Manny Pacquiao Still Salty Over Floyd Mayweather Loss – ‘I Hurt My Shoulder’

Manny Pacquiao has still not gotten over his loss to Floyd Mayweather, saying he should have pulled out of the fight due to his shoulder injury. 

The Mayweather-Pacquiao fight in 2015 was described as the ‘fight of the century.’ However, the fight failed to live up to expectations as Mayweather won a one-sided unanimous decision win. While Mayweather kept Manny on the outside with his smart boxing, Pacman never looked like he could hurt Mayweather until the fourth round. Apart from that round, Mayweather coasted to a decision. In his post-fight comments, Manny revealed he had a shoulder problem. He would go on to have surgery on his rotator cuff, while Mayweather blamed him for making excuses. Looking back, Manny felt he should not have gone ahead with the fight. 

Pacquiao Reacts

“Everyone has regrets. That’s even true of legendary fighters like Manny Pacquiao. Preparing for a comeback fight against Mario Barrios this summer, Pacquiao has opened up about one of his big regrets in the sport of boxing. If I could change one thing in my career. I’d have asked to postpone my 2015 fight against Floyd Mayweather after hurting my shoulder in training.

“I thought it was going to be okay and that I’d be feeling better without an operation after suffering that injury two weeks before the fight, but my injury worsened after the third round. Pushing for that important fight to happen as scheduled is my biggest regret,” Pacquiao said 

Pacquiao’s comments could be designed to drum up interest in a Mayweather rematch. Since his final pro fight against Conor McGregor, Mayweather has been having exhibitions, facing John Gotti III in his last exhibition bout. Although Mayweather is unlikely to return to pro boxing, if Manny beats Mario Barrios for the WBC Welterweight Title, things could change. Pacquiao had previously announced that a rematch with Mayweather was on during a RIZN event in 2023, only for Mayweather to shut that down. Boxing fans have come out to accuse Pacman of making excuses for his loss.