Pacquiao suffers severe rotator cuff tear; out approx. 1 year

[JCS]

Reported by ESPN:

http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/12 ... t-shoulder

[MachoTime]

Retire.

[man]

don't know what to say. did manny's team believe
he could win half injured? i guess this event became
too big to cancel. whatever.

the anticlimax of the century.

[cultus]

That happens when fighter fight in the end of there careers.. This fight should have happened 5 years ago.

[p4p1]

don't know what to say. did manny's team believe
he could win half injured? i guess this event became
too big to cancel. whatever.

the anticlimax of the century.

Yep I think it got too big to pull out of and a year out he probably isn't going to get Floyd again and then good he $100m

[Syntax Error]

I'd have fought Mayweather with my arm hanging off for $80 million, so I don't blame him.

So it seems that his injury was real, so that means an inevitable rematch next year.

[Ricky_]

Dan Rafael spoke to his doctor, famous boxing surgeon from LA, says their is a significant tear with a 9-12 month recovery period.

I think we'll see Pacquaio fight twice in 2016 then retire. Hopefully the landscape next year will feature some exciting fighters holding the titles like Brook, Khan, or maybe guys like Matthysse having moved up. Maybe even Marquez... Pac's fought more than his fair share of stinkout merchants like Bradley/Algieiri/Floyd who just run when they feel his shots.

[craigjenkins05]

I just read Bob arum said that kell brook could be an option but pacman will be out for six months

[koolkc107]

1) This is supposedly an injury stemming all the way from 2009

2) According to everyone involved, Manny entered the ring in fine shape.
The doctor who examined him said with rest he should be able to fight with no problem.
And if you watch the fight, that is 100% true.
Manny had no problem throwing his right hand, never grimaced in pain at anytime.
He threw it throughout the fight, racking up 193 jabs alone.

[Freedom2013]

I'd have fought Mayweather with my arm hanging off for $80 million, so I don't blame him.

So it seems that his injury was real, so that means an inevitable rematch next year.

Most people don't want to see a rematch.

Once again, Floyd will have all the advantages: home town, home ref, home country media biased in his favor, etc. If the fight were in Manila, it might be worthwhile.

[KBB]

I'd have fought Mayweather with my arm hanging off for $80 million, so I don't blame him.

So it seems that his injury was real, so that means an inevitable rematch next year.

Most people don't want to see a rematch.

Once again, Floyd will have all the advantages: home town, home ref, home country media biased in his favor, etc. If the fight were in Manila, it might be worthwhile.

Here goes the resident Bigot accusing a Black man of cheating. No surprises here, I bet you'd love to burn a cross in front of his house too.