Did Marciano showed any discomfort with his nose split in a half? Did Patterson ever showed discomfort woth broken back or Baer woth both hands broken? There are two reasons Machen didn't show any discomfort: 1st- he didn't want Liston knwoing his dirty strategy worked 2nd- old timers weren't douchebags with no heart unlike your hero who claimed shoulder injury but also never showed any discomfort too.
How can you treat shoulders with some substance put from outaide unless you have bad cut? Again not true, shoulders can be treated with drugs ot therapy but why would he need to use that in the middle of the fight, and no substance from outside would help shoulder pain. Again myth about one of the 100000 excuses is busted again.
I suggest you contrast the obvious distress Ali showed with his eyes to the total lack of reaction by Machen.Eyes are probably the most sensitive part of the human-body so any problems with eyes will invariably provoke more reactions than injuries to other parts of the body. As somebody who claims to have been a medical-student at the age of 15 you should know this.
Frazier fought with his eyes swollen, very badly injured and still never showed any discomfort even tho it hurts a lot. It was a physical damage that was did by getting punched in the eyes so much, that hurts a lot more than having a some substance in the eyes. Machen was not pepper sprayed so he would scream and act like he'a losing his eyes.
Why would he mebtion that? Many things were not mentioned by some boxers but they happened, does that makes those things not true? That's the weakest argument I heard in my life.
Why I should? I could read yours where your argument is: he didn't mention that in autobiography, he lies, it didn't happened.
Yes, I do. Let me punch someone in the eyes and throw fingers in it and then compare him with a person who is pepper sprayed.