Atlanta Olympics, he beat boxers from Kazakstan, Armenia and Cuba before falling to a Bulgarian in a highly controversial semi-final bout. Mayweather had to settle for the bronze medal.
Last December 9, Mayweather Jr. defeated Great Britain’s Ricky Hatton in the 10th round of their World Boxing Council welterweight title fight in Las Vegas.
During pre-bout interviews, Mayweather has repeatedly denied that his hands might cause him a problem.
Hatton himself is concerned that Mayweather may use his hands as an excuse if he loses his title.
However, his camp agreed that the priority was to prevent the American from any illegal advantage using the controversial pain relief medication.
The Hattons maintained their focus on this issue at another prebout meeting when they wanted to ensure that Mayweather would not be able to protect his hands with an unfair use of tape and lidocaine.
However, the Mayweathers are unhappy that lidocaine has been specifically identified as a drug that cannot be used. Lidocaine is a local anesthetic (numbing medication). It produces pain relief by blocking the signals at the nerve endings in the skin....