Garcia sees another motive behind that request.
“If Shakur really wants to fight Raymond and he’s holding a title at 140, why? That’s telling you he wants to get Raymond weak,” Garcia said to Fight Hype. “I just told you Raymond told us he didn’t feel as strong. That means he was weak. He wants to take advantage of that.”
Muratalla gave his trainer ammunition for that argument during his August 1 win over Robson Conceição. Garcia said Muratalla struggled during the cut and told his team afterward that his conditioning remained good, but his strength wasn’t there.
The IBF second-day weigh-in created another difficulty by limiting Muratalla to a...
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