Why DIEGO PACHECO deserves credit for swerving HAMZAH SHEERAZ and concentrating on improvement. [wj6ywAASy0Z]

Diego Pacheco received a lot of flack for avoiding a fight with Hamzah Sheeraz in favour of restructuring his training team and working on his talents behind the scene. Is "ducking" opponents for legitimate reasons acceptable, or are some lessons better learned by fighting anyone at any time and learning things the hard way?