The Floyd Mayweather/Manny Pacquiao fight is only about a month away. So at the moment, Pacquiao should be training hard every single day in preparation for the biggest bout of his career. But on Saturday, he was unable to go for his daily run at 6 a.m. because, according to those in his camp, he's suffering from painful calf cramps that have plagued him over the last week or so.
The cramps, which have actually been problematic for Pacquiao for a few years now, started bothering him early last week. His trainer Freddie Roach says he's been treating them with a combination of massage and an $1,800 bottle of anti-inflammatory cream. But they haven't gone away completely yet, and Pacquiao's strength and conditioning coach Justin Fortune is concerned that his issues could be more mental than physical.
"I would like him to get up and move around at least, get out the stiffness from the work we have been doing," Fortune told USA Today Sports over the weekend. "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."
Stay tuned to see if Pacquiao's calf cramps slow him down any further this week.
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[via USA Today Sports]
