camp knew until two hours before the fight, when his handlers unsuccessfully sought permission from Nevada boxing officials for a shot of Toradol, an anti-inflammatory used to treat acute pain. "Athletes always fight hurt," promoter Bob Arum said the night of the fight. Turns out there was a reason trainer Freddie Roach closed sparring sessions a month before the fight. Tim Dahlberg is a national sports columnist for The Associated Press.

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