Does This Boxer Fake Injury To Avoid Fighting?

Let's take a look at the first round of this junior-welterweight bout pitting Jeremy "Hollywood" Bryan (13-1, 6 KO) vs. Daniel "Phantom Injury?" Mitchell (5-1-1, 2 KO) in Newark, NJ.

Key moments: — 1:44 into the video: Super-Sweet Mitchell, P.I. reacts to contact around his right eye. — 4:50: the ringside guys try to break down what happened. They find nothing and, despite Mitchell saying he "can't see" from his left eye because he got elbowed, the accusations start flying. As in, "He doesn't want to fight," and, "Is this guy trying to fool us? He had us fooled until we saw the replay." — 8:30: After seemingly being questioned about his post-prison toughness, Super-Sweet Mitchell, P.I. vehemently maintains he can't see out of the eye he wasn't grabbing initially.

Good times had by all.

(H/T Tim Starks)