Manny Pacquiao Injury: Updates on Boxing Star's Calf and Recovery

Manny Pacquiao is dealing with recurring calf cramps that have altered his workout plan prior to his May 2 bout with Floyd Mayweather.   

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Cream Treatment “Has Worked” for Manny

Wednesday, April 1.

Pac-Man’s promoter Bob Arum has helped abate fears regarding the fighter’s fitness by confirming an expensive cream has helped prevent cramping.

Speaking with New Standard and Ronnie Nathanielsz of BoxingScene.com, the Top Rank chief executive confirmed the treatment “has worked” and that the ointment doesn’t come cheap: “The cream, which costs $1,800, was developed by people who are experts who really know. It is used extensively on basketball players and baseball pitchers.”

Nathanielsz’s piece cites Arum confirming that uphill runs at Griffin Park have been wiped from Manny’s schedule, with the focus now shifting towards dynamic work on the track.

Freddie Roach’s assistant coach Marvin Somodio is also claimed in the article to have said that Pacquaio looked “fine” in training after a weekend of rest.

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Pacquiao Skips Scheduled Running Session

Monday, March 30

Strength and conditioning coach Justin Fortune told Martin Rogers of USA Today that Pacquiao would not be able to run due to his calf issue: "I would like him to get up and move around at least, get out the stiffness from the work we have been doing. He is not going to run, but we will make up for it with the work we do later. I make it hard for him but he needs to suck it up. Fighting Mayweather is not easy, either. There are always consequences."

Pacquiao, 36, has dealt with recurring calf pain for the "past several years," per Rogers. If the pain is leaving him unable to properly train, it's only a natural extension to ask whether Pacquiao will be fit for his long-awaited prizefight with Mayweather. With the world at large expecting a Mayweather victory—Money is a 1-2 favorite, per Bovada (via Odds Shark)—any disadvantage for Pacquiao is only going to make matters worse.

At the very least, Pacquiao's fitness will be something to monitor as the fight reaches the latter rounds.

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